die Tour
noun · /tuːr/ ·Etymology
16th century, borrowed from Middle French tour. Feminine gender after words such as Reise, Fahrt, Drehung.
Translation
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tour, journey; a trip, particularly when travel takes up a significant portion of the time (as in a daytrip or a journey with several stops)
feminine
Wir haben eine zweiwöchige Tour durch acht Städte gemacht.
We did a two-week tour of eight cities.
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tour, journey; a race with several stages
feminine
Etappensiege sind ihm egal; er will die Tour gewinnen.
He doesn't care about winning stages; he wants to win the tour.
- tour, journey; a series of artistic appearances in different places feminine
- turn, rotation dated, feminine
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turn, rotation; revolution of a motor
dated, feminine
Wie viel Touren hat der Wagen?
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manner, way, fashion
feminine, informal
Auf die nette Tour erreicht man oft mehr.
You often achieve more in the nice way.
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manner, way, fashion; a way of persuading, of presenting oneself: shtick, game, scheme
derogatory, especially, feminine, informal
Dann fing er wieder an mit seiner typischen Tour.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Tour | Touren |
| Accusative | Tour | Touren |
| Dative | Tour | Touren |
| Genitive | Tour | Touren |