instruire
Meanings
Verb
1. to instruct, to teach
2. (of a judge or other magistrate) to hear, to try (a case) (law)
Examples9
Je me sers d'animaux pour instruire les hommes.
I use animals to instruct men.
Je me sers des animaux pour instruire les hommes.
I use animals to instruct people.
Elle me saisit la main pour m'instruire.
She took hold of my hand to teach me.
Elle m'a saisi la main pour m'instruire.
She took hold of my hand to teach me.
Il m'instruit.
He is teaching me.
S'instruire sans agir c'est comme labourer sans semer.
Learning without acting is like plowing without planting seeds.