self-taught in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for self-taught in the English»French Dictionary

self-taught ADJ

self-taught person, musician, typist:

self-taught

autodidacte

Translations for self-taught in the French»English Dictionary

I.autodidacte [otodidakt] ADJ

autodidacte (gén)

self-educated

autodidacte (dans un domaine)

self-taught

II.autodidacte [otodidakt] N mf

autodidacte

self-educated person, autodidact form

I.éduquer [edyke] VB trans

1. éduquer (former):

éduquer personne, peuple

to educate

éduquer chien

to train

2. éduquer (enseigner les usages à):

éduquer enfant

to bring up

éduquer un enfant à s'exprimer poliment

to bring up a child to speak politely

3. éduquer (développer):

éduquer oreille

to train

éduquer palais

to educate

éduquer sa volonté

to develop one's willpower

éduquer ses sens

to train one's senses

II.s'éduquer VB refl

s'éduquer refl personne:

s'éduquer

to get an education

il s'est éduqué tout seul

he is self-taught

self-taught in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for self-taught in the English»French Dictionary

self-taught ADJ

1. self-taught (self-educated):

self-taught

autodidacte

a self-taught person

un autodidacte

2. self-taught (acquired by oneself):

self-taught

appris(e) en autodidacte

Translations for self-taught in the French»English Dictionary

I.autodidacte [otodidakt] ADJ

autodidacte

self-taught

II.autodidacte [otodidakt] N mf

autodidacte

autodidact

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He approached dance as a self-taught person through hip hop.

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Most of the practitioners in the outlying areas were self-taught or not taught at all.

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He was self-taught, even making the needed tools himself with only the materials and other items found on the farm.

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Benefitting from the revival of the classical organ between 1955 and 1960, his knowledge and mastery of the instrument were essentially self-taught.

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Another well-known influence of his is classical music, which he self-taught upon the advice of his father.

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The film explores the rise and fall of the chess world's bad boy: from a poor, self-taught child prodigy to a venerated world champion and, finally, a reviled paranoiac.

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Even though he had very little formal education, he was a very voracious reader and was self-taught.

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He is a self-taught artist, training himself and his vocal technique.

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He started as a self-taught painter in 1941.

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This is done in 4 stages - the interactive oral (journal writing for self-taught candidatess), the reflective statement, topic development and the production of the essay.

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