58 - School Flashcards by Melissa M

l’année scolaire

the school year

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un trimestre sclaire

a term

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l’emploi du temps, GB/US

the timetable GB
the scedule US

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un cours, 2

a class
a period

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une heure de permanence

a free period

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la cloche, la sonnerie

the bell

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une récréation, GB/US

a break GB
a recess US

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les heurs de cours

school hours

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le cahier d’appel

the attendance register

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l’école buissonnière

truancy

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les activités parascolaires

extra-curricular activities

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une classe, un niveau, GB/US

a form GB
a grade US

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des vacances scolaires GB/US

a school holiday GB
a school vacation US

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des petites vacances

a half-term holiday

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les vacances d’hiver
les vacances de printemps

the winter break
the spring break

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obligatoire, 2

compulsory
mandatory

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facultatif, 2

optional
elective

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aller à l’école

to attend (school)

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sécher, faire l’école buissonnière, 2

to play truant
to skip lessons

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l’instruction, la scolarité

schooling

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l’enseignement

teaching

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un écolier
une écolière

a schoolboy
a schoolgirl

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élève

a pupil

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un délégué de classe

a class representative

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un internat

a boarding-school

un(e) interne

a boarder

une(e) externe

a day boy/girl

un uniforme

a uniform

la craie

the chalk

le tableau noir vs. le tableau blanc

the blackboard vs. the whiteboard

le chiffon

the duster

un bureau

the desk

l'estrade

the rostrum

la cour (de récréation)

the playground

le gymnase

the gym(nasium)

le réfectoire, 2

the refectory the (dining) hall

la discipline vs. l'indiscipline

discipline vs. indiscipline

une punition

a punishment

une retenue, une colle

detention

obéissant vs. désobéissant

obedient vs. disobediant

punir

to punish

donner une retenue à

to detain

exclure (temporairement)

to suspend

renvoyer

to expel

un manuel scolaire

a textbook

un cahier

an exercise-book

un classeur

a (loose-leaf) binder

un cartable, 2

a schoolbag a satchel

un effaceur

an ink eraser

un taille-crayon

a pencil sharpener

une gomme, 2

an eraser a rubber

une calculatrice

a calculator

une équerre

a set square

un rapporteur

a protractor

un compas

(a pair of) compasses

le programme (les matières étudiées)

the curriculum

le programme (d'un examen, d'une discipline)

the syllabus

les notions de base

the basics

une matière, une discipline

a subject

l'arithmétique, le calcul

arithmetic

les langues vivantes

foreign languages

l'EPS

Physical Education, PE

un bachoteur

a swot

les devoirs et les leçons

homework

le soutien scolaire

remedial teaching

les résultats scolaires

school performance

le niveau, 2

the level the standard

la pédagogie différenciée

mixed-ability teaching

la répartition en groupes de niveau, GB/US

streaming GB tracking US

un cancre

a dunce

le retard

backwardness

travailleur, 2

hard-working industrious

bachoter, 2

to swot to cram

réussir vs échouer

to succeed vs to fail

en retard, moins avancé

backward

le car de ramassage scolaire

school bus

faire l'appel, 2

to call the roll to call the register

apprendre une leçon par coeur

to learn a lesson by heart to learn a lesson by rote

sauter une classe

to skip a class

avoir de très bons résultats à l'école

to be doing really well at school

Faire trois ans de latin

to take 3 years of latin

Ne pas être au niveau, 2

to be below standard to not be up to standard

redoubler, GB/US

to repeat a year GB to be held back US

être bon en maths

to be proficient in/good at maths

avoir des notions en physique

to have a smattering of physics

avoir une bonne connaissance de l'anglais

to have a good command of English

avoir des bases solides en informatique

to have a grounding in computer science

être doué pour les langues

to have a flair for languages

Une discipline relachée

Lax discipline

L'école est finie

School's out !

L'égalité des chances

Equality of opportunity

Renforcer la discipline

to tighten discipline

donner une leçon à qqun

to teach someone a lesson

Connaitre sa leçon sur le bout des doigts, 2

To know one's lessons backwards To know one's lesson like the back of one's hand

Il faut que je te mette les points sur les i ?

Do I have to spell it out for you ?

Il est de la vieille école

He's (of the) old school

L'école de la vie

The school of hard knocks

Il est de la promotion de 1988

He's from the 1988 class

The Humanities vs. Classics

The Humanities = lettres et sciences humaines vs. Classics = sciences humaines, latin et grec

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