Education Flashcards

1
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la fréquentation scolaire

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school attendance

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obligatoire

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compulsory

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fréquenter l’école

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to attend school

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l’école maternelle

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nursery school, kindergarten

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l’école primaire

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primary school, grade school

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le cours préparatoire

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infant school

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le cours moyen

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junior school

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un lycée

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a high school

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la sixième

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first form

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la terminale

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sixth form, twelth grade

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une division, une classe

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a form

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les frais de scolarité

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tuition fees

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un écolier

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a schoolboy

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une école mixte

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a coeducational school

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le corps enseignant

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the staff

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un instituteur (trice)

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a schoolmaster(mistress)

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le (la) directeur(trice), le (la) proviseur

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the headmaster(mistress)

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une toge, une blouse

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a gown

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un internat

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a boarding school

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un interne

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a boarder

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un externe

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a day-pupil

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un(e) ancien(ne) élève

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an old boy/girl

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un camarade de classe

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a schoolfellow

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un copain

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a school chum, a pal

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un banc

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a form

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la craie

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chalk

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essuyer

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to wipe

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un chiffon

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a duster

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un rétro-projecteur

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an overhead projector

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une bibliothèque (meuble)

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a bookcase

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une plume, un porteplume

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a pen

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un encrier

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an inkpot

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une tache d’encre

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a blot of ink

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sécher

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to blot

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un stylo

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a fountain pen

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un stylo-bille

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a ball-point pen

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un bic

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a biro

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un feutre

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a felt-tip (pen)

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un crayon

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a pencil

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chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire

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to look up a word in the dictionnary

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noter, prendre qqch. en note

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to jot down sth.

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un compas

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(a pair of) compasses

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une malette, une trousse

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a case

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un cartable

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a satchel

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le vestiaire

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the cloakroom

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une heure de cours

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a period

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la cour de récréation

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the playground

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un trimestre

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a term

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le programme

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curriculum, syllabus

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l’emploi du temps

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the timetable

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l’orthographe

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spelling

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une dictée

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a dictation

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impair

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odd

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pair

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even

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cardinal/ordinal

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cardinal/ordinal

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additionner

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to add up

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une opération

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a sum

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pénible

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stiff

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les travaux manuels

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handicraft

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les langues vivantes

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modern languages

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les langues mortes

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classical languages

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doué (élève)

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gifted

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vif, pénétrant

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sharp

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être fort en qqch.

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to be proficient in sth.

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un imbécile

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a blockhead

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absurde

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preposterous

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dire des bétises

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to talk nonsense

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un cancre

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a dunce

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travailleur, appliqué

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painstacking, industrious

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se donner du mal

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to take pains

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irréfléchi

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thoughtless

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distrait

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absent-minded

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la négligence

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carelessness

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remuant

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restless

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l’absentéisme

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truancy, absenteeism

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faire l’école buissonnière

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to play truant

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brutaliser

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to bully

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une retenue

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a detention

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être gardé en retenue

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to be kept in

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être signalé au directeur

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to be reported to the Head

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sermonner

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to lecture

82
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corriger avec une canne

A

to cane

83
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donner une correction

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to thrash

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un élève chargé de la discipline

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a prefect

85
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mettre un élève, un étudiant à la porte

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to expel a pupil, to send down a student

86
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renoncer à ses études

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to drop out of school

87
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passable

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tolerable

88
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assez bien

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fair

89
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la moyenne

A

the average

90
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un bulletin

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a report

91
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le niveau

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proficiency

92
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un cours (d’université)

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a lecture

93
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un maître de conférences

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a lecturer

94
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se spécialiser dans qqch.

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to major in sth.

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to pass, to get through

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réussir, être reçu

96
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to get ploughed, to flunk

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échouer, se faire recaler

97
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un diplomé

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a graduate

98
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un lettré, un érudit, un chercheur

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a scholar

99
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savant, instruit

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learned

100
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un diplôme, un grade

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a degree

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school attendance

A

la fréquentation scolaire

102
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compulsory

A

obligatoire

103
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to attend school

A

fréquenter l’école

104
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nursery school, kindergarten

A

l’école maternelle

105
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primary school, grade school

A

l’école primaire

106
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infant school

A

le cours préparatoire

107
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junior school

A

le cours moyen

108
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a high school

A

un lycée

109
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first form

A

la sixième

110
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sixth form, twelth grade

A

la terminale

111
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a form

A

une division, une classe

112
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tuition fees

A

les frais de scolarité

113
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a schoolboy

A

un écolier

114
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a coeducational school

A

une école mixte

115
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the staff

A

le corps enseignant

116
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a schoolmaster(mistress)

A

un instituteur (trice)

117
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the headmaster(mistress)

A

le (la) directeur(trice), le (la) proviseur

118
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a gown

A

une toge, une blouse

119
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a boarding school

A

un internat

120
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a boarder

A

un interne

121
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a day-pupil

A

un externe

122
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an old boy/girl

A

un(e) ancien(ne) élève

123
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a schoolfellow

A

un camarade de classe

124
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a school chum, a pal

A

un copain

125
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a form

A

un banc

126
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chalk

A

la craie

127
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to wipe

A

essuyer

128
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a duster

A

un chiffon

129
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an overhead projector

A

un rétro-projecteur

130
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a bookcase

A

une bibliothèque (meuble)

131
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a pen

A

une plume, un porteplume

132
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an inkpot

A

un encrier

133
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a blot of ink

A

une tache d’encre

134
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to blot

A

sécher

135
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a fountain pen

A

un stylo

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a ball-point pen

A

un stylo-bille

137
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a biro

A

un bic

138
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a felt-tip (pen)

A

un feutre

139
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a pencil

A

un crayon

140
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to look up a word in the dictionnary

A

chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire

141
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to jot down sth.

A

noter, prendre qqch. en note

142
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(a pair of) compasses

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un compas

143
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a case

A

une malette, une trousse

144
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a satchel

A

un cartable

145
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the cloakroom

A

le vestiaire

146
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a period

A

une heure de cours

147
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the playground

A

la cour de récréation

148
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a term

A

un trimestre

149
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curriculum, syllabus

A

le programme

150
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the timetable

A

l’emploi du temps

151
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spelling

A

l’orthographe

152
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a dictation

A

une dictée

153
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odd

A

impair

154
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even

A

pair

155
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cardinal/ordinal

A

cardinal/ordinal

156
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to add up

A

additionner

157
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a sum

A

une opération

158
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stiff

A

pénible

159
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handicraft

A

les travaux manuels

160
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modern languages

A

les langues vivantes

161
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classical languages

A

les langues mortes

162
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gifted

A

doué (élève)

163
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sharp

A

vif, pénétrant

164
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to be proficient in sth.

A

être fort en qqch.

165
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a blockhead

A

un imbécile

166
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preposterous

A

absurde

167
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to talk nonsense

A

dire des bétises

168
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a dunce

A

un cancre

169
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painstacking, industrious

A

travailleur, appliqué

170
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to take pains

A

se donner du mal

171
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thoughtless

A

irréfléchi

172
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absent-minded

A

distrait

173
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carelessness

A

la négligence

174
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restless

A

remuant

175
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truancy, absenteeism

A

l’absentéisme

176
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to play truant

A

faire l’école buissonnière

177
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to bully

A

brutaliser

178
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a detention

A

une retenue

179
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to be kept in

A

être gardé en retenue

180
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to be reported to the Head

A

être signalé au directeur

181
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to lecture

A

sermonner

182
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to cane

A

corriger avec une canne

183
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to thrash

A

donner une correction

184
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a prefect

A

un élève chargé de la discipline

185
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to expel a pupil, to send down a student

A

mettre un élève, un étudiant à la porte

186
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to drop out of school

A

renoncer à ses études

187
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tolerable

A

passable

188
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fair

A

assez bien

189
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the average

A

la moyenne

190
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a report

A

un bulletin

191
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proficiency

A

le niveau

192
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a lecture

A

un cours (d’université)

193
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a lecturer

A

un maître de conférences

194
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to major in sth.

A

se spécialiser dans qqch.

195
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réussir, être reçu

A

to pass, to get through

196
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échouer, se faire recaler

A

to get ploughed, to flunk

197
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a graduate

A

un diplomé

198
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a scholar

A

un lettré, un érudit, un chercheur

199
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learned

A

savant, instruit

200
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a degree

A

un diplôme, un grade