French word

révision

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁevizjɔ̃/

Meaning

  • feminine nounreview

Example

J'ai une révision à faire pour l'examen.

I have to do some review for the exam.

Illustration for révision (review)

More examples

J'ai reçu du matériel de révision pour réviser ce weekend.

I received review materials to review this weekend.

Core concept

A careful return to something familiar so its knowledge, wording, or condition can be checked and improved.

Common phrases

  • matériel de révision

    review materials

  • programme de révision

    review plan

Similar words

étude: Planned learning to understand and master new material.
préparation: Organizing needed information and materials for an exam or presentation.
répétition: Repeated practice of the same material to strengthen memory or skill.
relecture: Rereading notes or text to check the content or find errors.

Definition in French

Action de revoir des connaissances, des notes ou un cours pour mieux les retenir; par extension, opération de correction ou de contrôle d'un document ou d'un appareil.

Word origin

French formed révision from Latin revisio, built on revisere, a verb meaning to inspect again or look over once more.

Usage tips

  • For study, French commonly uses faire des révisions or réviser ses cours rather than translating English study as révision alone.

Other meanings

  • revisionnoun
  • servicingnoun

Related words

  • réviserreviewverb
  • réviseurproofreadernoun

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