leçon

Definitions of leçon
  1. noun
    a task assigned for individual study
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    type of:
    tâche assignée
    a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
  2. noun
    punishment intended as a warning to others
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    type of:
    mise en garde
    cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
  3. noun
    a unit of instruction
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    type of:
    enseignement, pédagogie
    the profession of a teacher
  4. noun
    the significance of a story or event
    synonyms: morale
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    type of:
    signification
    the message that is intended or expressed or signified
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