tournemain

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.nə.mɛ̃/

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Noun

tournemain m (plural tournemains)

1. turning of a hand

Usage notes

• Used almost exclusively in the phrase en un tournemain.

Further reading

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