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instruit

educated, well-read, teaches, instructs, investigates

ɛ̃ s . t ʁ ɥ i → instruire
instru to teach, to instruct + it 3rd-person singular present or singular past participle
adjective · singular Rare #33,611
educated, well-read
FR: Mon frère est instruit et curieux.
EN: My brother is educated and curious.

Il a lu, il est instruit.

He has read, he is educated.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Sage et instruit, il donne des avis judicieux.

Wise and well-informed, he gives sound advice.

— Cléo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Vous êtes instruit.

You are educated.

— Interstellar (2014)

Vous êtes un homme instruit.

You are an educated man.

Il est fort instruit.

He is highly educated.

Tant pis pour le mythe de l'immortel super instruit.

So much for the myth of the immortal know-it-all.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

C'est juste un imbécile instruit !

He's just an educated fool!

— Masaan (2015)

C'est vrai que c'est un homme instruit, mais il manque de bon sens.

It’s true that he’s an educated man, but he lacks common sense.

C'est un homme instruit, il a étudié.

He is an educated man; he has studied.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Nicholas était de loin le plus intelligent et le plus instruit des trois.

Nicholas was by far the smartest and most well-educated of the three.

Il était très instruit, mais il ne le savait pas.

He was very well-educated, but he didn’t know it.

verb · singular masculine, past tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense Rare #47,451
teaches, instructs Also the masculine singular past participle of « instruire»: “instructed.”
FR: Elle instruit les étudiants en anglais.
EN: She teaches the students in English.
investigates Used especially of a judge investigating a legal case.
FR: Le juge instruit l'affaire.
EN: The judge investigates the case.
Conjugation of instruire
Past
instruit
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third instruit —

Il m'instruit.

He is teaching me.

Elle instruit les étudiants en anglais.

She instructs students in English.

Je l'ai instruit en Anglais.

I taught him in English.

Où instruit-on les procès ?

Where are the trials held?

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

N'as-tu pas été instruit et formé, en étant à mes côtés ?

Were you not taught and trained by being at my side?

— Black Panther (2018)