classe

Definitions of classe
  1. noun
    a body of students who graduate together
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    attroupement, rassemblement
    a group of persons together in one place
  2. noun
    a body of students who are taught together
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    attroupement, rassemblement
    a group of persons together in one place
  3. noun
    formality in bearing and appearance
    synonyms: distinction
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    air, attitude, comportement, maintien
    dignified manner or conduct
  4. noun
    (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum
    synonyms: groupe
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    protiste
    eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae
    thallophyte
    used only in former classifications: comprising what is now considered a heterogeneous assemblage of flowerless and seedless organisms: algae; bacteria; fungi; lichens
    thallophyte
    in former classifications: comprising plants with a vascular system including ferns and fern allies as well as seed plants
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    phylum
    (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
  5. noun
    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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    groupe taxonomique
    animal or plant group having natural relations
  6. noun
    elegance in dress or behavior
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    raffinement, élégance
    a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
  7. noun
    people having the same social, economic, or educational status
    synonyms: classe sociale
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    agriculture
    the class of people engaged in growing food
    confraternité, société
    people engaged in a particular occupation
    classe laborieuse, classe ouvrière, prolétariat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
    bourgeoisie
    the social class between the lower and upper classes
    paysans, population rurale
    the class of peasants
    caste
    a social class separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank or profession or wealth
    caste
    (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity
    haute société
    the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy
    Centre
    politically moderate persons; centrists
    marché
    the customers for a particular product or service
    artisanat, commerce, échange
    people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
    clergé
    the clergy in France and the heads of the church in Britain
    élite
    a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
    aristocratie
    the most powerful members of a society
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    gens, peuple
    (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  8. noun
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
    synonyms: catégorie, famille
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    catégorie grammaticale
    (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
    cas grammatical
    nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
    catégorie grammaticale
    one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
    nombre
    the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural)
    personne
    a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party
    temps
    a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
    type of:
    accumulation, amoncellement
    several things grouped together or considered as a whole
  9. noun
    a room in a school where lessons take place
    synonyms: salle de classe
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    pièce, salle
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  10. noun
    a league ranked by quality
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    ligue
    an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
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