lecture
French → English
(activity) Reading: the action or habit of reading for instruction or pleasure
La lecture de ce roman historique m'a pris plus de trois semaines.
(English) Reading this historical novel took me more than three weeks.
Il a passé l'après-midi sur le canapé, absorbé dans la lecture de son journal.
(English) He spent the afternoon on the sofa, absorbed in reading his newspaper.
(education) Erudition: the knowledge or instruction gained through reading
C'est un homme qui a beaucoup de lecture et connaît bien les auteurs anciens.
(English) He is a man of extensive reading and knows ancient authors well.
Son analyse s'appuie sur une lecture approfondie des textes philosophiques.
(English) His analysis is based on an in-depth reading of philosophical texts.
Entry ID: fr:en:lecture · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary