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apprentice
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ap·pren·tice  (-prnts)
n.
1. One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or business.
2. One who is learning a trade or occupation, especially as a member of a labor union.
3. A beginner; a learner.
tr.v. ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing, ap·pren·tic·es
To place or take on as a beginner or learner.

[Middle English apprentis, from Old French aprentis, from Vulgar Latin *apprnditcius, from *apprnditus, alteration of Latin apprehnsus, past participle of apprehendere, to seize; see apprehend.]

ap·prentice·ship n.

apprentice
Noun
someone who works for a skilled person for a fixed period in order to learn his or her trade
Verb
[-ticing, -ticed]
to take or place as an apprentice [Old French aprendre to learn]
apprenticeship n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.apprenticeapprentice - works for an expert to learn a trade
beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity
printer's devil - an apprentice in a printing establishment
Verb1.apprenticeapprentice - be or work as an apprentice; "She apprenticed with the great master"
train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"

apprentice
Translations
apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] naprendiz(a) m/f
vt to be apprenticed to → estar de aprendiz con

apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] napprenti m
vt to be apprenticed to → être en apprentissage chez

apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] nLehrling m, Auszubildende(r) f(m)
vt to be apprenticed to sb → bei jdm in der Lehre sein

apprentice [əˈprɛntɪs] napprendista m/f
vt to be apprenticed to → lavorare come apprendista presso

apprentice
n apprentice [əˈprentis]
a (usually young) person who is learning a trade. vakleerling تِلْميذ ما زال يَتَعَلَّم صَنْعَه чирак učeň, učedník lærling der/die Auszubildende(r) μαθητευόμενος aprendiz õpipoiss شاگرد؛ نوآموز harjoittelija apprenti/-ie שוּלִיָיה प्रशिक्षु naučnik tanuló magang lærlingur apprendista 見習い 견습(생), 초심자 mokinys, pameistrys māceklis perantis leerjongen lærling terminator, uczeń aprendiz ucenic ученик, подмастерье učeň, -nica vajenec šegrt lärling ผู้ฝึกงาน çırak 學徒 учень, підмайстер نو آموز ، کار آموز người học việc
v
to make (someone) an apprentice His father apprenticed him to an engineer. as vakleerling gee يَضَع تَحْت التَّدْريب чиракувам dát do učení sætte i lære in die Lehre geben κάνω κπ. μαθητευόμενο poner de aprendiz õpipoisiks andma به شاگردی پذیرفتن panna oppiin mettre en apprentissage (chez) לְהַכנִיס כֱשְוּלִיָיה प्रशिक्षु बनाना izučiti tanulónak ad memagangkan taka í læri mettere a fare pratica, collocare come apprendista 見習いに出す 견습생으로 보내다 išleisti mokytis (amato) nodot mācībā (par mācekli) memperantiskannya in de leer doen sette i lære oddać do terminu pôr como aprendiz a da în ucenicie отдавать в учение dať do učenia dati v uk učiti zanat (kod nekoga) sätta i lära ฝึกงานเป็น çırak olarak vermek 使當學徒 віддавати в науку نو آموز کاری کے لئے لگانا cho học việc 使
n apˈprenticeship
the state of being, or the time during which a person is, an apprentice He is serving his apprenticeship as a mechanic. vakleerlingskap تَدَرُّب عَلى مِهْنَه чиракуване učňovství læretid; lærlingetid die Lehre μαθητεία aprendizaje õpiaeg شاگردی oppiaika apprentissage חֲנִיכוּת एप्रेन्टिसशिप naukovanje tanulóidő menjadi magang lærlingsstaða, læri apprendistato 見習期間 도제살이 buvimas mokiniu/pameistriu, mokymasis amato mācekļa gadi; mācību laiks perantisan leertijd lære(tid), lærlingkontrakt termin, nauka rzemiosła aprendizagem ucenicie ученичество učňovstvo vajeniška doba pripravnički staž lärlingskap, lärlingstid การฝึกงาน çıraklık 學徒期 роки навчання نو آموز گاری sự học việc


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