alternative school in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for alternative school in the English»French Dictionary

alternative school N Am SCHOOL

alternative school

établissement m scolaire non conventionnel

Translations for alternative school in the French»English Dictionary

école parallèle

alternative school

Translations for alternative school in the English»French Dictionary

I.alternative [Brit ɔːlˈtəːnətɪv, ɒlˈtəːnətɪv, Am ɔlˈtərnədɪv] N

1. alternative (specified option):

alternative (from two)

alternative f

alternative (from two)

autre possibilité f

alternative (from several)

possibilité f

one alternative is…

une des possibilités serait…

the alternative is to do

l'autre possibilité serait de faire

the alternative is for sb to do

l'autre possibilité serait que qn fasse

to choose/refuse the alternative of doing

choisir/refuser l'autre possibilité qui serait de faire

there are several alternatives to surgery

il y a d'autres possibilités que la chirurgie

what is the alternative to imprisonment/pesticides?

quelle autre possibilité existe-t-il que l'emprisonnement/les pesticides?

2. alternative (possible option):

alternative

choix m

to have an/no alternative

avoir/ne pas avoir le choix

to have no alternative but to do

ne pas avoir d'autre choix que de faire

to have the alternative of staying or leaving

avoir le choix entre rester et partir

I chose the expensive/political alternative

j'ai choisi la solution chère/politique

as an alternative to the course on offer/to radiotherapy, you can choose…

outre le cours proposé/la radiothérapie, vous pouvez choisir…

II.alternative [Brit ɔːlˈtəːnətɪv, ɒlˈtəːnətɪv, Am ɔlˈtərnədɪv] ADJ

1. alternative (other):

alternative activity, career, date, design, flight, method, plan, route

autre

alternative accommodation, product

de remplacement

alternative solution

de rechange

2. alternative (unconventional):

alternative comedian, culture, scene, theatre, bookshop

alternatif/-ive

alternative lifestyle, therapy

non-conventionnel/-elle

3. alternative ECOL:

alternative

alternatif/-ive

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

alternative school in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alternative school in the English»French Dictionary

I.alternative [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv, Am -ˈtɜ:rnət̬ɪv] N

alternative

alternative f

II.alternative [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv, Am -ˈtɜ:rnət̬ɪv] ADJ

alternative

alternatif(-ive)

I.school¹ [sku:l] N

1. school (institution):

school

école f

primary school

école primaire

secondary school

collège m

public school Am, state school

école publique

public school Brit

école privée

to teach school

faire la classe

2. school (premises):

school

école f

3. school no pl (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 (division of university):

school

année f

6. school ART, SOCIOL, PHILOS:

school

école f

Phrases:

to tell tales out of school

faire des révélations

II.school¹ [sku:l] VB trans

school

dresser

III.school¹ [sku:l] ADJ

school

scolaire

school² [sku:l] N

school of fish:

school

banc m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is also a charter school run by the school district, as well as an alternative school.

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