lesson

S2 W1

BrE /ˈlesən/ AmE /ˈlɛsən/

noun en → es

1 CLASSROOM LEARNING [countable] A2

a class or period of time when you learn something, especially at school

clase, lección

  • have a lesson with somebody

Collocations English lesson · music lesson

  • I have a French lesson this afternoon.

    Tengo una clase de francés esta tarde.

2 EXPERIENCE LEARNING [countable] B1

a situation or event that teaches you something, especially a bad experience

lección, experiencia

  • learn a lesson from something

Collocations life lesson · hard lesson

  • That was a hard lesson to learn.

    Eso fue una lección difícil de aprender.

3 PRACTICE [countable] B1

a period of time when you practice an activity, such as playing a musical instrument or doing sport

entrenamiento, práctica

  • have a lesson in something

Collocations guitar lesson · swimming lesson

  • She's having a piano lesson this evening.

    Ella tiene una lección de piano esta noche.

1 TEACHING [uncountable] B2

the process of teaching or giving lessons to students

enseñanza, docencia

  • give somebody a lesson in something

Collocations teaching method · lesson plan

  • He's given lessons to beginners.

    Ha dado lecciones a principiantes.

2 INSTRUCTION [countable] B1

a piece of advice or information that is intended to teach someone how to do something correctly

instrucción, consejo

  • give somebody a lesson in something

Collocations safety lesson · life lesson

  • The teacher gave us an important lesson on road safety.

    El profesor nos dio una importante lección sobre seguridad vial.

3 PRACTICE SESSION [countable] B1

a period of time when you practice an activity, such as playing a musical instrument or doing sport

entrenamiento, práctica

  • have a lesson in something

Collocations guitar lesson · swimming lesson

  • She's having a piano lesson this evening.

    Ella tiene una lección de piano esta noche.

4 PRACTICE SESSION [countable] B1

a period of time when you practice an activity, such as playing a musical instrument or doing sport

entrenamiento, práctica

  • have a lesson in something

Collocations guitar lesson · swimming lesson

  • He's having a tennis lesson this afternoon.

    Él tiene una lección de tenis esta tarde.

5 PRACTICE SESSION [countable] B1

a period of time when you practice an activity, such as playing a musical instrument or doing sport

entrenamiento, práctica

  • have a lesson in something

Collocations guitar lesson · swimming lesson

  • She's having a dance lesson this evening.

    Ella tiene una lección de baile esta noche.