grande épreuven.

Brit.

/ˌɡrɒnd eɪˈprəːv/, U.S.

/ˌɡrɑnd eɪˈprəv/,

/ˌɡrænd eɪˈprəv/

Inflections: plural grandes épreuves.

Forms: 1900s– grande épreuve, 1900s– grande epreuve.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande épreuve.

Etymology: < French grande épreuve (1907 or earlier denoting motor races), lit. ‘great test’ < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + épreuve (see proof n.).In plural form grandes épreuves after the French plural.

A major World Championship motor race; esp. the long-established Grands Prix races which have priority in fixing the international motor racing calendar.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > type of racing or race

autotest1901

Grand Prix1905

GP1908

grande épreuve1946

drag race1954

autocross1956

mud run1959

1946 Times 24 Dec. 8 The international calendar for 1947 includes six grandes épreuves—the Indianapolis ‘500’ (May 30), the Grand Prix de Suisse (June 8), the Grand Prix d'Europe [etc.].

1958 Times 4 Aug. 8/5 In 1956, his first season as a member of the Ferrari team, he won two of the grandes épreuves—the French and Belgian Grands Prix.

1977 C. Posthumus Classic Racing Cars 35/1 It was the last grande epreuve victory by a British car for no less than 33 years, when Vanwall broke the long, long drought.

2007 Independent (Nexis) 12 June Hamilton's triumph makes him the 19th British driver to win a grande épreuve.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grande épreuve
释义	grande épreuven. Brit. /ˌɡrɒnd eɪˈprəːv/, U.S. /ˌɡrɑnd eɪˈprəv/, /ˌɡrænd eɪˈprəv/ Inflections: plural grandes épreuves. Forms: 1900s– grande épreuve, 1900s– grande epreuve. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French grande épreuve. Etymology: < French grande épreuve (1907 or earlier denoting motor races), lit. ‘great test’ < grande , feminine of grand grand adj. + épreuve (see proof n.).In plural form grandes épreuves after the French plural. A major World Championship motor race; esp. the long-established Grands Prix races which have priority in fixing the international motor racing calendar. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > racing with vehicles > motor racing > [noun] > type of racing or race autotest1901 Grand Prix1905 GP1908 grande épreuve1946 drag race1954 autocross1956 mud run1959 1946 Times 24 Dec. 8 The international calendar for 1947 includes six grandes épreuves—the Indianapolis ‘500’ (May 30), the Grand Prix de Suisse (June 8), the Grand Prix d'Europe [etc.]. 1958 Times 4 Aug. 8/5 In 1956, his first season as a member of the Ferrari team, he won two of the grandes épreuves—the French and Belgian Grands Prix. 1977 C. Posthumus Classic Racing Cars 35/1 It was the last grande epreuve victory by a British car for no less than 33 years, when Vanwall broke the long, long drought. 2007 Independent (Nexis) 12 June Hamilton's triumph makes him the 19th British driver to win a grande épreuve. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946
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