| Subject | French | English |
| tech., mech.eng. | course aller | outward stroke |
| mech.eng. | course aller et retour | double stroke |
| mech.eng. | course aller-retour | double stroke |
| industr., construct. | course de va-et-vient | traversing stroke |
| tech., industr., construct. | course décroissante va-et-vient d'un moulin | shortening traverse to and fro of an uptwister |
| tech., industr., construct. | course maximale va-et-vient d'un moulin | maximum traverse to and fro of an upwister |
| tech., industr., construct. | course minimale va-et-vient d'un moulin | minimum traverse to and fro of an upwister |
| gen. | plutôt que de travailler, je vais aller faire des courses | I'm going to do some shopping instead of working |
| tech., mech.eng. | temps de la course aller | time of outward stroke |