école

Definitions of école
  1. noun
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
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    corps
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  2. noun
    the process of being formally educated at a school
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    éducation
    the gradual process of acquiring knowledge
  3. noun
    the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
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    durée, période
    an amount of time
  4. noun
    an educational institution
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    académie
    a school for special training
    auto-école
    a school where people are taught to drive automobiles
    école d'équitation
    a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced
    école secondaire
    a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
    collège technique, école professionnelle
    a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences
    conservatoire
    the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts
    école privée
    a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition
    école du soir
    a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day
    école primaire, école primaire élémentaire
    a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades
    école primaire
    British school for children aged 7-11
    collège technique, école professionnelle
    a secondary school teaching the skilled trades
    école secondaire
    a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
    internat, pensionnat
    a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
    lycée
    a secondary school emphasizing Latin and Greek in preparation for college
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    établissement d'enseignement
    an institution dedicated to education
  5. noun
    a building where young people receive education
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    conservatoire
    a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
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    bâtiment, construction, édifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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