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/pʁɔf/

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Translation

teacher, lecturer (informal)

Word origin

A colloquial clipping of professeur, from Latin professor ('one who declares himself an expert'), from profiteri ('to declare publicly'). The shortened form belongs to everyday spoken French rather than official writing.

Origin: Latin
Root: professor
English cognates: professor, profess, profession

Grammar

Gendercommon

Pluralprofs

Examples

My maths teacher is really nice.

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The new English teacher arrives on Monday.

grève .

The teachers have been on strike for three days.

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Did you ask the teacher before leaving?

She wants to become a science teacher in a secondary school.

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This word is part of lesson 31.