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For the verb: "to learn"

Simple Past:	learned, learnt
Past Participle:	learned, learnt

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

learn

1. transitive verb gen apprendre;
   acquérir (skills) (from de);
   to ~ (how) to do apprendre à faire;
   to ~ that apprendre que.

2. intransitive verb apprendre;
   to ~ about sth apprendre qch;
   to ~ from one's mistakes tirer la leçon de ses erreurs.

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'learn' found in these entries:

English:

by - find - heart - it - line - should - the - trial

French:

aller - apprendre - conclusion - curieux - étudier - initier - instruire - métier - pas - récitation - tas - triste

learn: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
learn	vtr	(discover)	apprendre, découvrir vtr ⇒ ⇒
Guess what I just learnt by listening to a phone conversation?
US: Guess what I just learned by listening to a phone conversation?
Devine ce que je viens d'apprendre (or: découvrir) en écoutant une conversation téléphonique ?
learn	vtr	(memorize)	apprendre, étudier vtr ⇒ ⇒
			mémoriser vtr ⇒
The actor had to learn his lines.
L'acteur a dû apprendre (or: étudier) son texte.
L'acteur a dû mémoriser son texte.
learn	vtr	(master)	apprendre vtr ⇒
			acquérir, maîtriser vtr ⇒ ⇒
He learnt the art of stone masonry in just three years.
US: He learned the art of stone masonry in just three years.
Il a appris l'art de la maçonnerie en pierres en trois ans seulement.
Il a acquis (or: maîtrisé) l'art de la maçonnerie en pierres en trois ans seulement.
learn	vtr	(know by studying) savoir par l'étude	apprendre, retenir vtr ⇒ ⇒
			mémoriser vtr ⇒
It took him an hour, but he learnt the twenty Spanish words.
US: It took him an hour, but he learned the twenty Spanish words.
Il lui a fallu une heure, mais il a appris (or: retenu) ses vingt mots en espagnol.
Il lui a fallu une heure, mais il a mémorisé les vingt mots espagnols.
learn	vtr	(ascertain)	découvrir, apprendre vtr ⇒ ⇒
After weeks of work, the detective finally learned who the killer was.
Après des semaines de travail, le détective a fini par découvrir (or: apprendre) qui était le meurtrier.
learn	vtr	(obtain through experience)	apprendre vtr ⇒
Children usually start to learn to walk when they are about a year old.
Les enfants commencent normalement à apprendre à marcher quand ils ont environ un an.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
learn	vi	(acquire knowledge) acquérir des connaissances	apprendre vtr ⇒
I don't know how to do it, but I'll learn.
Je ne sais pas comment le faire, mais je vais apprendre.
learn	vi	(become aware of)	apprendre vtr ⇒
I only learned of his death yesterday.
Je n'ai appris son décès qu'hier.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
learn a thing or two		v	se dégourdir ⇒
learn a thing or two		v	se dessaler ⇒ familier
learn about		v	apprendre ⇒ (sur qch)
learn again		v	réapprendre ⇒ (apprendre de nouveau)
learn all about			apprendre tout
learn by doing			apprendre en pratiquant
learn by experience			apprendre par expérience
learn by heart			apprendre par cœur
learn of		v	apprendre ⇒ (nouvelle)
learn off by heart (GB)			apprendre par cœur
learn the ropes			apprendre les ficelles
live and learn		v	apprendre à tout âge
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Forums WR : discussions dont le titre comprend le mot(s) "learn".

"How did you first learn about the directory?"
"learn to do by doing"
"Maybe learn a new language"
"pour apprendre" for learning? to learn?
a lot to learn
a quick learn
a unique opportunity to learn diversity...
a year before they learn
Also, I would like to to learn how to play the harp
always willing to learn more
an experience that one (from which to) learn from
as what you need to learn
because there is a lot to learn from it
Best way to learn
Come and learn about the doors yoga can open in your life.
Cool kids learn french
desire to learn
didn't start to learn it until
Do you learn English at school?
don't come back until you learn to behave
Each and every day, I learn to love you more
eager to learn
Emily is very excited to learn that she has cousins in France
EN: During this time, I learn/learnt - grammaire
EN: Learning / learn English - grammaire
Everyone wants to learn English, very few people want to learn French.
Fr : Noun genders, and how to learn them - grammaire
FR: did you learn nothing? - grammaire
FR: Had to learn everything - grammaire
FR: I think that you want to learn - grammaire
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