58 - School Flashcards

1
Q

l’année scolaire

A

the school year

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2
Q

un trimestre sclaire

A

a term

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3
Q

l’emploi du temps, GB/US

A

the timetable GB
the scedule US

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4
Q

un cours, 2

A

a class
a period

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5
Q

une heure de permanence

A

a free period

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6
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la cloche, la sonnerie

A

the bell

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7
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une récréation, GB/US

A

a break GB
a recess US

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8
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les heurs de cours

A

school hours

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9
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le cahier d’appel

A

the attendance register

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10
Q

l’école buissonnière

A

truancy

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11
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les activités parascolaires

A

extra-curricular activities

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12
Q

une classe, un niveau, GB/US

A

a form GB
a grade US

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13
Q

des vacances scolaires GB/US

A

a school holiday GB
a school vacation US

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14
Q

des petites vacances

A

a half-term holiday

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15
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les vacances d’hiver
les vacances de printemps

A

the winter break
the spring break

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16
Q

obligatoire, 2

A

compulsory
mandatory

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17
Q

facultatif, 2

A

optional
elective

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18
Q

aller à l’école

A

to attend (school)

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19
Q

sécher, faire l’école buissonnière, 2

A

to play truant
to skip lessons

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20
Q

l’instruction, la scolarité

A

schooling

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21
Q

l’enseignement

A

teaching

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22
Q

un écolier
une écolière

A

a schoolboy
a schoolgirl

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23
Q

élève

A

a pupil

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24
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un délégué de classe

A

a class representative

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25
Q

un internat

A

a boarding-school

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26
Q

un(e) interne

A

a boarder

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27
Q

une(e) externe

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a day boy/girl

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28
Q

un uniforme

A

a uniform

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29
Q

la craie

A

the chalk

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30
Q

le tableau noir
vs.
le tableau blanc

A

the blackboard
vs.
the whiteboard

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31
Q

le chiffon

A

the duster

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32
Q

un bureau

A

the desk

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33
Q

l’estrade

A

the rostrum

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34
Q

la cour (de récréation)

A

the playground

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35
Q

le gymnase

A

the gym(nasium)

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36
Q

le réfectoire, 2

A

the refectory
the (dining) hall

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37
Q

la discipline
vs.
l’indiscipline

A

discipline
vs.
indiscipline

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38
Q

une punition

A

a punishment

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39
Q

une retenue, une colle

A

detention

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40
Q

obéissant
vs.
désobéissant

A

obedient
vs.
disobediant

41
Q

punir

42
Q

donner une retenue à

43
Q

exclure (temporairement)

A

to suspend

44
Q

renvoyer

45
Q

un manuel scolaire

A

a textbook

46
Q

un cahier

A

an exercise-book

47
Q

un classeur

A

a (loose-leaf) binder

48
Q

un cartable, 2

A

a schoolbag
a satchel

49
Q

un effaceur

A

an ink eraser

50
Q

un taille-crayon

A

a pencil sharpener

51
Q

une gomme, 2

A

an eraser
a rubber

52
Q

une calculatrice

A

a calculator

53
Q

une équerre

A

a set square

54
Q

un rapporteur

A

a protractor

55
Q

un compas

A

(a pair of) compasses

56
Q

le programme (les matières étudiées)

A

the curriculum

57
Q

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

A

the syllabus

58
Q

les notions de base

A

the basics

59
Q

une matière, une discipline

60
Q

l’arithmétique, le calcul

A

arithmetic

61
Q

les langues vivantes

A

foreign languages

62
Q

l’EPS

A

Physical Education, PE

63
Q

un bachoteur

64
Q

les devoirs et les leçons

65
Q

le soutien scolaire

A

remedial teaching

66
Q

les résultats scolaires

A

school performance

67
Q

le niveau, 2

A

the level
the standard

68
Q

la pédagogie différenciée

A

mixed-ability teaching

69
Q

la répartition en groupes de niveau, GB/US

A

streaming GB
tracking US

70
Q

un cancre

71
Q

le retard

A

backwardness

72
Q

travailleur, 2

A

hard-working
industrious

73
Q

bachoter, 2

A

to swot
to cram

74
Q

réussir vs échouer

A

to succeed vs to fail

75
Q

en retard, moins avancé

76
Q

le car de ramassage scolaire

A

school bus

77
Q

faire l’appel, 2

A

to call the roll
to call the register

78
Q

apprendre une leçon par coeur

A

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

79
Q

sauter une classe

A

to skip a class

80
Q

avoir de très bons résultats à l’école

A

to be doing really well at school

81
Q

Faire trois ans de latin

A

to take 3 years of latin

82
Q

Ne pas être au niveau, 2

A

to be below standard
to not be up to standard

83
Q

redoubler, GB/US

A

to repeat a year GB
to be held back US

84
Q

être bon en maths

A

to be proficient in/good at maths

85
Q

avoir des notions en physique

A

to have a smattering of physics

86
Q

avoir une bonne connaissance de l’anglais

A

to have a good command of English

87
Q

avoir des bases solides en informatique

A

to have a grounding in computer science

88
Q

être doué pour les langues

A

to have a flair for languages

89
Q

Une discipline relachée

A

Lax discipline

90
Q

L’école est finie

A

School’s out !

91
Q

L’égalité des chances

A

Equality of opportunity

92
Q

Renforcer la discipline

A

to tighten discipline

93
Q

donner une leçon à qqun

A

to teach someone a lesson

94
Q

Connaitre sa leçon sur le bout des doigts, 2

A

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

95
Q

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

A

Do I have to spell it out for you ?

96
Q

Il est de la vieille école

A

He’s (of the) old school

97
Q

L’école de la vie

A

The school of hard knocks

98
Q

Il est de la promotion de 1988

A

He’s from the 1988 class

99
Q

The Humanities
vs.
Classics

A

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