l'institutrice

(primary school) teacher

ɛ̃ s . t i . t y . t ʁ i s

institut institute + rice feminine agent noun

noun · feminine Uncommon #15,711

(primary school) teacher Refers to a female teacher, especially in primary/elementary school.

FR: Mon fils a une institutrice très gentille.

EN: My son has a very kind (primary school) teacher.

J'ai écrit une lettre à mon institutrice.

I wrote a letter to my teacher.

Quand es-tu devenue institutrice ?

When did you become a teacher?

Les élèves ont désobéi à leur institutrice.

The students disobeyed their teacher.

Leur institutrice les loua.

Their teacher praised them.

Elle a un grand respect pour son institutrice.

She has great respect for her teacher.

Elle deviendra institutrice.

She will become a primary school teacher.

J'ai eu une bonne institutrice.

I had a good teacher.

J'étais institutrice.

I was a primary school teacher.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Je ne suis pas institutrice.

I’m not a primary school teacher.

Sa fille a l’étoffe d’une bonne institutrice.

His daughter has the makings of a good teacher.

Qui est ton institutrice ?

Who is your teacher?

Quand êtes-vous devenue institutrice ?

When did you become a teacher?

Tu as une tête d'institutrice, comme Dora.

You look like a schoolteacher, like Dora.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Je viens d'avoir une conversation avec ton institutrice.

I just had a conversation with your teacher.

Notre institutrice parle parfois trop vite.

Our teacher sometimes speaks too quickly.

Je vais être votre institutrice.

I’m going to be your teacher.

Elle est institutrice mais elle a un grand potentiel.

She is a teacher but she has great potential.

Elle aimerait devenir institutrice.

She would like to become a primary school teacher.

Elle est devenue institutrice.

She became a teacher.

Je suis institutrice.

I am a teacher.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

J'ai demandé à mon institutrice quoi faire ensuite.

I asked my teacher what to do next.

C'est ça, on était institutrice.

That's right, I was a primary school teacher.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Teacher.

— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)

Je veux être une excellente institutrice.

I want to be an excellent teacher.

Elle est institutrice.

She is a teacher.