French Conversation · Level 155
30 words
French word
inculquer
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃kylke/
Meaning
- verbinstill
Example
Les parents doivent inculquer des valeurs à leurs enfants.
Parents must instill values in their children.
More examples
Le professeur cherche à inculquer la curiosité chez ses élèves.
The teacher seeks to instill curiosity in his students.
Core concept
A value planted deep through repeated words and example.
Common phrases
inculquer des valeurs
instill values
inculquer la discipline
instill discipline
Similar words
enseigner: To teach facts or methods so that they become understood.
habituer: To help someone become used to a behavior or situation through repetition.
marquer: To leave a powerful impression through something experienced or said.
Definition in French
Faire entrer profondément dans l'esprit de quelqu'un une idée, une habitude ou une règle, souvent par répétition ou par l'exemple.
Word origin
The French verb inculquer is a learned borrowing from Latin inculcare, whose parts mean 'into' and 'tread', a physical image later applied to ideas fixed in the mind.
Usage tips
- The recipient is introduced by à rather than directly: inculquer une règle à quelqu'un, not inculquer quelqu'un une règle.
Other meanings
- teachverb
- imprintverb
Related words
- inculquéinstilledadjective
- inculcationinculcationnoun