élève

Definitions of élève
  1. noun
    someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
    synonyms: disciple
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    bouddhiste, zen
    an adherent of the doctrines of Zen Buddhism
    absolutiste
    one who advocates absolutism
    animiste
    one who accepts the doctrine of animism
    taôiste
    an adherent of any branch of Taoism
    luthérien
    follower of Lutheranism
    unitarien
    adherent of Unitarianism
    trinitarien
    adherent of Trinitarianism
    dévot, fervent
    a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
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    adepte, successeur, épigone
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
  2. noun
    a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
    synonyms: étudiant
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    auditeur, auditeur libre
    a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
    lycéen
    a student (or former student) at a college or university
    savant
    a student who holds a scholarship
    candidat au bac, candidat au baccalauréat, candidate au bac
    a student in the sixth form
    étudiant
    a university student who has not yet received a first degree
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    étudiant
    a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study
  3. noun
    a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
    synonyms: écolier
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    écolier
    a boy attending school
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    jeune
    a young person (especially a young man or boy)
  4. noun
    a boy attending school
    synonyms: écolier
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    garçon
    a youthful male person
    écolier
    a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
  5. noun
    someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
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    quelqu'un qui apprend par coeur
    a person who learns by rote
    mémoire rapide
    someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
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    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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