French Dictionary

French-English translation of courir

1 courir Verb, intransitive Pronounce

(a) to run; to race; l'année qui court the present year

Present: je cours, tu cours, il/elle court, nous courons, vous courez, ils/elles courent
Imperfect: je courais, tu courais, il/elle courait, nous courions, vous couriez, ils/elles couraient
Future: je courrai, tu courras, il/elle courra, nous courrons, vous courrez, ils/elles courront
Perfect: j' ai couru, tu as couru, il/elle a couru, nous avons couru, vous avez couru, ils/elles ont couru
Present subjunctive: je coure, tu coures, il/elle coure, nous courions, vous couriez, ils/elles courent

2 courir Verb, transitive

(a) to compete in an event; to roam the streets; to go round the shops; to seek praise; to hunt animals; ~ le 100 mètres/le Grand Prix to run the 100 metres/to race in the Grand Prix; ~ qn (Slang) to get on sb's wick, to bug sb

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French-English translation of courir