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masculine

/pʁɔfɛsœʁ/

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Translation

teacher, professor

Word origin

From Latin professor ('one who declares publicly, a teacher'), from profiteri ('to declare openly'), from pro ('forth') and fateri ('to confess, to acknowledge').

Origin
Latin
Root
professor
English cognates
professor, profess, confess

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralprofesseurs

Examples

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My French teacher is very patient.

' .

She's an English teacher at the secondary school.

.

The teacher explained the lesson three times.

piano l'enfance.

My music teacher has played the piano since childhood.

copies .

The teacher read all the papers in two days.

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This word is part of lesson 16.