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How to say "teacher" in French

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professeur
(n.) (sing.) teacher; professor The form "professeure" is also possible for women, although the Académie Française is not a particular fan of this form.
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Je suis professeur de français .
I am a French teacher.
Le professeur de maths donne son cours .
The math professor gives his lesson.
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C'est or Il est?
Vous allez dire « Il est professeur ».
You're going to say "Il est professeur."
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Mon professeur de chant me dit qu' elle est extrêmement fière de moi
My singing teacher tells me that she's extremely proud of me
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August Hirt , professeur de médecine , y assassina 86 Juifs dans la chambre à gaz .
August Hirt, teacher of medicine, killed 86 Jews here in the gas chamber.
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prof
(n.) (informal) (fem./masc.) (sing.) teacher; professor Short version of "professeur."
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Sa prof est stricte .
His teacher is strict.
Le prof de Paula a écrit un livre .
Paula's professor wrote a book.
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Le prof m' a regardé , je l' ai regardé , il m' a regardé de son air méchant .
The teacher looked at me, I looked at him, he looked at me in his nasty way.
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Le prof dit qu' on doit utiliser cette méthode .
The teacher says that we have to use this method.
Cheating Doesn't Pay
« Redonne - moi mon dictionnaire ou je dis au prof que tu triches ».
Give me back my dictionary or I tell the teacher that you're cheating.
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maîtresse
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) teacher; schoolteacher
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L' école a une nouvelle maîtresse .
The school has a new teacher.
Les enfants écoutent la maîtresse .
The children listen to the schoolteacher.
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Maîtresse ?
Teacher?
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La maîtresse ou l' institutrice .
The teacher or the primary school teacher.
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Et tout le monde à chaque fois , quand la maîtresse dit de regarder tous ,
And everyone, each time, when the teacher says for everybody to look,
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enseignant
(n.) (masc.) (sing.) teacher
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C' est un très bon enseignant .
He's a very good teacher.
Son enseignant voulait nous parler .
His/her teacher wanted to talk to us.
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Je suis enseignant .
I'm a teacher.
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Cet enseignant leur inculque de nouvelles habitudes .
This teacher is instilling new habits in them.
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institutrice
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) primary school teacher
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Elle voudrait devenir institutrice .
She would like to become a primary school teacher.
La nouvelle institutrice est gentille .
The new primary school teacher is kind.
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The Names of Jobs
La maîtresse ou l' institutrice .
The teacher or the primary school teacher.
Talking About Your Job
On dit aussi " institutrice ".
People also say "institutrice".
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