French lesson
2
1.0
- noun
- /frɛntʃ ˈlɛsən/
:
clase de francés
- I have a French lesson scheduled for 2 PM today.
- take French lesson
- give a French lesson
- start taking French lessons
Examples
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A lady friend of mine gets French lessons for 18 pence an hour from a real French gentleman.
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But if you miss your French lesson, you're going to pay for it yourself, out of your allowance," she said.
Fiction book (1998) -
You begin French lessons with him this afternoon.
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"And how are your French lessons going?"
Fiction book (1999) -
"Mark has a French lesson at four."
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm taking French lessons by correspondence course.
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Was Ada giving you a French lesson today?
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I've got a French lesson tomorrow.
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CUT TO INT. SCHOOL FRENCH CLASS - MORNING. Class 3A is in the midst of a French lesson.
Fiction book (1994) -
She enjoys attending her weekly French lessons at the language school.
Synonyms
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1.0
A period of teaching about one subject
26
1.5
A class where a teacher talks about past events
25
4.0
A short class given by a tutor to one person or a small group
23
1.7
A class where a teacher helps a student learn to play the piano
15
1.0
A class where people learn to dance
7
1.5
A short class where a coach teaches how to play tennis
6
1.0
A time when a teacher shows you how to play an instrument or sing
4
1.7
A short class that teaches you how to play golf
1
1.6
A class where you learn to speak and understand another language
A class where you learn to speak and understand German
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an occasion of instruction in the French language' is transparently derived from 'French' (the language) + 'lesson' (an instructional session). This straightforward noun-noun composition is common and predictable across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
French lesson comes from the words French, meaning the language, and lesson, meaning a time when someone teaches. So it literally names a class about French and means 'an occasion of instruction in the French language'.