expérience

See also: experience

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin experientia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.spe.ʁjɑ̃s/

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Noun

expérience f (plural expériences)

1. (countable) experiment, trial, test

   Near-synonym: expérimentation

   expérience de pensée ― thought experiment

2. (countable) experience (something one goes through)

   expérience de mort imminente ― near-death experience

   faire l'expérience de quelque chose ― to experience something

3. (uncountable) experience, knowledge and skills

   point d'expérience ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   L'expérience est souvent un critère important pour l'embauche. ― Experience is often an important criteria when job hunting.

Derived terms

• inexpérience

Related terms

• expérimenté
• expertise

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: eksperyans
• → Turkish: eksperyans

Further reading

• “expérience”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012