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instruct [Brit ɪnˈstrʌkt, Am ɪnˈstrəkt] VB trans

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1. instruct (direct):

to instruct sb to do superior, boss:

donner l'ordre à qn de faire

to instruct sb to do tribunal, commission:

enjoindre à qn de faire

to be instructed to do

recevoir l'ordre de faire

to instruct sb when/how to do

indiquer à qn quand/comment faire

2. instruct (teach):

instruct

to instruct sb in subject, discipline, craft

enseigner [qc] à qn, instruire qn en

to instruct sb how to do

enseigner à qn comment faire

3. instruct Brit LAW (engage):

to instruct a solicitor

confier une affaire à un avocat

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to instruct the jury

donner des indications aux jurés

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le mouvement n'a donné aucune consigne de vote à ses adhérents

the movement did not instruct its members how to vote

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instruct [ɪnˈstrʌkt] VB trans

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1. instruct (teach):

to instruct sb in sth

instruire qn dans qc

to instruct the jury LAW

instruire la cour d'assises

2. instruct (direct, order formally):

to instruct sb to +infin

donner une instruction à qn de +infin

3. instruct Brit, Aus LAW:

instruct

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intimer à un subordonné (l'ordre) de +infin

to instruct a subordinate to +infin

prescrire à qn de +infin

to instruct sb to +infin

instruire qn dans une science

to instruct sb in a science

to instruct sb in sth

instruire qn dans qc

to instruct the jury LAW

instruire la cour d'assises

to instruct sb to +infin

donner une instruction à qn de +infin

to instruct sb in a science

instruire qn dans une science

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The jury had not been so instructed, so the judgment could not stand. en.wikipedia.org

Each set is worn for three weeks and the patient is instructed when to change to the next aligner. en.wikipedia.org

But they instructed and interested, generation after generation. en.wikipedia.org

The jury were instructed to give a verdict of not guilty. en.wikipedia.org

The emperor instructed them to recruit troops from other areas. en.wikipedia.org

She also instructed them to retire further from her so that she may emerge from the statue and take a refreshment for herself. en.wikipedia.org

Then, instruct the athlete to take several jumps from a standstill, marking off the highest point he/she can reach. en.wikipedia.org

These forces were instructed to guard the machines and voting stations in order to preempt any violent protests against the system. en.wikipedia.org

She then instructs her driver to take them to a nearby beach. en.wikipedia.org

It involved having two teams work together for all future tasks until otherwise instructed. en.wikipedia.org

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