Example: Le parcours professionnel exige souvent une grande capacité d'adaptation.
Definition
"Le parcours" refers to the course or path taken in various contexts, such as a professional career or a physical route. It implies the sequence of experiences, stages, or steps one follows to reach a particular goal or destination.
Translations
the career path
el recorrido
het parcours
el recorregut
der Werdegang
Etymology
The French term "le parcours" comes from the verb "parcourir," which means to run through or travel across. It originally referred to a journey or route and evolved to describe any sequence of events or experiences, like a career path. Did you know that "parcours" is also used in sports like parkour, emphasizing dynamic movement through obstacles?
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"Le parcours" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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the career path