French Conversation · Level 58
75 words
French word
immersion
Pronunciation
IPA/imɛʁsjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounimmersion
Example
Une immersion totale dans la langue aide à progresser rapidement.
Complete immersion in the language helps you make rapid progress.
More examples
Le jeu procure une forte immersion sonore.
The game provides intense sound immersion.
Core concept
A person surrounded by one setting until its language and signals fill attention.
Common phrases
programme d'immersion
immersion program
expérience d'immersion
immersive experience
période d'immersion
period of immersion
Similar words
séjour: A stay in a particular place for a set period.
stage: Short-term practical experience in a workplace or organization.
formation: Education received to learn specific skills or knowledge.
pratique: Repeated practice to develop skills or knowledge.
Definition in French
Processus consistant à placer quelqu'un dans un environnement où il est totalement exposé à une langue, une culture ou une expérience, entraînant une immersion sensorielle et cognitive.
Word origin
French immersion comes from Latin immersio, from immergere meaning "to dip into," with the physical sense later extended to deep involvement in an experience.
Usage tips
- Immersion is feminine, so the standard form is une immersion, and the common phrase en immersion means embedded in a setting or activity.
Other meanings
- absorptionnoun
- submersionnoun
Opposites
- surfacesurfacenoun
Related words
- immergerimmerseverb
- immersifimmersiveadjective