charm school in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for charm school in the English»French Dictionary

charm school N

charm school

école où les jeunes filles vont apprendre l'étiquette

Translations for charm school in the English»French Dictionary

I.charm [Brit tʃɑːm, Am tʃɑrm] N

1. charm (capacity to please):

charm

charme m

a man/town of great charm

un homme/une ville d'un grand charme

susceptible to her charms

sensible à ses charmes

to use all one's charm

user de tout son charme

to turn on the charm pej

se mettre à faire du charme

2. charm (jewellery):

charm

amulette f

3. charm (magic words):

charm

charme m

II.charm [Brit tʃɑːm, Am tʃɑrm] VB trans

charm

charmer

he charmed his way into Head Office

il usa de tout son charme pour parvenir jusqu'à la direction

she charmed him into signing

elle a su si bien l'enjôler qu'il a fini par signer

III.charmed tʃɑːmd ADJ

charmed [tʃɑːmd]

charmé

the charmed (inner) circle

les initiés mpl

IV.charm [Brit tʃɑːm, Am tʃɑrm]

to be able to charm the birds from the trees

être un/une véritable ensorceleur/-euse m/f

to lead a charmed life

être béni des dieux

to work like a charm

faire merveille

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

charm school in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for charm school in the English»French Dictionary

I.charm [tʃɑ:m, Am tʃɑ:rm] N

1. charm no pl (quality):

charm

charme m

2. charm (characteristic):

charm

attraits mpl

3. charm (pendant):

charm

amulette f

4. charm (talisman):

charm

talisman m

lucky charm

porte-bonheur m

II.charm [tʃɑ:m, Am tʃɑ:rm] VB trans

charm

séduire

to charm sb into doing sth

obtenir qc de qn par le charme

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

The series has become something of a charm school for young talent.

deadline.com

They were chaperoned every step of the way, with hours of practice every day, followed by charm school lessons and nightly bed checks.

www.mlive.com

She started a library, charm school, choruses, sewing club, and the first integrated nursery school.

en.wikipedia.org

What charm school did you go to, eh?

www.independent.co.uk

However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a charm school which focuses on teaching them how to behave as boyfriends.

en.wikipedia.org

But all that charm school deportment doesn't give her any class.

o.canada.com

It's a slickly run operation, with exceptionally on-the-ball staff who've clearly been trained in charm school.

londonist.com

Yet, when some industry leaders talk about it, transmedia storytelling can sound like little more than marketing that's gone to charm school.

www.theatlantic.com

However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a charm school which focuses on teaching them how to behave as partners.

en.wikipedia.org

Rank later briefly ran a charm school for cinema managers.

en.wikipedia.org