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teach verb

  /tiːt͡ʃ/
  • (ditransitive) To pass on knowledge to.
  • (intransitive, stative) To pass on knowledge generally, especially as one's profession; to act as a teacher.
 enseigner, apprendre
  • (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to learn or understand (something).
 enseigner
  • (obsolete, transitive) To show (someone) the way; to guide, conduct; to point, indicate.
 guider

teaching noun

  /ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ/
  • Something taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
 enseignement, doctrine
  • The profession of educating people; the activity that a teacher does when he/she teaches.
 enseignement

teachings

enseignement
don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces, on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace
teach to read and write
alphabétiser
teach someone a lesson
donner une leçon
you can't teach an old dog new tricks
il faut ployer l'arbre pendant qu'il est jeune, on ne change pas les vieilles habitudes
teach grandma how to suck eggs
apprendre à un vieux singe à faire des grimaces
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
Donne un poisson à un homme, il mangera un jour. Apprends-lui à pêcher, il mangera toute sa vie.
don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs
ce n’est pas à un vieux singe qu’on apprend à faire des grimaces
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