lecture

conférence, cours magistral

Exposé présenté à un groupe pour lui apprendre quelque chose sur un sujet.

En anglais simple : A talk given to a group to teach them about a subject.

• The lecture starts at ten.
• She gave a lecture on ancient cities.
• Did you take notes during the lecture?

Comment l'utiliser : lecture on something (We attended a lecture on climate change.)

Synonymes : talk, presentation

Expressions courantes : give a lecture, attend a lecture, lecture on something, deliver a lecture

cours, cours magistral

Cours régulier à l’université où un enseignant présente la matière aux étudiants.

En anglais simple : A regular college or university class in which a teacher talks to the students.

• My next lecture is at noon.
• We have three lectures on Mondays.
• She missed her chemistry lecture yesterday.

Synonymes : class

Expressions courantes : morning lecture, miss a lecture, go to lecture

faire la morale, sermonner

Dire longuement à quelqu’un que son comportement est mauvais et comment il devrait agir.

En anglais simple : To tell someone at length that their behavior is wrong and how they should behave.

• Please stop lecturing me.
• Dad lectured us about leaving the door open.
• She hates being lectured on how to raise her children.

Comment l'utiliser : lecture someone about/on something (My mother lectured me about being late.)

Synonymes : scold, tell off, berate

Expressions courantes : lecture someone, lecture someone about something, lecture someone on something

faire un cours, donner une conférence

Enseigner à un groupe en présentant oralement un sujet.

En anglais simple : To teach a group by giving a talk about a subject.

• She lectures at our college.
• He lectured on ancient history yesterday.
• They invited her to lecture to the new students.

Comment l'utiliser : lecture on something (She lectures on modern art.); lecture to someone (He lectured to a room full of students.); lecture in something (My aunt lectures in chemistry at a university.)

Synonymes : teach

Expressions courantes : lecture on something, lecture to students, lecture in history