What does recours in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word recours in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use recours in French.

The word recours in French means resort, solution, recourse, help, aid, plea, submission, use, employ, resort to, run again, resort to, deadline for appeal, appeal deadline, file a plea, last resort, as a last resort, appeal, plea for clemency, with no possible recourse, with no legal recourse, with no possible recourse, with no legal recourse, remedy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word recours

resort, solution, recourse

nom masculin (moyen, solution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'ai plus d'autre recours que d'appeler la police.
I have no other recourse but to call the police.

help, aid

nom masculin (aide)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Grâce au recours des pompiers voisins, l'incendie fut maîtrisé.
Thanks to the help of the neighboring firefighters, the fire was brought under control.

plea, submission

nom masculin (droit : pourvoi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dès qu'il eut pris connaissance du verdict, il intenta un recours en appel.
As soon as he found out about the verdict he filed an appeal.

use, employ

verbe transitif indirect (faire appel à) (services, process, etc.)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pour ça, il faut recourir à un avocat.
For that, you'll need to seek assistance from a lawyer.

resort to

verbe transitif indirect (utiliser)

Si les grévistes ne veulent pas évacuer les lieux, nous allons devoir recourir à la force.
If the strikers won't evacuate the premises, we are going to have to resort to force.

run again

verbe intransitif (courir à nouveau)

Après son opération du genou, ce sportif a pu recourir.
After his knee operation, the athlete was able to run again.

resort to

locution verbale (utiliser)

Ce caïd a eu recours à la violence pour s'imposer dans le quartier.
This gang leader resorted to violence in order to establish himself in the area.

deadline for appeal, appeal deadline

nom masculin (temps possible pour réclamer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

file a plea

locution verbale (demander un recours) (legal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

last resort

nom masculin (ultime aide possible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette démarche représente son dernier recours. Le capitaine Flam est le dernier recours du gouvernement intersidéral.

as a last resort

locution adverbiale (finalement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En dernier recours, si rien ne marche, on l'appelle le développeur.

appeal

nom masculin (Droit : demande d'examen de procédure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ayant perdu en appel, l'accusé à demandé à son avocat de faire un recours en cassation.

plea for clemency

nom masculin (droit : demande de grâce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'accusé fait un recours en grâce auprès du président.

with no possible recourse, with no legal recourse

locution adjectivale (irrévocable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

with no possible recourse, with no legal recourse

locution adverbiale (irrévocablement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

remedy

nom féminin (possibilité de faire appel de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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