scuola

Definitions of scuola
  1. noun
    an institution dedicated to education
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    perfezionamento, scuola di perfezionamento, specializzazione
    a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
    liceo, palestra
    a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
    asilo, giardino d'infanzia, scuola materna
    a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary school
    asilo, giardino d'infanzia, scuola materna
    a small preschool for small children
    oratorio
    school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
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    istituzione, organismo, organo
    an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
  2. noun
    an educational institution
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    perfezionamento, scuola di perfezionamento, specializzazione
    a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
    liceo, palestra
    a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
    oratorio
    school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction
    accademia
    a secondary school (usually private)
    seminario
    a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
    ingegneria
    a technical school offering instruction in many industrial arts and applied sciences
    collegio, convitto
    a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
  3. noun
    a building where young people receive education
    synonyms: liceale
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    edificazione, edificio, fabbricato, luogo, stabile
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
  4. noun
    a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers
    synonyms: corrente, movimento
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    corpo, gruppo, persona, persona giuridica
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
  5. noun
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
    synonyms: corrente, movimento
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    riforma
    a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
    impressionismo
    a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
    avanguardia
    any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
    cubismo
    an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
    espressionismo
    an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
    futurismo
    an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age
    naturalismo, realismo
    an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
    pietismo
    17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
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    comunità, gruppo sociale, società
    people sharing some social relation
  6. noun
    systematic training by multiple repetitions
    synonyms: esercizio, pratica
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    concertazione, prova
    a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
    revisione
    practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory
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    addestramento, allenamento, ammaestramento, esercitazione, preparazione
    activity leading to skilled behavior
  7. noun
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    synonyms: educazione, insegnamento, istruzione, magistero
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    corso
    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    atletismo
    participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity
    seminario
    a course offered for a small group of advanced students
    congresso, convegno, simposio, tavola rotonda
    a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
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    attività, lavoro, passo
    any specific behavior
  8. noun
    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    synonyms: corso
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    seminario
    a course offered for a small group of advanced students
    congresso, convegno, simposio, tavola rotonda
    a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
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    educazione, insegnamento, istruzione, magistero
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
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