lecture

lec·ture

 (lĕk′chər)

n.

1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.

2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.

v. lec·tured, lec·tur·ing, lec·tures

v.intr.

To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.

v.tr.

1. To deliver a lecture to (a class or audience).

2. To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length: always lecturing me about my manners.

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[Middle English, a reading, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēctūra, from Latin lēctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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lecture

(ˈlɛktʃə)

n

1. (Education) a discourse on a particular subject given or read to an audience

2. (Education) the text of such a discourse

3. (Education) a method of teaching by formal discourse

4. a lengthy reprimand or scolding

vb

5. (Education) to give or read a lecture (to an audience or class)

6. (tr) to reprimand at length

[C14: from Medieval Latin lectūra reading, from legere to read]

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lec•ture

(ˈlɛk tʃər)

n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n.

1. a discourse read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction: a lecture on modern art.

2. a long speech of warning or reproof as to conduct.

v.i.

3. to give a lecture or series of lectures: She spent the year lecturing to student groups.

v.t.

4. to deliver a lecture to or before.

5. to rebuke or reprimand at some length.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin lēctūra a reading]

lec′tur•er, n.

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lecture

Past participle: lectured
Gerund: lecturing

Imperative

lecture

lecture

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lecture - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" public lecture, talk speech, address - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets"
	2.	lecture - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" talking to, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" preaching, sermon - a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him" curtain lecture - a private lecture to a husband by his wife
	3.	lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) lecturing course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" lecture demonstration - presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about talk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history"
Verb	1.	lecture - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" talk preach, prophesy - deliver a sermon; "The minister is not preaching this Sunday" instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
	2.	lecture - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, reproof, scold, take to task, rebuke, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

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lecture

noun

1. talk, address, speech, lesson, instruction, presentation, discourse, sermon, exposition, harangue, oration, disquisition In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics.

2. telling-off (informal), rebuke, reprimand, talking-to (informal), heat (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), going-over (informal), wigging (Brit. slang), censure, scolding, chiding, dressing-down (informal), reproof, castigation Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.

verb

1. talk, speak, teach, address, discourse, spout, expound, harangue, give a talk, hold forth, expatiate She has lectured and taught all over the world.

2. tell off (informal), berate, scold, reprimand, carpet (informal), censure, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read the riot act, reprove, bawl out (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), give someone a talking-to (informal), give someone a dressing-down (informal), give someone a telling-off (informal) He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.

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lecture

noun

A usually formal oral communication to an audience:

address, allocution, declamation, oration, prelection, speech, talk.

verb

To talk to an audience formally:

address, prelect, speak.

Archaic: bespeak.

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Translations

تَوْبيخ، تأنيبمُحَاضَرَةٌمُحاضَرَهيُحَاضِرُيُقَدِّمُ مُحاضَرَه

лекция

přednášetpřednáškadomluva

forelæseforelæsningirettesættemoralprædiken=-forelæsning

VorlesungVortragvortrageneinen Vortrag haltenlesen

διάλεξηδίνω διάλεξη

conferenciasermónsermoneardar clasedar una conferencia

سخنرانی

luennoidaluentoläksyttää

conférencecourscours magistraldonner un cours leconenseigner

predavanjepredavati

előadás

fyrirlesturhalda fyrirlestur, predika yfirskammarræîa

conferenzaramanzinatenere conferenzetenere una conferenzafare una conferenza

講義講義をする

강의강의하다

lektoriusskaityti paskaitą

lasīt lekcijulasīt morālilekcijamoralizēšana

lezinglezing geven

foreleseforelesningholde foredragmoralprekenforedrag

wykładwyłożyć

conferênciadar uma palestrapalestrapalestrar

лекцияотчитатьотчитыватьчитать лекциювыговаривать

prednášať

predavanjepredavati

föreläsningföreläsa

การบรรยายบรรยาย

dersders vermekkonferans çekmekonferans vermekazarlama

bài giảnggiảng bài

讲课长篇大论的教训训斥讲授

lecture

[ˈlektʃəʳ]

A. N

1. (Univ) → clase f; (by visitor) → conferencia f; (less formal) → charla f
to attend lectures on → dar or recibir clases de, seguir un curso sobre or de
to give a lecture → dar una conferencia; (less formal) → dar una charla

2. (fig) → sermón m
I gave him a lecture on good manners → le eché un sermón sobre buenos modales

B. VI to lecture (in or on sth) → dar clases (de algo)
she lectures in Law → da clases de derecho
he lectures at Princeton → es profesor en Princeton

C. VT (= scold) → sermonear

D. CPD lecture hall N (Univ) → aula f; (gen) → sala f de conferencias
lecture notes NPL → apuntes mpl de clase
lecture room, lecture theatre N = lecture hall

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lecture

[ˈlɛktʃə^r]

n

(in university) → cours m magistral, cours m
to give a lecture on sth → donner un cours sur qch

(= public talk) → conférence f
to give a lecture on sth → donner une conférence sur qch

(= reproach) to give sb a lecture → faire la leçon à qn
to give sb a lecture on sth, to give sb a lecture about sth → faire la leçon à qn sur qch
Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety → Notre capitaine nous a sévèrement fait la leçon sur la sécurité.

vi [university lecturer] → enseigner; [public speaker] → donner une conférence
She lectures at the technical college → Elle enseigne au collège technique.
He's lecturing at 10 this morning
BUT Il donne un cours à 10 heures ce matin.
to lecture on sth (= teach a subject at university) → enseigner qch (= give public lecture) → donner une conférence sur qch
He lectures on Economic History at the University → Il enseigne l'histoire économique à l'université.

vt

(= reprove) → faire la leçon à, sermonner
He's always lecturing us → Il n'arrête pas de nous faire la leçon.
to lecture sb on sth, to lecture sb about sth → faire la leçon à qn sur qch, sermonner qn sur qch
I had always been lectured about not talking with my mouth full → On m'avait toujours sermonné sur la nécessité de ne pas parler la bouche pleine., On m'avait toujours fait la leçon sur la nécessité de ne pas parler la bouche pleine.lecture hall n (gen) → salle f de conférences; (in university) → amphithéâtre m

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lecture

n

→ Vortrag m; (Univ) → Vorlesung f; to give a lecture → einen Vortrag/eine Vorlesung halten (→ to für, on sth über etw acc); I asked for a short explanation and got a lecture → ich wollte nur eine kurze Erklärung und bekam einen Vortrag zu hören

(= scolding) → (Straf)predigt f; to give somebody a lecture → jdm eine Strafpredigt or Standpauke (inf) → halten (about wegen)

vt

(= give a lecture) to lecture somebody on something → jdm einen Vortrag/eine Vorlesung über etw (acc) → halten; he lectures us in French → wir hören bei ihm (Vorlesungen in) Französisch

(= scold) → tadeln, abkanzeln; to lecture somebody → jdm eine Strafpredigt halten (on wegen)

vi → einen Vortrag halten; (Univ) (= give lecture) → eine Vorlesung halten; (= give lecture course) → lesen, Vorlesungen halten (→ on über +acc); he lectures in English → er ist Dozent für Anglistik; he lectures on Victorian poetry → er liest über viktorianische Dichtung; have you ever heard him lecture? → hast du schon mal eine Vorlesung bei ihm gehört?; he lectures at Princeton → er lehrt in Princeton; he lectures well → seine Vorlesungen sind gut

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lecture

:

lecture course

n → Vorlesungs-/Vortragsreihe f

lecture hall

n → Hörsaal m

lecture notes

pl (professor’s) → Manuskript nt; (student’s) → Aufzeichnungen pl; (= handout) → Vorlesungsskript nt

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lecture

:

lecture theatre, (US) lecture theater

n → Hörsaal m

lecture tour

n → Vortragsreise f

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lecture

[ˈlɛktʃəʳ]

1. n

a. (Univ) → lezione f; (by visitor) → conferenza
to deliver or give a lecture on → tenere una conferenza or una lezione su

b. (reproof) → paternale f, sermone m

2. vi to lecture (in sth) → essere professore incaricato (di qc)
to lecture (to sb on sth) (Univ) → fare lezione (a qn di qc) (visiting lecturer) → tenere una conferenza (a qn su qc)

3. vt (reprove) → rimproverare, fare una ramanzina a

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lecture

(ˈlektʃə) noun

1. a formal talk given to students or other audiences. a history lecture. lesing, klas مُحاضَرَه лекция conferência přednáška der Vortrag, die Vorlesung forelæsning; -forelæsning διάλεξηconferencia, clase loeng کنفرانس درسی luento conférence, coursהרצאה व्याख्यान lekcija előadás ceramah fyrirlestur conferenza; lezione 講義 강의 paskaita lekcija kuliah lezing, collegeforelesning, foredragwykład په ټولگى كښى كنفرانس conferência conferinţă, curs лекция prednáška predavanje predavanje föreläsning, föredrag การบรรยาย ders 講課 лекція علمی تقریر bài giảng 讲课

2. a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding. The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor. berisping تَوْبيخ، تأنيب лекция sermão domluva die Strafpredigt moralprædiken κήρυγμα, λογύδριο reprimenda, sermón peapesu نطق saarna réprimande הַטָפַת מוּסָר लम्बा कथन lekcija feddés,„prédikáció” teguran skammarræða ramanzina 説教 (길고 지루한) 훈계 pamokslas pamācība; moralizēšana khutbah preekmoralprekenkazanie لكچر،وينا sermão morală нотация napomínanie pridiga predavanje föreläsning, skrapa การว่ากล่าว konferans çekme, azarlama 教訓，訓斥 нотація, лекція لمبی تقریر خصوصا لتاڑ یا تنبیہ کے طور پر bài thuyết trình 长篇大论的教训，训斥

verb

to give a lecture. He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour. les gee, lesing gee يُقَدِّمُ مُحاضَرَه чета лекция ensinar přednášet einen Vortrag/Vorlesung halten forelæse; irettesætte δίνω διαλέξη, κάνω κήρυγμα dar una conferencia/clase loengut pidama, peapesu tegema کنفرانس دادن luennoida donner un cours/une leçon לְהַרצוֹת व्याख्यान देना, आलोचना करना podučiti előad berceramah halda fyrirlestur, predika yfir fare una conferenza; fare lezione; fare una ramanzina 講演をする 강의하다 skaityti paskaitą, išdrožti pamokslą lasīt lekciju; lasīt morāli; pamācīt memberi syarahan; memberi khutbah een lezing geven forelese, holde foredragwykładać كنفرانس وركول ensinar a ţine un curs (de); a da o lecţie (despre) читать лекцию/нотацию prednášať poučevati, predavati predavati föreläsa บรรยาย ders vermek, konferans vermek 講課 читати лекції; читати нотацію تقریر کرنا giảng bài 讲课，讲授

ˈlecturer noun

a person who lectures, especially to students. He is a lecturer in the English department. lektor, dosent مُحاضِر лектор professor přednášející der/die Dozent(in) forelæser; lektor λέκτοραςconferenciante, profesor lektor سخنران luennoitsija conférencier, ière, professeur/-eure מרצה, מרצה व्याख्याता predavač előadó; (egyetemi) oktató, kb. tanársegéd penceramah fyrirlesari conferenziere; professore 講師 강사 lektorius, dėstytojas lektors pensyarah docentforeleser, universitetslektorwykładowca لكچروركونكى professor conferenţiar, profesor лектор prednášajúci predavatelj predavač föreläsare ผู้บรรยาย okutman, konferansçı 講師 лектор مقرر giảng viên 讲师

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lecture

→ مُحَاضَرَةٌ, يُحَاضِرُ přednášet, přednáška forelæse, forelæsning Vortrag, vortragen διάλεξη, δίνω διάλεξη conferencia, dar una conferencia luennoida, luento cours, enseigner predavanje, predavati lezione, tenere conferenze 講義, 講義をする 강의, 강의하다 lezing, lezing geven forelese, forelesning wykład, wyłożyć dar uma palestra, palestra, palestrar лекция, читать лекцию föreläsa, föreläsning การบรรยาย, บรรยาย ders, ders vermek bài giảng, giảng bài 讲课

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lecture

n. conferencia, disertación.

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