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School Flashcards

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education

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l’éducation (f)

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my studies

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mes études (f)

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my timetable (2)

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mes horaires (m) / mon emploi du temps

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lessons

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les cours (m)

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the summer holiday

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les grandes vacances (f)

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breaktime

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la récré(ation)

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a semester

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un semestre

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a term

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un trimestre

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the school year

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l’année scolaire

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school attendance

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la fréquentation scolaire

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the school bus

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le car de ramassage

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a rule

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une règle

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parents’ evening

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la rencontre parents-professeurs

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permission

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l’autorisation (f)

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a detention (2)

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une retenue/colle

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a school report

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un bulletin scolaire

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a lessons

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un cours

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the summer holiday

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les grandes vacances (f)

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breaktime

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la récré(ation)

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a semester

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un semestre

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a term

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un trimestre

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the school year

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l’année scolaire

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the school day

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la journée scolaire

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the lunch hour

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l’heure du déjeuner (f)

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the first day back

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la rentrée

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nursery (3-5 y/o) (3)

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la crèche/garderie/l’école maternelle (f)

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primary school (6-10/11 y/o)

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l’école primaire (f)

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middle school (13-16 y/o)

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le collège

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sixth form/high school (16-18 y/o)

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le lycée

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university (2)

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la université/fac(ulté)

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year 7

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sixième (f)

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year 8

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cinquième (f)

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year 9

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quatrième (f)

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year 10

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troisième (f)

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year 11

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seconde (f)

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year 12

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première (f)

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year 13

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terminale (f)

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the GCSE equivalent

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le brevet

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the A level equivalent

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le bac(calauréat)

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a student who has passed the bac

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un bachelier/une bachelière

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a mixed school

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une école mixte

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a private school

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une école privée

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a boarding school (2)

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un internat / pensionnat (seconde plus moderne)

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vocational school

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le LEP: le lycée d’enseignement professionnel

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a day school (open on weekday hours)

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un externat

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a pupil

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une élève

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a student

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un(e) etudiant(e)

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a careers adviser

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un(e) conseiller(e) d’orientation

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a primary school teacher

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un/une institu(teur/trice)

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a secondary school teacher

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un prof(esseur)

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the caretaker

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le/la concierge

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a supervisor

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un surveillant

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a headteacher of a collège

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un principal

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a headteacher of a lycée

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un proviseur

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a pencil case

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une trousse

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a pencil

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un crayon

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a pen

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un stylo

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a note (slip of paper)

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un mot

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glue (n)

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la colle

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a gluestick

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un bâton de colle

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an exercise book

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un cahier

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a desk

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un pupitre

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a pad of paper

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un bloc-notes

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a projector

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un projecteur

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a rubber

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une gomme

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a ruler

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une regle

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a school bag

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un cartable (ou un sac, si clair avec le contexte)

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a book

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un livre

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the school newspaper

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le journal de l’école

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some scissors

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des ciseaux (m)

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a sharpener

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un taille-crayon

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tippex

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le blanco (commerce) / le blanc

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a worksheet

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une fiche de travail

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a ballpoint pen

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un bic

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a textbook

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un manuel

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an ink cartridge

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une cartouche

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headphones

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un casque

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earphones

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des écouteurs (m)

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uniform

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l’uniforme (f)

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a shirt

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une chemise

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a shoe

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une chaussure

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a skirt

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une jupe

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a sock

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une chaussette

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a sweater/jumper

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un pull

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a sweatshirt

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un sweat

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trousers

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un pantalon

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a tie

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une cravate

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the choir

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la chorale

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the orchestra

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l’orchestre (m)

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a team

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une équipe

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to redo a year

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redoubler

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to skive lessons

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faire l’école buissonnière / sécher les cours

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to harass/bully

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harceler

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to cheat

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tricher

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to pay attention/be careful

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faire attention

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to practise

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pratiquer

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to revise

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réviser

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to sit an exam

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passer un examen

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to study

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étudier

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to teach

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enseigner

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to work hard

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travailler dur

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to answer

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répondre

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to attend school

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fréquenter

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to calculate

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calculer

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to carry on

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continuer

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to copy

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copier

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to correct

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corriger

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to discuss

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discuter

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to understand

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comprendre

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to draw

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dessiner

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to fail (an exam)

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échouer

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to fill out

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remplir

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to last/go on for

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durer

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to learn

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apprendre

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to pass (exam)

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réussir

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to agree (with something)

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accepter/être d’accord

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to ask a question

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poser une question

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to be cancelled (lessons)

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annuler

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to drop a subject

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laisser tomber

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to explain

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expliquer

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to have a detention

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être en retenue/ être collé

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to improve

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perfectionner

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to move up (to the next year)

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passer (en classe supérieure)

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to pronounce

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prononcer

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to spell

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épeler

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to translate

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traduire

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a qualification

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un diplôme

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a result

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un résultat

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an exam

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un examen

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a school report/certificate

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un bulletin scolaire

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school leaving certificate

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certificat de fin des études

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a degree (university)

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une licence/maîtrise

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an apprenticeship

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un apprentissage

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serious (hard working)

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sérieux/sérieuse

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success

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le succès / la réussite

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successful

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réussi

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progress (noun)

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le progrès

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pressure (to achieve)

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la pression

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the teacher makes us laugh

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le prof nous fait rire

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I’m talented at […]

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je suis doué(e) en/pour […]

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I’m good at […]

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je suis fort en […]

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I’m weak at […]

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je suis faible en

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a school trip

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une excursion scolaire

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a waste of time

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une perte de temps

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to write lines (punishment)

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écrire des lignes

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pupil who eats lunch in the school canteen (rather than at home)

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un(e) demi-pensionnaire

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a day off school (due to excessive heat)

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une journée de congé

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the canteen

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la cantine

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the school hall

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le hall d’école

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the changing rooms

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les vestiaires (m)

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a classroom

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une salle de classe

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a corridor

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un couloir

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the library

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la bibliothèque

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a playground

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une cour de récréation

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the school office

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le bureau de l’école

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the sports hall/gym

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la salle de sport

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the staff room

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la salle des profs

158
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the sports field

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le terrain du sport

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a laboratory

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une laboratoire

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the language lab

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le laboratoire de langues

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an optional subject

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une matière facultative

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a necessary subject

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une matière nécessaire/obligatoire

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biology (3)

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la biologie / la science VT / les sciences nat(urelles)

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chemistry

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la chimie

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physics

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la physique

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physics, chemistry (studied together)

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sciences physiques

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maths

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les mathématiques/maths (f)

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foreign/modern languages

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les langues vivantes/étrangères (f)

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German

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l’allemand (m)

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Italian

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l’italien (m)

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Latin

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le latin

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history, geography (studied together)

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l’histoire-géo (f)

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geography

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le géographie

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drama

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l’art dramatique (m) / le théâtre

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art

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le dessin

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media studies

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les études de communication / des médias (f)

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computing

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l’informatique

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technology

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la technologie/EMT

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business

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le commerce

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cookery

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les arts ménagers (m)

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DT

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la technologie

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PE

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l’éducation physique / l’EPS (f)

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gymnastics

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la gymnastique

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PSHE

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l’instruction civique (f)

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RE

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la religion

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sociology

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la sociologie

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economics

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l’économie (f)

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law

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le droit

189
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French schools have lessons in hygiene, known as….

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l’hygèine (f)

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