English-French translations for instruct

• instruire
• apprendre
• charger
  Aussi, j'adresse ces questions concrètes au commissaire: va-t-il charger ses services d'étudier les résultats de cette enquête et formulera-t-il ensuite des commentaires argumentés à ce sujet? I would ask the Commissioner to instruct his department to look at this study and then to come back to us with his comments.
  Toutefois, nous voulons charger la Commission de missions futures et non de venir à bout d'un passé dont elle n'est même pas responsable. Nonetheless, we want to give the Commission instructions which look to the future, not instructions to deal with a past for which it is not even responsible.
  Cette règle est en vigueur depuis longtemps et le Bureau a décidé hier à l'unanimité de charger l'administration d'en assurer le respect. That has long been the rule, and yesterday the Bureau agreed to instruct Parliament's administration to ensure that these provisions are respected.
• enseigner

Definition of instruct

• To teach by giving instructions
• To tell what they must or should do
• Instruction
• Arranged; furnished; provided
• Instructed; taught; enlightened

Examples

• Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture
• Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise
• The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy

Related words

• instructable
• instructible