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