couru d'avance
French
editEtymology
editPerhaps from an expression such as la course était courue d'avance (“the race was already run, the race was as good as run”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcouru d’avance (feminine courue d’avance, masculine plural courus d’avance, feminine plural courues d’avance)
- foregone, predictable
- Synonym: prévisible
- C’était couru d’avance. ― It was a foregone conclusion.