l'école secondaire et supérieur Flashcards

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la rentrée

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back to school

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affranchi(e)

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in the know

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une différence de taille

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a massive difference

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un(e) camarade

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a class mate

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avoir les facilités

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to have talent

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être au niveau

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to be competent

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enfin

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at last OR ‘i mean’

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perdre pied

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to loose ones footing, to drown

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la cadence

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rhythm

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rien à voir avec

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nothing in common with

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dégringoler

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to tumble down

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plancher

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travailler, bosser* (sur qqch)

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le nec plus ultra

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the absolute best

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un débouché

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opening, prospect (professional)

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un élite

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elite

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mettre un coup de collier

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to double ones efforts

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un(e) foncitionnaire

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a civil servant

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un haut fonctionnaire

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high ranking civil servant

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un concours

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competitive exam

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un concours blanc

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a mock exam

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une colle

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a mock oral exam

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le classement, le rang

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ranking

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être bien/mal classé

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to be well/poorly ranked

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admissible

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‘admittable’

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admis

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admitted

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admis(e), recu(e)

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admitted

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un(e) normalien(ne)

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student at one of the écoles normales sups

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intégrer une grande école

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to enter a grande école

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une corvée

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a chore

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un(e) prof agrégé(e)

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a teacher who went through the most selective teaching test

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la réussite

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success

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un échec

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failure

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le goût de l’effort

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taste for effort

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exigeant(e)

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demanding

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le collège

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middle school

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le lycée

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high school

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un collégien(ne)

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middle schooler

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un(e) lycéen(ne)

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high schooler

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une règle

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a rule, a ruler

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un empoli du temps

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schedule

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un environnement

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surroundings

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la pédagogie

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educational methods

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le principal

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headmaster

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un professeur principale

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a referent teacher

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une issue

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an exit

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à l’issue de

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at the end of

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encadrer

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to frame (a picture) to supervise (s/o)

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l’étude

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off period

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un diplôme

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diploma

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le couronnement

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coronation, crowning achievement

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un gavage

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forced feeding

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une note

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a grade

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une voie

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a way

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un examen

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an exam

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une épreuve

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a test within a larger exam

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passer dans la classe supérieur

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to go into the next grade

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redoubler la classe

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to repeat a grade

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sauter un classe

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to skip a grade

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un acquis

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what is already known

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facultatif(ve)

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optional

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une discipline

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a subject

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bachoter

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to revise for the bac

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un(e) bachelier(ière)

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personne ayant réussi le bac

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passer le bac

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to take the bac

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avoir son bac/ réussir au bac

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to pass the bac

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rater

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to fail

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avoir la moyenne

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to have 10/20

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le rattrapage

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oral tests if you got between 8/20 and 10/20 so you can still pass

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échouer à

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fail

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se faire recaler

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to flunk

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se faire coller au bac

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to flunk

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envisager qqch

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to consider something

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back to school

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la rentrée

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in the know

A

affranchi(e)

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a massive difference

A

une différence de taille

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a class mate

A

un(e) camarade

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to have talent

A

avoir les facilités

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to be competent

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être au niveau

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at last OR ‘i mean’

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enfin

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to loose ones footing, to drown

A

perdre pied

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rhythm

A

la cadence

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nothing in common with

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rien à voir avec

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to tumble down

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dégringoler

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travailler, bosser* (sur qqch)

A

plancher

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the absolute best

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le nec plus ultra

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opening, prospect (professional)

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un débouché

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elite

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un élite

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to double ones efforts

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mettre un coup de collier

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a civil servant

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un(e) foncitionnaire

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high ranking civil servant

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un haut fonctionnaire

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competitive exam

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un concours

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a mock exam

A

un concours blanc

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a mock oral exam

A

une colle

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ranking

A

le classement, le rang

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to be well/poorly ranked

A

être bien/mal classé

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‘admittable’

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admissible

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admitted

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admis

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admitted

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admis(e), recu(e)

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student at one of the écoles normales sups

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un(e) normalien(ne)

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to enter a grande école

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intégrer une grande école

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a chore

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une corvée

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a teacher who went through the most selective teaching test

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un(e) prof agrégé(e)

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success

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la réussite

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failure

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un échec

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taste for effort

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le goût de l’effort

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demanding

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exigeant(e)

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middle school

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le collège

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high school

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le lycée

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middle schooler

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un collégien(ne)

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high schooler

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un(e) lycéen(ne)

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a rule, a ruler

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une règle

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schedule

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un empoli du temps

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surroundings

A

un environnement

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educational methods

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la pédagogie

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headmaster

A

le principal

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a referent teacher

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un professeur principale

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an exit

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une issue

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at the end of

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à l’issue de

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to frame (a picture) to supervise (s/o)

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encadrer

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off period

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l’étude

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diploma

A

un diplôme

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coronation, crowning achievement

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le couronnement

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forced feeding

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un gavage

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a grade

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une note

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a way

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une voie

126
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an exam

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un examen

127
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a test within a larger exam

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une épreuve

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to go into the next grade

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passer dans la classe supérieur

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to repeat a grade

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redoubler la classe

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to skip a grade

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sauter un classe

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what is already known

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un acquis

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optional

A

facultatif(ve)

133
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a subject

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une discipline

134
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to revise for the bac

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bachoter

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personne ayant réussi le bac

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un(e) bachelier(ière)

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to take the bac

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passer le bac

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to pass the bac

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avoir son bac/ réussir au bac

138
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to fail

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rater

139
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to have 10/20

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avoir la moyenne

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oral tests if you got between 8/20 and 10/20 so you can still pass

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le rattrapage

141
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fail

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échouer à

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to flunk

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se faire recaler

143
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to flunk

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se faire coller au bac

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to consider something

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envisager qqch