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apprendre

French → English

verb//apʁɑ̃dʁ//

(education) To learn: to acquire knowledge or a skill through study or experience

Elle veut apprendre le japonais pour travailler à Tokyo plus tard.

(English) She wants to learn Japanese to work in Tokyo later.

Il a fallu six mois à l'enfant pour apprendre à nager sans aide.

(English) It took the child six months to learn to swim without help.

verb//apʁɑ̃dʁ//

(communication) To teach/inform: to give information or a lesson to someone else

C'est mon grand-père qui m'a appris à jouer aux échecs.

(English) It was my grandfather who taught me how to play chess.

Le journal nous a appris la nouvelle du changement de gouvernement.

(English) The newspaper informed us of the news of the government change.

Entry ID: fr:en:apprendre · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary