What does expérience in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word expérience in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use expérience in French.

The word expérience in French means experience, experience, experience, experiment, experiment, have experience, have experience of, near-death experience, field experience, direct experience, hands-on experience, human experience, unfortunate experience, failed experience, professional experience, recognized experience, scientific experiment, experience in the field, have the experience of, from experience, speak from experience, feedback, user feedback, subject, give it a go, give it a try, accreditation of prior experiential learning. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word expérience

experience

nom féminin (connaissance, savoir faire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a une expérience de la course automobile.
He has some experience of motor racing.

experience

nom féminin (fait de vivre un événement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est sa première expérience de la maternité.
It's her first experience of motherhood.

experience

nom féminin (tentative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est sa première expérience de vie à deux.
It's his first experience of being in a couple.

experiment

nom féminin (expérimentation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce chercheur est connu pour ses expériences sur les rythmes circadiens.
This researcher is known for his circadian rhythm experiments.

experiment

nom féminin (étude d'un phénomène)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le professeur de chimie réalise des expériences pour nous.
The chemistry teacher does experiments for us.

have experience

locution verbale (bien connaître [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

have experience of

(être habitué à, maîtriser [qch]) (skill)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle a l'expérience des enfants et elle est disponible, c'est parfait !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. We are looking for someone with experience in sales.

near-death experience

nom féminin (vision consécutive à une mort clinique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

field experience

nom féminin (connaissances pratiques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

direct experience, hands-on experience

nom féminin (manipulation concrète)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

human experience

nom féminin (connaissance empirique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

unfortunate experience, failed experience

nom féminin (échec)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

professional experience

nom féminin (travail : postes déjà occupés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette candidate a une expérience professionnelle en industrie minière.
This candidate has professional experience in the mining industry.

recognized experience

nom féminin (renommée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scientific experiment

nom féminin (test de recherche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le travail des chercheurs consiste à mener des expériences scientifiques.

experience in the field

nom féminin (travail pratique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

have the experience of

locution verbale (découvrir [qch], expérimenter)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous avons tous fait l'expérience de frotter nos cheveux sur une règle en plastique.

from experience

locution verbale (grâce à l'expérience)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

speak from experience

locution verbale (parler en connaisseur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

feedback, user feedback

nom masculin (avis de gens ayant testé [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Notre service qualité traite les retours d'expérience de nos clients.

subject

nom masculin (chose étudiée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les réactions sol-eau sont mon sujet d'expérience.

give it a go, give it a try

locution verbale (s'essayer à [qch])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

accreditation of prior experiential learning

nom féminin (diplôme de reconnaissance professionnelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet ouvrier est devenu technicien par validation des acquis de l'expérience.

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