tournis

French

Etymology

Substantivization of Old French tornëiz (“revolving, turning”), from Vulgar Latin *tornātīcius, from Latin tornāre (“to turn”). By surface analysis, tourner +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuʁ.ni/
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Noun

tournis m (uncountable)

  1. staggers
  2. dizziness
    donner le tournis
    make [someone] dizzy
    • 2025 April 24, “La popularité de Trump s’effrite”, in bilan.ch‎[1]:
      Il change d’avis sur Jerome Powell, décrète des droits de douane avant de les suspendre, punit la Chine puis faire machine arrière: le président américain donne le tournis à la population, qui voit s’éloigner ses promesses de prospérité.
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