lesson

cours, leçon

Moment où quelqu’un vous enseigne quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A period of time when someone teaches you something.

• My lesson starts at nine.
• I took driving lessons last summer.
• Did you enjoy your piano lesson?

Comment l'utiliser : lesson in something (She gave me a lesson in cooking.)

Synonymes : class

Expressions courantes : piano lesson, driving lesson, lesson in something

leçon

Partie d’un cours ou livre consacrée à un sujet à apprendre.

En anglais simple : One part of a course or book that teaches a particular subject.

• Read lesson two before tomorrow.
• This course contains thirty short lessons.
• Have you finished the lesson on verbs?

Comment l'utiliser : lesson on something (The next lesson is on fractions.)

Synonymes : unit

Expressions courantes : first lesson, next lesson, lesson on something

leçon

Ce qu’une expérience vous apprend, notamment pour éviter de refaire une erreur.

En anglais simple : Something you learn from an experience, especially one that helps you avoid making the same mistake.

• I learned an important lesson today.
• Her mistakes taught her some painful lessons.
• What lesson can we learn from this failure?

Comment l'utiliser : lesson in something (The defeat was a lesson in patience.)

Expressions courantes : learn a lesson, valuable lesson, lesson in something