initier
French → English
verb//i.ni.sje//
(skill) To initiate: to introduce someone to a new skill, subject, or craft; to teach
Il m’a initié au cinéma et m’a offert ma première voiture.
(English) He introduced me to cinema and gave me my first car.
Il s’initiait à l’hébreu et à l’araméen avec son maître.
(English) He was initiating himself in Hebrew and Aramaic with his teacher.
verb//i.ni.sje//
(action) To start: to begin a process, reaction, or legal movement; to launch
Initier une réaction chimique dans le laboratoire.
(English) To initiate a chemical reaction in the laboratory.
Nous n’embarquons pas dans ce mouvement initié par la ville.
(English) We are not joining this movement started by the city.
Entry ID: fr:en:initier · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary