French word

apprentissage

Pronunciation

IPA/apʁɑ̃tisaʒ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounlearning

Example

L'apprentissage d'une langue prend du temps.

Learning a language takes time.

Illustration for apprentissage (learning)

More examples

L'apprentissage d'une langue se fait souvent par la pratique.

Language learning often takes place through practice.

Core concept

A skill or body of knowledge building through repeated study, practice, and experience.

Common phrases

  • apprentissage d'une langue

    language learning

  • apprentissage en ligne

    online learning

  • apprentissage par la pratique

    learning through practice

Similar words

formation: An organized program for learning a trade or skill.
pratique: Repeated practice using skills or knowledge in real activities.
stage: A fixed period of workplace training to gain practical experience.
étude: Study or research undertaken to deepen knowledge of a subject or field.

Definition in French

Action ou processus par lequel on acquiert progressivement des connaissances ou des compétences par l'étude, la pratique et l'expérience.

Word origin

Apprentissage developed in French from apprendre with the noun-forming suffix -issage, while apprendre comes from Latin apprehendere.

Usage tips

  • Apprentissage is masculine, so its indefinite article is un and its definite article is l'.

Other meanings

  • acquisitionnoun
  • trainingnoun
  • apprenticeshipnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • apprenantlearnernoun
  • apprentiapprenticenoun
  • réapprentissagerelearningnoun

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