couru d'avance

French

Etymology

Perhaps from an expression such as la course était courue d'avance (“the race was already run, the race was as good as run”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ku.ʁy d‿a.vɑ̃s/

Adjective

couru d’avance (feminine courue d’avance, masculine plural courus d’avance, feminine plural courues d’avance)

  1. foregone, predictable
    Synonym: prévisible
    C’était couru d’avance. ― It was a foregone conclusion.

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