B - School life and routine Flashcards
abandonner (verb)
– drop (a subject)
à l’heure (adv)
– on time
allemand (m)
– German
améliorer (verb)
– improve
anglais (m)
– English
apprendre (verb)
– to learn
arts plastiques (m pl)
– art (subject)
asseyez-vous (verb)
– sit down
assistant(e) (de français)
– (French) language assistant
bac/baccalauréat (m)
– school leaving diploma (= A-levels)
bâtiment (m)
– building
bavarder (verb)
– to chat/to chatter
bic (m)
– ballpoint pen
bien (adv)
– well
biologie (f)
– biology
bulletin scolaire (m)
– end-of-term report
bureau (m)
– office/large desk
cahier (m)
– exercise book
calculatrice/calculette (f)
– pocket calculator
cantine (f)
– dining room
cartable (m)
– school bag
casque (à écouteurs) (m)
– headphones
CDI (m)
– school library
changer de vêtements
– to change clothes
chaussette (f)
– sock
chaussure (f)
– shoe
chemise (f)
– (boy’s) shirt
chemisier (f)
– (girl’s) blouse
chimie (f)
– chemistry
classeur (m)
– folder, file
collant (m)
– (pair of) tights
collège (m)
– 11–15 school
commencer (verb)
– to start
conseiller(~ère) d’orientation (m/f)
– careers adviser
copier (verb)
– to copy
cour (f)
– playground, yard
cours (m)
– lesson
court de tennis (m)
– tennis court
cravate (f)
– tie
crayon (m)
– pencil
déjeuner (m)
– lunch, midday meal
design (m)
– design (school subject)
dessin (m)
– drawing
dessiner (verb)
– to draw
devoirs (m pl)
– homework
dictionnaire (m)
– dictionary
difficile (adj)
– difficult
directeur/directrice (m/f)
– head teacher, principal
discuter (verb)
– to discuss, to debate
durer (verb)
– to last
échange (m)
– exchange
école maternelle (f)
– infants’ school
école primaire (f)
– primary school
école secondaire (f)
– secondary school
écrit(e)
– written, in writing
éducation civique (f)
– citizenship
élève (m/f)
– pupil, student
emploi du temps (m)
– timetable
ennuyeux(~euse) (adj)
– boring
en retard (adv)
– late
enseignement (m)
– education
épreuve (f)
– test/part of an examination
EPS (f)
– physical education
espagnol (m)
– Spanish
être en retenu(e)/collé(e)
– to have a detention
étudier (verb)
– to study
études (f pl)
– studies
exemple (m)
– example
expliquer (verb)
– to explain
facile (adj)
– easy
faible (adj)
– weak
faire l’appel (v + m)
– to take the register
faute (f)
– error, mistake
finir (verb)
– end, finish
fort(e) en (adj)
– good at
français (m)
– French
gomme (f)
– rubber
géographie (f)
– geography
grandes vacances (f pl)
– summer holidays
gymnase (m)
– gymnasium
heure (f)
– hour/lesson period
histoire (f)
– history
informatique (f)
– computer (science)
intéressant(e) (adj)
– interesting
instituteur/institutrice (m/f)
– primary school teacher
interro(gation) (f)
– test (in class)
italien (m)
– Italian
journée (scolaire) (f)
– (school) day
jupe (f)
– skirt
laboratoire (m)
– laboratory
langue (f)
– language
leçon (f)
– lesson
livre (m)
– book
lycée (m)
– 15–19 school
magnétoscope (m)
– video recorder
maître d’école/maîtresse d’école
– primary school teacher (see ‘professeur’)
manuel (m)
– textbook
maths (m pl)
– maths
matière (f)
– subject
moderne (adj)
– modern
moniteur (personne)
– instructor, coach, supervisor
mot (m)
– word
musique (f)
– music
note (f)
– mark
nul(le) en (adj)
– hopeless, no good at
obligatoire (adj)
– compulsory, core
oral (m)
– oral
ordinateur (m)
– computer
pantalon (m)
– trousers
papier (m)
– paper
passer un examen
– to take (an exam)
pause déjeuner (f)
– lunch/midday break
perdre (verb)
– to lose
physique (f)
– physics
poser une question
– to ask a question
pratiquer (verb)
– to practise
préféré(e) (adj)
– favourite
prendre un bain
– to have a bath/bathe
professeur (m/f)
– teacher
projecteur de données (m)
– data projector
projet (m)
– plan
prononciation (f)
– pronunciation
psychologie (f)
– psychology
qualification (f)
– qualification
qualifié (adj)
– qualified
rayé(e) (adj)
– striped
récréation (f)
– playtime, recreation
règle (f)
– ruler
règle (f)
– rule, regulation
religion (f)
– religion/R.E.
rentrée (f)
– start of new term/year
répondre (verb)
– reply
résumé (m)
– summary
résumer (verb)
– summarise
rétroprojecteur (m)
– overhead projector
robe (f)
– dress
sac à dos (m)
– rucksack, backpack
salle de classe (f)
– classroom
salle de musique (f)
– music room
salle des professeurs (f)
– staffroom
salle de réunion (f)
– assembly hall
sciences naturelles (f pl)
– science subects
scolaire (adj)
– school
semestre (m)
– semester
sévère (adj)
– strict
short (m)
– a pair of shorts
sixième (f)
– first year of secondary school
sociologie (f)
– sociology
sonner (verb)
– to ring
sport (m)
– sport
stage en entreprise (m)
– work experience
stylo (m)
– pen
survêtement (m)
– tracksuit
tableau (m)
– picture
tableau noir (m)
– chalkboard
tableau blanc (interactif) (m)
– (interactive) whiteboard
taille-crayon (m)
– pencil sharpener
terrain de sport (m)
– sports field
terminale (f)
– Sixth Form, last/final year (of school)
toilettes (f pl)
– toilet(s)
trimestre (m)
– term
trousse (f)
– pencil case/kit
utile (adj)
– useful
vestiaire (m)
– cloakroom/changing room
vrai
– right, correct
