l'a appris

learned it; found it out; taught it to someone (depending on context)

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learned it; found it out; taught it to someone (depending on context) Usually means “learned it” or “found it out” when l’ is the direct object, as in “Il l’a appris en confession” (“He learned it in confession”). In a construction with an indirect-object pronoun, such as “te l’a appris,” it can mean “taught it to you.”

FR: C'est ainsi que je l'ai appris.

EN: This is how I learned it.

Chet l'a appris.

Chet learned it.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Et ma mère l'a appris auprès d'étrangers.

And my mother learned it from strangers.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

Mon Amanda l'a appris par Francesca.

My Amanda learned it from Francesca.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

C'est moi qui t'ai appris ce tour comme notre père te l'a appris.

I'm the one who taught you that trick, just as our father taught it to you.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Mon père me l'a appris.

My father taught me that.

Son russe, grand-père l'a appris en Sibérie.

Her Russian grandfather learned it in Siberia.

Mettez les fusils comme on vous l'a appris.

Put the rifles the way you were taught.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Vera me l'a appris ce matin.

Vera taught it to me this morning.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Mon amie Kutan me l'a appris.

My friend Kutan taught me that.

— Mademoiselle (2016)

Il ne peut pas en parler clairement car il l'a appris en confession.

He can't talk about it clearly because he learned it in confession.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Tom l'a appris à ses dépens.

Tom learned that the hard way.

Tout ce que je hais en moi, c'est toi qui me l'a appris.

Everything I hate about myself, you’re the one who taught me.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

C'est mon père qui me l'a appris.

My father taught me that.

Qui est-ce qui te l'a appris ?

Who taught you that?

— Departures (2008)