secours

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French secors, socors, from Vulgar Latin *succursum, from Latin succursus. Compare Italian soccorso, Portuguese socorro and Spanish socorro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.kuʁ/

• Audio; “les secours”:

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Hérault)):

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Noun

secours m (invariable)

1. aid; assistance; help

   Synonym: aide

Derived terms

• au secours
• de secours
• pneu de secours
• porter secours
• premiers secours
• roue de secours
• secouriste
• secours routier
• sortie de secours
• trousse de secours

Related terms

• secourir
• cours

Further reading

• “secours”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• courses, coursés
• sources