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an ability

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une aptitude

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un universitaire

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an academic

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le conseil d’orientation

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career advice

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un ancien élève

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an alumni

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un devoir

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a assignment

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l’assiduité

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attendance

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une licence

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a BA

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un rat de bibli

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a bookworm

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le programme (pour une classe)

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the curriculum

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un temps d’apprentissage

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a learning curve

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un doyen

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a dean

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un dortoire

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a dorm(itory)

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l’instruction

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education

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les études supérieures

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higher education

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un concours

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a competitive exam

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un examen blanc

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a mock exam

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un concours d’entrée

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an entrance examination

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les installations sportives

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sports facilities

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les frais de scolarité

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tuitions fees

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une note

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a grade/a mark

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un diplômé

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a graduate (from)

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une bourse

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a grant

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un logement étudiant

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student housing

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un jardin d’enfants

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a kindergarten

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la culture générale

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general knowledge

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une bibli

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a library

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l’alphabétisation

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literacy

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une conférence

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a lecture

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un master

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a MA

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mon université

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my alma mater

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un débouché

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an outlet

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une heure de perm

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a free period

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un doctorat

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a PHD

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un prof d’université

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a professor

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un élève

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a pupil

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une école mixte

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a co-ed school

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un internat

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a boarding school

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un lycée

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a high school (grammar school)

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un collège

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a junior high school (comprehensive school)

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une école maternelle

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a nursery school

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une école primaire

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a primary school

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une école privée

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a private school

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une école publique

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a public scholl

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une bourse

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a scholarship

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un étudiant en premier cycle

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an undergraduate

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une matière

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a susbject

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le système éducatif

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the education system

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une compétence

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a skill

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un programme

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a syllabus

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l’enseignement

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teaching

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un trimestre

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a term

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l’école buissonnière

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truancy

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la formation

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training

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intelligent

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bright

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obligatoire

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compulsory

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doué

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gifted

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travailleur

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hard-working

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facultatif

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optional

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compétent

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proficient

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sélectif

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selective

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public

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state-owned

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assister à un cours

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to attend a class

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prendre des cours du soir

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to attend evening class

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être bon en

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to be good AT

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tricher à un exam

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to cheat IN an exam

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bachoter

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to cram

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abandonner

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to drop out of

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s’inscrire

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to enroll at

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recaler un candidat

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to fail/flunk a candidate

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financer

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to fund

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faire des études sup

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to get a college education

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remettre un devoir

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to hand IN a paper

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avoir des critères de sélection élevé

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to have high standards

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maîtriser

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to master

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mémoriser

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to memorize

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faire l’école buissonnière

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to play truant/to ditch

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faire des études de

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to read + subject

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réussir à

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to succeed in =ING

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former

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to train

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passer un exam

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to sit an exam

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sécher un cours

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to skip a class

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école primaire

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grade school (US)

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une école privée UK

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a public school

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établissement secondaire avec sélection à l’entrée

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a grammar school

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un prof de sport

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a PE teacher

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passer un concours

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to take a competitive exam

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brevet des collèges

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GCSE

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une matière principale

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a core subject

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un amphi

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a lecture room

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étudier + matière

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to read + subject

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une bourse de recherche

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a fellowship

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l’intendant

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a bursar

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bourse revenus VS bourse scolaire

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grant VS scholarship

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an IUT

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a polytechnic

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reproduire les inégalités

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to reproduce/to entrench inequalities

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être en classe prépa

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to be in a preparatory class to get in a business school

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une classe prépa

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an intensive two-y program to prepare for the entrance exams to business schools

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une boîte à bac

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a crammer

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to be rejected

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to be turned down

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cheers and sobs

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cris de joie et larmes

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for one thing… for another thing

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d’une part d’autre part

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to have an intense desire for something

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to yearn for something

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to make progress with something or advice in something (career, income)

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to get ahead

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un bambin

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a toddler