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lec·ture
(lĕk′chər)n.
1. An exposition of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, as for the purpose of instruction.
2. An earnest admonition or reproof; a reprimand.
v. lec·tured, lec·tur·ing, lec·tures
v.intr.
To deliver a lecture or series of lectures.
v.tr.
1. To deliver a lecture to (a class or audience).
2. To admonish or reprove earnestly, often at length: always lecturing me about my manners.
[Middle English, a reading, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēctūra, from Latin lēctus, past participle of legere, to read; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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lecture
(ˈlɛktʃə)n
1. (Education) a discourse on a particular subject given or read to an audience
2. (Education) the text of such a discourse
3. (Education) a method of teaching by formal discourse
4. a lengthy reprimand or scolding
vb
5. (Education) to give or read a lecture (to an audience or class)
6. (tr) to reprimand at length
[C14: from Medieval Latin lectūra reading, from legere to read]
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lec•ture
(ˈlɛk tʃər)n., v. -tured, -tur•ing. n.
1. a discourse read or delivered before an audience or class, esp. for instruction: a lecture on modern art.
2. a long speech of warning or reproof as to conduct.
v.i. 3. to give a lecture or series of lectures: She spent the year lecturing to student groups.
v.t. 4. to deliver a lecture to or before.
5. to rebuke or reprimand at some length.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin lēctūra a reading]
lec′tur•er, n.
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lecture
Past participle: lectured
Gerund: lecturing
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| Noun | 1. |  lecture - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" |
| 2. | lecture - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face" curtain lecture - a private lecture to a husband by his wife | |
| 3. |  lecture - teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)course, course of instruction, course of study, class - education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession" lecture demonstration - presentation of an example of what the lecturer is discoursing about talk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" | |
| Verb | 1. | lecture - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
| 2. |  lecture - censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup"call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, bawl out, berate, reproof, scold, take to task, rebuke, reprimand, call down, lambast, lambaste, remonstrate, trounce, jaw, rag castigate, chasten, chastise, objurgate, correct - censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks" brush down, tell off - reprimand; "She told the misbehaving student off" criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" |
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lecture
noun
1. talk, address, speech, lesson, instruction, presentation, discourse, sermon, exposition, harangue, oration, disquisition In his lecture he covered an enormous variety of topics.
2. telling-off (informal), rebuke, reprimand, talking-to (informal), heat (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), going-over (informal), wigging (Brit. slang), censure, scolding, chiding, dressing-down (informal), reproof, castigation Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.
verb
1. talk, speak, teach, address, discourse, spout, expound, harangue, give a talk, hold forth, expatiate She has lectured and taught all over the world.
2. tell off (informal), berate, scold, reprimand, carpet (informal), censure, castigate, chide, admonish, tear into (informal), read the riot act, reprove, bawl out (informal), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), tear (someone) off a strip (Brit. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal), give someone a talking-to (informal), give someone a dressing-down (informal), give someone a telling-off (informal) He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.
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lecture
nounA usually formal oral communication to an audience:
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Translations
تَوْبيخ، تأنيبمُحَاضَرَةٌمُحاضَرَهيُحَاضِرُيُقَدِّمُ مُحاضَرَه
лекция
přednášetpřednáškadomluva
forelæseforelæsningirettesættemoralprædiken=-forelæsning
سخنرانی
luennoidaluentoläksyttää
predavanjepredavati
előadás
fyrirlesturhalda fyrirlestur, predika yfirskammarræîa
講義講義をする
강의강의하다
lektoriusskaityti paskaitą
lasīt lekcijulasīt morālilekcijamoralizēšana
prednášať
predavanjepredavati
föreläsningföreläsa
การบรรยายบรรยาย
dersders vermekkonferans çekmekonferans vermekazarlama
bài giảnggiảng bài
lecture
[ˈlektʃəʳ]A. N
B. VI to lecture (in or on sth) → dar clases (de algo)
she lectures in Law → da clases de derecho
he lectures at Princeton → es profesor en Princeton
she lectures in Law → da clases de derecho
he lectures at Princeton → es profesor en Princeton
C. VT (= scold) → sermonear
D. CPD lecture hall N (Univ) → aula f; (gen) → sala f de conferencias
lecture notes NPL → apuntes mpl de clase
lecture room, lecture theatre N = lecture hall
lecture notes NPL → apuntes mpl de clase
lecture room, lecture theatre N = lecture hall
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
lecture
[ˈlɛktʃər] n
vi [university lecturer] → enseigner; [public speaker] → donner une conférence
She lectures at the technical college → Elle enseigne au collège technique.
He's lecturing at 10 this morning
BUT Il donne un cours à 10 heures ce matin.
to lecture on sth (= teach a subject at university) → enseigner qch (= give public lecture) → donner une conférence sur qch
He lectures on Economic History at the University → Il enseigne l'histoire économique à l'université.
She lectures at the technical college → Elle enseigne au collège technique.
He's lecturing at 10 this morning
BUT Il donne un cours à 10 heures ce matin.
to lecture on sth (= teach a subject at university) → enseigner qch (= give public lecture) → donner une conférence sur qch
He lectures on Economic History at the University → Il enseigne l'histoire économique à l'université.
vt
(= reprove) → faire la leçon à, sermonner
He's always lecturing us → Il n'arrête pas de nous faire la leçon.
to lecture sb on sth, to lecture sb about sth → faire la leçon à qn sur qch, sermonner qn sur qch
I had always been lectured about not talking with my mouth full → On m'avait toujours sermonné sur la nécessité de ne pas parler la bouche pleine., On m'avait toujours fait la leçon sur la nécessité de ne pas parler la bouche pleine.lecture hall n (gen) → salle f de conférences; (in university) → amphithéâtre m
He's always lecturing us → Il n'arrête pas de nous faire la leçon.
to lecture sb on sth, to lecture sb about sth → faire la leçon à qn sur qch, sermonner qn sur qch
I had always been lectured about not talking with my mouth full → On m'avait toujours sermonné sur la nécessité de ne pas parler la bouche pleine., On m'avait toujours fait la leçon sur la nécessité de ne pas parler la bouche pleine.lecture hall n (gen) → salle f de conférences; (in university) → amphithéâtre m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
lecture
n
→ Vortrag m; (Univ) → Vorlesung f; to give a lecture → einen Vortrag/eine Vorlesung halten (→ to für, on sth über etw acc); I asked for a short explanation and got a lecture → ich wollte nur eine kurze Erklärung und bekam einen Vortrag zu hören
(= scolding) → (Straf)predigt f; to give somebody a lecture → jdm eine Strafpredigt or Standpauke (inf) → halten (about wegen)
vt
vi → einen Vortrag halten; (Univ) (= give lecture) → eine Vorlesung halten; (= give lecture course) → lesen, Vorlesungen halten (→ on über +acc); he lectures in English → er ist Dozent für Anglistik; he lectures on Victorian poetry → er liest über viktorianische Dichtung; have you ever heard him lecture? → hast du schon mal eine Vorlesung bei ihm gehört?; he lectures at Princeton → er lehrt in Princeton; he lectures well → seine Vorlesungen sind gut
lecture
:lecture course
n → Vorlesungs-/Vortragsreihe f
lecture hall
n → Hörsaal m
lecture notes
pl (professor’s) → Manuskript nt; (student’s) → Aufzeichnungen pl; (= handout) → Vorlesungsskript nt
lecture
:lecture theatre, (US) lecture theater
n → Hörsaal m
lecture tour
n → Vortragsreise f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
lecture
[ˈlɛktʃəʳ]1. n
a. (Univ) → lezione f; (by visitor) → conferenza
to deliver or give a lecture on → tenere una conferenza or una lezione su
to deliver or give a lecture on → tenere una conferenza or una lezione su
2. vi to lecture (in sth) → essere professore incaricato (di qc)
to lecture (to sb on sth) (Univ) → fare lezione (a qn di qc) (visiting lecturer) → tenere una conferenza (a qn su qc)
to lecture (to sb on sth) (Univ) → fare lezione (a qn di qc) (visiting lecturer) → tenere una conferenza (a qn su qc)
3. vt (reprove) → rimproverare, fare una ramanzina a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
lecture
(ˈlektʃə) noun1. a formal talk given to students or other audiences. a history lecture.
2. a long and boring or irritating speech, warning or scolding. The teacher gave the children a lecture for running in the corridor.
verb to give a lecture. He lectures on Roman Art; She lectured him on good behaviour.
ˈlecturer noun a person who lectures, especially to students. He is a lecturer in the English department.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
lecture
→ مُحَاضَرَةٌ, يُحَاضِرُ přednášet, přednáška forelæse, forelæsning Vortrag, vortragen διάλεξη, δίνω διάλεξη conferencia, dar una conferencia luennoida, luento cours, enseigner predavanje, predavati lezione, tenere conferenze 講義, 講義をする 강의, 강의하다 lezing, lezing geven forelese, forelesning wykład, wyłożyć dar uma palestra, palestra, palestrar лекция, читать лекцию föreläsa, föreläsning การบรรยาย, บรรยาย ders, ders vermek bài giảng, giảng bài 讲课Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
lecture
n. conferencia, disertación.
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