education Flashcards
amateur
aficionado/a (m,f)
to get into university
acceder a la universidad
pupil
alumno/a (m,f)
to learn by heart
aprender de memoria
to pass (succeed)
aprobar (ue)*
subject
asignatura (f)
classroom
aula (f)
self-esteem
autoestima (f)
scholarship
beca (f)
library
biblioteca (f)
professor
catedrático/a (m,f)
to give up one’s seat
ceder el asiento
to give way
ceder el paso
to give the floor to someone
ceder la palabra
additional classes
clases (fpl) extra-escolares
to take notes
coger apuntes
boarding school
colegio (m) interno
classmate
compañero/a (m,f) de clase
behaviour
comportamiento (m)
awareness
concienciación (f)
dim-witted
corto
academic year
curso (m) académico
to provide guidelines
dar pautas
to be good/bad at
darse bien/mal
homework
deberes (mpl)
to swear
decir (i)* palabrotas
documentary
documental (m)
primary education
educación (f) primaria
secondary education
educación (f) secundaria
to ply a trade
ejercer una profesión
to provide schooling for
escolarizar
independent school
escuela (f) privada
state school
escuela (f) pública
to be up-to-date
estar al día
to be a pushover
estar chupado
faculty
facultad (f)
to encourage
fomentar
lifelong learning
formación (f) continua
vocational training
formación (f) profesional
failure at school
fracaso (m) escolar
to do extra hours
hacer horas extras
to go on strike
hacer huelga
to play truant
hacer pellas
to give a presentation
hacer una presentación
language
idioma (m)
to impose
imponer
bonus
incentivo (m)
to instil
inculcar
secondary school
instituto (m)
language laboratory
laboratorio (m) de idiomas
to read eagerly
leer ávidamente
bookshop
librería (f)
clever clogs
listillo/a (m,f)
to enrol
matricularse
mark
nota (f)
play
obra (f) de teatro
blue-collar worker
obrero (m)
white-collar worker
oficinista (m,f)
computer
ordenador (m)
orphanage
orfanato (m)
newspaper
periódico (m)
teaching staff
personal (m) docente
blackboard, whiteboard
pizarra (f)
prejudice
prejuicio (m)
to take an exam
presentarse a un examen
teacher
profesor(a) (m,f)
desk
pupitre (m)
to go bust
quebrar (ie)*
to travel the world
recorrer mundo
essay
redacción (f)
performance at school
rendimiento (m) escolar
to revise
repasar
respect for your fellows
respeto (m) al prójimo
magazine
revista (f)
know-all
sabelotodo (m,f)
concert hall
sala (f) de conciertos
to succeed
salir adelante
to greet
saludar
to feel part of
sentirse (ie)* integrado
to be illiterate
ser analfabeto
to be cultured
ser culto
to be rude
ser de mala educación
to be over 18
ser mayor de edad
trade union
sindicato (m)
gifted
superdotado
to fail
suspender
topical issue
tema (m) de actualidad
to have bad manners
tener (ie)* malos modales
to have one’s head screwed on
tener (ie)* la cabeza sobre los hombros
to have one’s feet on the ground
tener (ie)* los pies sobre la tierra
chalk
tiza (f)
term
trimestre (m)
student visa
visado (m) de estudiante
One can never know too much
El saber no ocupa lugar
Experience is the father of wisdom
La experiencia es la madre de la ciencia
There is no substitute for experience
Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo
When in Rome, do as the Romans (do)
Donde fueres, haz lo que vieres
Jack of all trades, master of none
El que mucho abarca poco aprieta
