No. 5,423 in Dutch
les
"Les" means "lesson" in English.
In a sentence
Ik heb vandaag een interessante les over geschiedenis gevolgd.
I attended an interesting lesson about history today.
The word 'les' refers to a formal lesson or class that one attends to learn specific content.
De docent gaf een les in wiskunde.
The teacher gave a mathematics lesson.
In this context, 'les' signifies a session where knowledge is imparted by an instructor.
Het leven heeft me een belangrijke les geleerd.
Life has taught me an important lesson.
Here, 'les' denotes a lesson in a figurative sense, representing a moral or learning experience.
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