entraînons

Entraînons is a French verb form that functions as the first-person plural imperative of the verb entraîner, meaning “let us train.” In standard usage it is a direct invitation for a group to begin training or practicing together, and it is most commonly heard in sports, physical education, coaching, and group drills. The same verb can also mean to train or to coach someone or something, such as athletes, animals, or a system.

In contemporary French, entraîner has two main senses. The primary sense is to train, practice, or develop a skill or ability. A secondary sense means to cause something to happen or to bring about a consequence, and in technical fields it is used in phrases like entraîner un modèle, meaning to train a model or algorithm. Thus, entRainsons can appear in both physical and computational contexts, depending on the surrounding words.

Usage notes: entR... The form ent rain ons is used without a reflexive pronoun in straightforward calls to action. It can also appear with subject pronouns in more complex constructions or in writing as a slogan or instruction. In everyday conversation, the equivalent English rendering is “let’s train.” Examples: Entraînons-nous pour le marathon. (Let us train for the marathon.) Entraînons le modèle sur ces données. (Let us train the model on this data.)

See also: entraîner, l’entraînement, entraînement (training).