cours

course, class

noun KOOR Common

Also means

rate, flow

Usage Note

Cours has several meanings: a lesson or class (un cours de français), the rate of a currency (le cours de l'euro), or the flow of a river (le cours d'eau = waterway). Au cours de means 'in the course of' or 'during'. The word is identical in singular and plural, distinguished only by context or article.

Examples

"Elle donne des cours de piano le mercredi."

Natural Translation

She gives piano lessons on Wednesdays.

Literal Translation

She gives of-the courses of piano the Wednesday

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