apprentice

ap·pren·tice

 (ə-prĕn′tĭs)

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.

v. ap·pren·ticed, ap·pren·tic·ing, ap·pren·tic·es

v.intr.

To work as an apprentice: She apprenticed at the ceramics studio.

v.tr.

To engage as an apprentice: In colonial times many children were apprenticed to craftsmen.

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

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ap·pren′tice·ship′ n.

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apprentice

(əˈprɛntɪs)

n

1. someone who works for a skilled or qualified person in order to learn a trade or profession, esp for a recognized period

2. any beginner or novice

vb

(tr) to take, place, or bind as an apprentice

[C14: from Old French aprentis, from Old French aprendre to learn, from Latin apprehendere to apprehend]

apˈprenticeˌship n

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ap•pren•tice

(əˈprɛn tɪs)

n., v. -ticed, -tic•ing. n.

1. a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.

2. a person legally bound through indenture to a master craftsman in order to learn a trade.

3. learner; novice.

v.t.

4. to bind to or place with an employer, master craftsman, or the like, for instruction in a trade.

v.i.

5. to serve as an apprentice.

[1300–50; < Anglo-French, Old French ap(p)rentiz < Vulgar Latin *apprendit(us), for Latin apprehēnsus, past participle of apprehendere to apprehend]

ap•pren′tice•ship`, n.

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apprentice

Past participle: apprenticed
Gerund: apprenticing

Imperative

apprentice

apprentice

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	apprentice - works for an expert to learn a trade prentice, learner beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro, novice - someone new to a field or activity printer's devil - an apprentice in a printing establishment
Verb	1.	apprentice - 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"

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apprentice

noun trainee, student, pupil, novice, beginner, learner, neophyte, tyro, probationer I started off as an apprentice and worked my way up.
expert, master, pro, ace (informal), adept, boffin (Brit. informal), past master, dab hand (Brit. informal), fundi (S. African)

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Translations

تِلْميذ ما زال يَتَعَلَّم صَنْعَهمُتَمَهِّنيَضَع تَحْت التَّدْريب

učeňdát do učeníučedník

lærling

AuszubildendeLehrling

μαθητευόμενος

aprendizponer de aprendiz

harjoittelija

apprentimettre en apprentissage

šegrt

lærlingurtaka í læri

apprendista

見習い

견습생

buvimas mokiniubuvimas pameistriuišleisti mokytismokinysmokymasis amato

māceklisnodot mācībā

leerling

lærlingsette i lære

praktykant

aprendiz

ученикподмастерье

dať do učeniaučeň

vajenec

lärling

ผู้ฝึกงาน

çırakçırak olarak vermek

người học việc

学徒使当学徒

apprentice

[əˈprentɪs]

A. N

1. (= learner) → aprendiz(a) m/f

2. (= beginner) → principiante mf

B. VT to apprentice sb to → colocar a algn de aprendiz con
to be apprenticed to → estar de aprendiz con

C. CPD apprentice electrician N → aprendiz(a) m/f de electricista

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apprentice

[əˈprɛntɪs]

n → apprenti(e) m/f

vt
to be apprenticed to sb → être en apprentissage chez qn

modif [plumber, carpenter, mechanic, electrician, hairdresser, engineer etc] → apprenti(e) before n
an apprentice plumber → un(e) apprenti(e) plombier/ère
an apprentice carpenter → un(e) apprenti(e) menuisier/ère

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apprentice

n → Lehrling m, → Lehrjunge m (dated), → Auszubildende(r) m (form); to be an apprentice → Lehrling sein, in der Lehre sein; apprentice plumber/electrician → Klempner-/Elektrikerlehrling m; apprentice jockey → angehender Jockey

vt → in die Lehre geben or schicken (to zu, bei); to be apprenticed to somebody → bei jdm in die Lehre gehen or in der Lehre sein

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apprentice

[əˈprɛntɪs]

1. n → apprendista m/f
a plumber's apprentice, an apprentice plumber → un apprendista idraulico

2. vt to apprentice to → mettere come apprendista presso
to be apprenticed to → lavorare come apprendista presso

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apprentice

(əˈprentis) noun

a (usually young) person who is learning a trade. vakleerling تِلْميذ ما زال يَتَعَلَّم صَنْعَه чирак aprendiz učeň, učedník der/die Auszubildende(r) lærling μαθητευόμενοςaprendiz õpipoiss شاگرد؛ نوآموز harjoittelija apprenti/-ie שוּלִיָיה प्रशिक्षु naučnik tanuló magang lærlingur apprendista 見習い 견습생 mokinys, pameistrys māceklis perantis leerjongenlærlingterminator, uczeń زده کوونکی aprendiz ucenic ученик, подмастерье učeň, -nica vajenec šegrt lärling ผู้ฝึกงาน çırak 學徒 учень, підмайстер نو آموز ، کار آموز người học việc 学徒

verb

to make (someone) an apprentice. His father apprenticed him to an engineer. as vakleerling gee يَضَع تَحْت التَّدْريب чиракувам colocar como aprendiz dát do učení in die Lehre geben sætte i lære κάνω κπ. μαθητευόμενο poner de aprendiz õpipoisiks andma به شاگردی پذیرفتن esittää harjoittelijaksi mettre en apprentissage לְהַכנִיס כֱשְוּלִיָיה प्रशिक्षु बनाना izučiti tanulónak ad memagangkan taka í læri mettere a fare pratica, collocare come apprendista 見習いに出す 도제로 삼다 išleisti mokytis (amato) nodot mācībā (par mācekli) memperantiskannya in de leer doen sette i lære oddać do terminu په شاګردی باندی قبلول 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(某人)當學徒 віддавати в науку نو آموز کاری کے لئے لگانا cho học việc 使当学徒

apˈprenticeship noun

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 aprendizagem učňovství die Lehre læretid; lærlingetid μαθητείαaprendizaje õpiaeg شاگردی harjoittelujakso apprentissageחניכות एप्रेन्टिसशिप naukovanje tanulóidő menjadi magang lærlingsstaða, læri apprendistato 見習期間 도제 buvimas mokiniu/pameistriu, mokymasis amato mācekļa gadi; mācību laiks perantisan leertijd lære, lærlingkontrakttermin, nauka rzemiosła شاګردی aprendizagem ucenicie ученичество učňovstvo vajeniška doba pripravnički staž lärlingskap, lärlingstid การฝึกงาน çıraklık 學徒身份或見習期 роки навчання نو آموز گاری sự học việc 学徒身份，学徒期或见习期

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apprentice

→ مُتَمَهِّن učeň lærling Lehrling μαθητευόμενος aprendiz harjoittelija apprenti šegrt apprendista 見習い 견습생 leerling lærling praktykant aprendiz ученик lärling ผู้ฝึกงาน çırak người học việc 学徒

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