lesson

les·son  (lsn)

n.

1. Something to be learned: lessons from observing nature.

2.

a. A period of instruction; a class.

b. An assignment or exercise in which something is to be learned.

c. The act or an instance of instructing; teaching.

3.

a. An experience, example, or observation that imparts beneficial new knowledge or wisdom.

b. The knowledge or wisdom so acquired.

4. A rebuke or reprimand.

5. often Lesson A reading from the Bible or other sacred text as part of a religious service.

tr.v. les·soned, les·son·ing, les·sons

1. To teach a lesson to; instruct.

2. To rebuke or reprimand.

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[Middle English lessoun, from Old French leson, from Latin lcti, lctin-, a reading, from lctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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lesson [ˈlɛs^ən]

n

1. (Social Science / Education)

a.  a unit, or single period of instruction in a subject; class an hour-long music lesson

b.  the content of such a unit

2. (Social Science / Education) material assigned for individual study

3. something from which useful knowledge or principles can be learned; example

4. the principles, knowledge, etc., gained

5. a reprimand or punishment intended to correct

6. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a portion of Scripture appointed to be read at divine service

vb

(tr) Rare to censure or punish

[from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, from legere to read]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lesson - a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons" language lesson - a period of instruction learning a language 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" dance lesson - a lesson in dancing music lesson - a lesson in performing music tennis lesson - a lesson in playing tennis golf lesson - a lesson in playing golf
	2.	lesson - punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him" deterrent example, object lesson, example admonition, word of advice, monition, warning - cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches"
	3.	lesson - the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor" moral meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
	4.	lesson - a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today" school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher exercise, example - a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook" reading assignment - the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching - the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; "he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded" history lesson - a lesson in the facts of history

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lesson

noun

1. class, schooling, period, teaching, coaching, session, instruction, lecture, seminar, tutoring, tutorial She took piano lessons.

2. example, warning, model, message, moral, deterrent, precept, exemplar There is one lesson to be learned from this crisis.

3. exercise, reading, practice, task, lecture, drill, assignment, homework, recitation Now let's look at lesson one.

4. Bible reading, reading, text, Bible passage, Scripture passage The Rev. Nicola Judd read the lesson.

Translations

lesson [ˈlesn]

A. N

1. (= class) → clase f
a French/tennis lesson → una clase de francés/tenis
to give swimming/piano lessons → dar clases de natación/piano
to give (sb) private lessons in maths → dar(a algn)clases particulares de matemáticas
she's having driving lessons → le están dando clases de conducir

2. (in textbook) → lección f

3. (fig) → lección f
if there is a single lesson to be drawn from this, it is that → si hay algo que podemos aprender de esto, es que ...
there are lessons to be learnt from this terrible tragedy → esta terrible tragedia nos debe servir de lección
let that be a lesson to you! → ¡que te sirva de lección!, ¡para que aprendas!
to teach sb a lesson → dar una lección a algn
his courage is a lesson to us all → su valor debe servirnos a todos de lección
see also learn A1

4. (Rel) → lectura f

B. CPD lesson plan N → plan m de estudio

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lesson [ˈlɛs^ən] n

(teaching a subject) → leçon f
The lessons last forty minutes each → Les leçons durent quarante minutes chacune.
a maths lesson → une leçon de maths
a French lesson → une leçon de français
a piano lesson → une leçon de piano driving lesson
to take piano lessons → prendre des leçons de piano
to take lessons in sth → prendre des leçons de qch
to give lessons in sth → donner des leçons de qch
"Lesson Sixteen" → "Leçon seize"

(fig) (= advice or warning to be heeded) → leçon f
There's a lesson to be learned from all this → Il y a une leçon à tirer de tout cela.
let that be a lesson to you! → que cela vous serve de leçon!
to teach sb a lesson → donner une bonne leçon à qn
It taught him a lesson → Cela lui a servi de leçon.

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lesson

n

(Sch etc) → Stunde f; (= unit of study) → Lektion f; lessons → Unterricht m; (= homework) → (Haus)aufgaben pl; his lessons are boring → sein Unterricht ist or seine Stunden sind langweilig; lessons begin at 9 → der Unterricht or die Schule beginnt um 9; he’s not very good at his lessons → er ist kein besonders guter Schüler; a French lesson → eine Französischstunde; a driving lesson → eine Fahrstunde; to give or teach a lesson → eine Stunde geben, unterrichten; we’re having a French lesson now → wir haben jetzt Französisch

(fig) → Lehre f; to be a lesson to somebody → jdm eine Lehre sein; he has learned his lesson → er hat seine Lektion gelernt; to teach somebody a lesson → jdm eine Lektion erteilen; what lesson can we learn from this story? → was können wir von dieser Geschichte lernen?; it was an important lesson of life for me → das war mir eine wichtige Lehre im Leben

(Eccl) → Lesung f; to read the lesson → die Lesung halten

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lesson [ˈlɛsn] n → lezione f
to give lessons in → dare or impartire lezioni di
a French lesson → una lezione di francese
to teach sb a lesson (fig) → dare una lezione a qn
it taught him a lesson (fig) → gli è servito di lezione

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lesson [ˈlɛsn] n → lezione f
to give lessons in → dare or impartire lezioni di
a French lesson → una lezione di francese
to teach sb a lesson (fig) → dare una lezione a qn
it taught him a lesson (fig) → gli è servito di lezione

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lesson

n lesson [ˈlesn]

1 something which is learned or taught The lesson which we learned from the experience was never to trust anyone. les دَرْس урок lekce lektie; lærestreg die Lektion μάθημα lección õpetus درس oppi leçon שִׁיעוּר पाठ lekcija tanulság pelajaran lexía; lærdómur lezione 教訓 가르침 pamoka, pamokymas mācība pelajaran les lekse; lærepenge lekcja, nauka lição lec­ţie урок lekcia lekcija lekcija lektion, läxa สิ่งที่เรียนรู้จากประสบการณ์ ders 教訓 урок درس bài học 教训

2 a period of teaching during the French lesson. les دَرْس урок hodina time; -time die Stunde ώρα διδασκαλίας, μάθημα clase õppetund جلسه یا کلاس درس oppitunti leçon שִׁיעוּר सीख lekcija (tanítási) óra pelajaran kennslustund lezione 授業 수업 pamoka (mācību) stunda; nodarbība kelas les time, leksjon lekcja aula oră, lecţie урок hodina učna ura čas lektion ชั่วโมงเรียน ders 一節課 урок ایک وقت میں دیا جانے والا سبق buổi học 一节课

3 a part of the Bible read in church He was asked to read the lesson on Sunday morning. Bybellesing فَصْل من الكتاب المُقَدَّس откъс от Библията čtení bibelafsnit die Lesung ανάγνωσμα της Βίβλου lectura kirjakoht گزیده انجیل teksti leçon פֶּרֶק שֶׁהַכּוֹמֶר קוֹרֵא पाठांश misno čitanje szentlecke, lekció pembacaan dalam injil kafli úr ritningunni lettura 日課 성서 일과(日課) evangelijos ištrauka lasījums salah satu bab dalam Bible schriftlezing bibeltekst lekcja lição text din Sfânta Scriptură поучение, отрывок из Библии čítanie nauk čitanje pasusa iz Biblije bibeltext บทหนึ่งในคัมภีร์ไบเบิล parça, mesel (聖經)選讀，日課 уривок з Біблії, що читається під час відправи گرجا کی عبادت میں انجیل کی قراءت bài rao giảng 日课

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lesson → دَرْس lekce time Unterrichtsstunde μάθημα lección oppitunti leçon sat lezione 授業 수업 les undervisningstime lekcja lição урок lektion บทเรียน ders bài học 功课