lecture

a formal talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university or college

conferencia, charla, disertación

• give a lecture on something

Collocations lecture on history · give a lecture to students

• She gave a lecture on the history of art.

  Ella dio una conferencia sobre la historia del arte.

to speak to someone in an angry or disapproving way because they have done something wrong

reprender, regañar a alguien

• lecture somebody about/over something

Collocations lecture someone over a mistake · lecture children about their behavior

• He was lectured by his boss for being late.

  Fue regañado por su jefe por llegar tarde.

a class in a school or university where students listen to a teacher talking about a subject

clase, curso, lección

• have/attend a lecture

Collocations lecture on biology · attend a lecture at university

• I have to attend a lecture this afternoon.

  Tengo que asistir a una clase esta tarde.

to give a formal talk or speech, especially to students at a university or college

dar una conferencia, disertar sobre algo

• lecture on something

Collocations lecture on economics · lecture to a group of students

• He lectures on the subject of climate change.

  Él da conferencias sobre el tema del cambio climático.

to speak to someone angrily or disapprovingly because they have done something wrong

reprender a alguien, regañar a alguien

• lecture somebody about/over something

Collocations lecture someone over an error · lecture children on their behavior

• She lectured her son over his poor grades.

  Ella reprendió a su hijo por sus malas calificaciones.