preparatory school in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for preparatory school in the English»French Dictionary

preparatory school N

1. preparatory school Brit:

preparatory school

école f primaire privée

2. preparatory school Am:

preparatory school

lycée m privé

See also Prep school

Prep school Info

Prep school

Au Royaume-Uni, école privée qui accueille des élèves âgés de 7 à 13 ans et les prépare à l'entrée dans une bonne école, le plus souvent une public school. Aux États-Unis, école secondaire privée très sélective qui prépare les élèves à l'entrée dans les meilleures universités. → Ivy League Public schools

Translations for preparatory school in the English»French Dictionary

preparatory [Brit prɪˈparət(ə)ri, Am prəˈpɛrəˌtɔri] ADJ

preparatory training, course, studies

préparatoire

preparatory meeting, report, research, steps, investigations

préliminaire, préalable

preparatory drawing

préparatoire

preparatory to sth

en vue de qc, avant qc

preparatory to doing

avant de faire

I.school [Brit skuːl, Am skul] N

1. school SCHOOL:

school

école f

at school

à l'école

to go to/start/leave school

aller à/commencer/quitter l'école

to send sb to school

envoyer qn à l'école

the whole school was there

toute l'école était là

used in schools

utilisé à l'école

broadcasts for schools

émissions scolaires

before/after school

avant/après l'école or la classe

school starts/finishes/restarts

les cours commencent/finissent/reprennent

no school today

pas de classe aujourd'hui

a school for the blind/gifted

une école pour aveugles/surdoués

a school for the blind/gifted attr (gen) holiday, outing, life, uniform, year

scolaire

a school for the blind/gifted (of particular school) canteen, library, minibus, playground, register

de l'école

2. school (college):

school (of music, education etc)

école f

to go to medical/law school

faire des études de médecine/droit

3. school Am (university):

school

université f

4. school (of painting, literature, thought):

school

école f

5. school (of whales , dolphins, porpoises):

school

banc m

6. school (group of gamblers, drinkers etc):

school

groupe m

II.school [Brit skuːl, Am skul] VB trans

1. school (educate):

to school sb in sth art, trick, ways

enseigner qc à qn

2. school (train):

school horse

dresser

III.to school oneself in VB refl

to school oneself in refl patience, prudence:

to school oneself in

s'enseigner

IV.school [Brit skuːl, Am skul]

of the old school

de la vieille école

to go to the school of hard knocks

aller à l'école de la vie

to grow up/learn sth in a hard school

grandir/apprendre qc à dure école

preparatory school in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for preparatory school in the English»French Dictionary

preparatory school N

preparatory school

≈ lycée m préparatoire

Translations for preparatory school in the English»French Dictionary

preparatory [prɪ·ˈper·ə·tɔr·i] ADJ

preparatory

préparatoire

preparatory sketch, report

préliminaire

preparatory to doing sth

en vue de faire qc

I.school¹ [skul] N

1. school (institution):

school

école f

elementary school

école primaire

secondary school

école d'enseignement secondaire

secondary school

école f secondaire Quebec

public/private school

école publique/privée

to teach school

faire la classe

2. school (premises of school):

school

école f

3. school (school session):

school

cours m

4. school + sing/pl vb (all students and staff):

school

école f

the whole school

toute l'école

5. school (college, academy):

school

école f

state school

établissement d'enseignement supérieur public

6. school (division of university):

school

année f

7. school ART, SOCIOL, PHILOS:

school

école f

II.school¹ [skul] VB trans

school

dresser

III.school¹ [skul] ADJ

school

scolaire

school² [skul] N

school of fish:

school

banc m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Originally established as a boys' preparatory school for the college, it functioned for one hundred years under the direct auspices of the college.

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This chapel was used as a library during the years that this was the preparatory school.

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In 1918, it became a military preparatory school.

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