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noun, masculine

discours

/dis.kuʁ/

noun, masculine/dis.kuʁ/

discours is masculine in French.

speech; speech, address, talk, oral presentation

“discours direct” — direct speech

Inherited from Middle French discours, borrowed (with influence from cours) from Late Latin discursus (“the act of running about”) (from Latin discurrō (“run about”), from dis- (“apart”) + currō (“run”)). Compare English discourse.