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le prof

the teacher

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phrase Uncommon #17,561
the teacher Informal shortened form of « le professeur ». The masculine article is used even when referring to a woman: « la prof » is also common.
FR: Le prof explique la leçon.
EN: The teacher is explaining the lesson.

Je suis le prof de russe de Fedya.

I’m Fedya’s Russian teacher.

— Le Frère 2 (2000)

Tu es le prof de mon gamin.

You're my kid's teacher.

Le prof est malade, alors on a du temps pour étudier.

The teacher is sick, so we have time to study.

— Sous la chaleur du soleil (1994)

C'est pour le prof de son fils.

It's for his son's teacher.

Le prof n'a pas le temps de répondre à tout.

The teacher doesn't have time to answer everything.

Le prof fourre son nez partout.

The teacher pokes his nose into everything.

Le prof est entré en classe.

The teacher entered the classroom.

Le prof a ramassé les copies.

The teacher collected the copies.

Pour le prof de Michelle.

For Michelle's teacher.

— Black (2005)

Le prof serait ravi.

The teacher would be delighted.

— Interstellar (2014)

Tu as trouvé le manuel que le prof nous a demandé ?

Did you find the textbook the teacher asked us to get?

— Soul Mate (2016)

Le prof a félicité notre fils.

The teacher congratulated our son.

L'anarchie me semblait intéressante, mais le prof est nul.

Anarchy seemed interesting to me, but the teacher is terrible.

— La Vague (2008)

J'ai pigé ce que le prof expliquait.

I understood what the teacher was explaining.

Tu es fâché avec le prof de littérature ?

Are you mad at the literature teacher?

— Un Soleil (2019)