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German lesson

German lesson

1.3
A class where you learn to speak and understand German
  • noun
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  • I look quite plain after my German lesson.

Examples

  • He practiced his vocabulary quiz for the next German lesson with his classmate.

  • Lesson #5: This is not a German lesson but a human lesson.

    Blog text (28)

  • Indeed, I was thinking about that... and not my German lesson when the rector came along.

    The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)

  • So tonight, we'll split a schnitzel... and start on the German lessons again.

    One, Two, Three (1961)

  • Look, when Haiti had an earthquake and all that, you know, you may have had money that you were going to use to give your daughter German lessons, OK.

  • I need to complete my homework before my German lesson starts this afternoon.

  • During her German lesson, she learned how to order food in a restaurant.

Synonyms

lesson
vsGerman lesson
532 1.0

A period of teaching about one subject

applies only to teaching a specific tongue not to subjects generally
language lesson
vsGerman lesson
1 1.6

A class where you learn to speak and understand another language

focuses only on one specific tongue rather than teaching tongues generally

Surface Forms

German lesson singular
German lessons plural

Morphology

German + lesson

The meaning 'a period of instruction in the German language' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'German' (relating to the German language) with 'lesson' (an instructional session). This adjective+noun compositional pattern is a standard, cross-linguistically common construction, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

German lesson is made of two words: German (the language) and lesson (a class). So, it means 'a period of instruction in the German language'.