Grammatical class

Noun

formation

formation, forming, development

Details

Syllables

for-ma-tion

Phonetics

fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

5475

Freq. (movies)

2996

Freq. (news)

618

Sentences

Je suis gynécologue de formation.

I'm a trainee gynecologist.

A1

Je n'avais aucune formation.

I didn't have any training.

A1

Je n'ai pas de formation médicale.

I don't have medical training.

A1

John a ouvert un centre de formation.

John opened a training center.

A1

Les troupes étaient en formation de combat.

The troops were in battle array.

A1

Je suis en formation.

I'm in training.

A2

J'ai modifié la formation.

I modified the line-up.

A2

Les oiseaux volaient en formation.

The birds were flying in a group.

B1

Elle tire toujours gloire de sa formation universitaire.

She always prides herself on her academic background.

B1

Sa mauvaise formation scolaire ne l'a pas empêché d'avancer.

His poor educational background was not a bar to his advancement.

B1

Les oies volent en formation en V.

Geese fly in a V shape.

B2

Quelle sorte de formation as-tu reçue ?

What kind of training have you had?

B2