lesson

ˈlɛsən
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Translation of lesson into German,

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Noun

1.

class time

period of instruction in a subject
  • She took a piano lesson every week..Sie nahm jede Woche eine Klavierstunde
2.

homework

UK
task assigned for individual study
UK
  • She completed her history lesson before dinner.Sie erledigte ihre Geschichtsaufgabe vor dem Abendessen.
3.

personal growth

moral or principle learned from an experience
  • The accident taught him a valuable lesson.Der Unfall lehrte ihn eine wertvolle Lektion.

Verb

tr.
1.

teaching

Rare
teach someone a moral or skill
Rare
  • The coach lessoned the team on sportsmanship.Der Trainer lehrte das Team in Sachen Sportgeist.
2.

punishment

RareUK
reprimand or punish to correct behavior
RareUK
  • The teacher lessoned the student for cheating.Der Lehrer bestrafte den Schüler für das Schummeln.
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Expressions with lesson: examples in English and translations in German

Lehrbeispiel
praktische Lektion
His failure was an object lesson in humility.
aus einem Fehler lernen
After the accident, he learned his lesson and drove carefully.
eine Lektion lernen
seine Lektion lernen
After the accident, he learned his lesson about speeding.
unterrichten
The teacher will teach a lesson on fractions.
eine Lehre sein
Let this be a lesson to you not to cheat again.
jemandem eine Lektion erteilen
Breaking the vase taught me a lesson about being careful.

Synonyms and analogies of lesson in English

Examples of lesson in a sentence

  • Each lesson builds on the previous one.
  • The teacher assigned a math lesson for the weekend.
  • He struggled with the science lesson all night.
  • Every mistake is a lesson in disguise.
  • The book offers a lesson on empathy.
  • Today's lesson was from the Book of Psalms.

Translations of "lesson" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieLektionnf.

Failure can be an important lesson on the road to success.

Scheitern kann eine wichtige Lektion auf dem Weg zum Erfolg sein.

derUnterrichtnm.

The teacher asked everyone to sit down quietly for the lesson.

Die Lehrerin bat alle, sich für den Unterricht leise hinzusetzen.

dieLehrenf.

The paramount lesson from this experience is to never give up.

Die wichtigste Lehre aus dieser Erfahrung ist, niemals aufzugeben.

dieStundenf.

She felt the teacher picked on her during every single lesson.

Sie hatte das Gefühl, der Lehrer schikaniere sie in jeder Stunde.

dieUnterrichtsstundenf.

The teacher encourages critical thinking in word and deed in every lesson.

Der Lehrer fördert kritisches Denken in Wort und Tat in jeder Unterrichtsstunde.

Lehrstunden.

After such an interesting lesson, most children promptly knew the right answer.

Die meisten Kinder wussten nach der interessanten Lehrstunde auf Anhieb die richtige Antwort.

dieAufgabenf.

Target of the lesson is to sing single notes and intervals correct.

Das Ziel der Aufgabe ist Einzeltöne und Intervalle korrekt nachzusingen.

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Other translations for lesson:

  • Unterrichtseinheitnf.
  • Kursnm.
  • Einheitnf.
  • Fahrstundenf.
  • Übungnf.
  • Lehrstücknn.
  • Lesungnf.
  • Strafenf.
  • Hausaufgabenf.

lesson: Examples and translations in context

She understood the lesson, except that some details were confusing.

Sie hat die Lektion verstanden, allerdings waren einige Details verwirrend.

To comprehend the lesson, we reviewed the material together.

Um die Lektion zu verstehen, gingen wir das Material gemeinsam durch.

We learned our lesson and now always back up important files immediately.

Wir haben unsere Lektion gelernt und sichern wichtige Dateien jetzt immer sofort.

He learned his lesson after speeding tickets emptied his bank account.

Er hat seine Lektion gelernt, nachdem Strafzettel sein Bankkonto geleert hatten.

The harsh feedback from my boss taught me a lesson about preparation.

Die harte Kritik meines Chefs hat mir eine Lektion über Vorbereitung erteilt.

On the bright side, this mistake will teach us an important lesson.

Auf der positiven Seite wird uns dieser Fehler eine wichtige Lektion lehren.

Crashing the car once was enough to teach me a lesson about speeding.

Den Wagen einmal zu schrotten, hat mir eine Lektion über Raserei erteilt.

The lesson taught was that providence often works in mysterious ways.

Die Lektion lehrte, dass die Wege des Herrn oft unergründlich sind.

See also:

history lessonprivate lessonvaluable lessonobject lesson
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