OBJECT LESSON - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

object lesson N

object lesson

démonstration f (in de)

an object lesson in doing or in how to do

une démonstration sur la façon de faire

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lesson [Brit ˈlɛs(ə)n, Am ˈlɛs(ə)n] N

1. lesson (gen):

lesson

leçon f

lesson SCHOOL

cours m

lesson SCHOOL

leçon f

Spanish lesson

cours d'espagnol

driving/tennis lesson

leçon de conduite/de tennis

to give lessons

donner des cours (in de)

to take/have lessons

prendre/suivre des cours (in de)

the headmaster will take today's French lesson

le directeur va assurer le cours de français aujourd'hui

we have lessons from 9 to 12

nous avons cours de 9 heures à midi

2. lesson REL:

lesson

leçon f

to read the lesson

lire la leçon

3. lesson fig:

lesson

leçon f

let that be a lesson to you!

que cela te serve de leçon!

I've learned my lesson!

cela m'a servi de leçon!

I'm going to teach him a lesson!

je vais lui donner une bonne leçon!

that'll teach you a lesson!

cela t'apprendra!

I. object N [Brit ˈɒbdʒɛkt, ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑbdʒɛkt]

1. object (item):

object

objet m

everyday objects

les objets de tous les jours

2. object (goal):

object

but m (of de)

his object was to do

son but était de faire

the object of the exercise

le but de l'exercice

with the object of doing

dans le but de faire

3. object (focus):

to be the object of

être l'objet de

to become the sole object of sb's affections

devenir l'unique objet de l'affection de qn

4. object LING:

object

complément m d'objet

direct/indirect object

complément d'objet direct/indirect

5. object PHILOS:

object

objet m

II. object VB trans [Brit əbˈdʒɛkt, Am əbˈdʒɛkt]

to object that …

objecter que …

‘it's unfair, ’ she objected

‘c'est injuste, ’ a-t-elle objecté

III. object VB intr [Brit əbˈdʒɛkt, Am əbˈdʒɛkt]

object

soulever des objections

if people object

si les gens s'y opposent

the neighbours started to object

les voisins ont commencé à se plaindre

‘I object!’

‘je proteste!’

if you don't object

si vous n'y voyez pas d'objection

I won't do it if you object

je ne le ferai pas si vous y voyez une objection

would you object if…?

cela vous ennuie-t-il que…?

+ subj they didn't object when…

ils n'ont soulevé aucune objection quand…

to object to plan, action, law, attitude

s'opposer à

to object to noise, dirt, delay

se plaindre de

to object to leader, candidate

être contre

to object to witness, juror

récuser

to object strongly to

s'opposer catégoriquement à

to object to sb as president

être contre qn comme président

to object to sb on grounds of sex/age

objecter à qn son sexe/âge

to object to sb('s) doing

s'opposer à ce que qn fasse

do you object to my or me smoking?

est-ce que cela t'ennuie que je fume?

to object to doing

se refuser à faire

I don't object to signing but…

je veux bien signer mais…

IV. object

money is no object

l'argent n'est pas un problème

in the PONS Dictionary

object lesson N

object lesson

bon exemple m

an object lesson in how to +infin

un parfait exemple de la manière de +infin

in the PONS Dictionary

lesson [ˈlesn] N

1. lesson (time period for teaching):

lesson

cours m

driving lesson

cours m de conduite

2. lesson pl (teaching):

lesson

cours mpl

3. lesson (useful experience):

lesson

leçon f

to draw a lesson from sth

tirer une leçon de qc

to teach sb a lesson

donner une leçon à qn

I. object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑ:b-] N

1. object (thing):

object a. fig

objet m

2. object (purpose, goal):

object

but m

money is no object

peu importe le prix

with this object

à cette fin

3. object form (subject):

object

objet m

the object of his desire

l'objet de son désir

4. object (of verb):

object

complément m d'objet

II. object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑ:b-] VB intr

object

faire objection

III. object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt, Am ˈɑ:b-] VB trans

object

objecter

to object that ...

faire valoir que ...

in the PONS Dictionary

object lesson N

object lesson

bon exemple m

an object lesson in how to +infin

un parfait exemple de la manière de +infin

in the PONS Dictionary

lesson [ˈles· ə n] N

1. lesson (teaching period):

lesson

cours m

driving lesson

cours de conduite

2. lesson (useful experience):

lesson

leçon f

to learn a lesson from sth

tirer une leçon de qc

to teach sb a lesson

donner une leçon à qn

I. object [ˈab·dʒɪkt, vb: əb·ˈdʒekt] N

1. object (thing):

object a. fig

objet m

2. object (purpose, goal):

object

but m

money is no object

peu importe le prix

with this object in mind

à cette fin

3. object form (subject):

object

objet m

the object of his desire

l'objet de son désir

4. object (of verb):

object

complément m d'objet

II. object [ˈab·dʒɪkt, vb: əb·ˈdʒekt] VB intr

object

faire objection

III. object [ˈab·dʒɪkt, vb: əb·ˈdʒekt] VB trans

object

objecter

to object that ...

faire valoir que ...

Present

I	object
you	object
he/she/it	objects
we	object
you	object
they	object

Past

I	objected
you	objected
he/she/it	objected
we	objected
you	objected
they	objected

Present Perfect

I	have	objected
you	have	objected
he/she/it	has	objected
we	have	objected
you	have	objected
they	have	objected

Past Perfect

I	had	objected
you	had	objected
he/she/it	had	objected
we	had	objected
you	had	objected
they	had	objected

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Amy had never even had a singing lesson before that audition, so we practised it together and worked on her breathing.

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This case provides an object lesson in the dangers of attempting a summary resolution of issues of mixed law and fact without having ascertained the facts.

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The school for many years used its own Intranet to host online lesson plans which staff and students could access as well as subject pages and other tools.

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He magically switched their bodies to give them a lesson.

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An object lesson in how good simplicity done right can be.

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