public schoolboy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for public schoolboy in the English»French Dictionary

public schoolboy N Brit

public schoolboy

élève m d'école privée

Translations for public schoolboy in the English»French Dictionary

schoolboy [Brit ˈskuːlbɔɪ, Am ˈskulˌbɔɪ] N

1. schoolboy:

schoolboy (gen)

élève m

schoolboy (of primary age)

écolier m

schoolboy (secondary)

collégien m

schoolboy (sixth former) Brit

lycéen m

2. schoolboy attr:

schoolboy attitude, behaviour

de collégien

schoolboy slang, word

d'élève

schoolboy joke, prank, humour

de potache inf

3. schoolboy attr champion, player, championships:

schoolboy

junior

I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

the public

le public

open to the public

ouvert au public

to please/disappoint one's public

plaire à/décevoir son public

the theatre-going/racing public

les amateurs mpl de théâtre/de courses

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public call box, health, property, park, footpath, expenditure, inquiry, admission, announcement, execution, image

public/-ique

public disquiet, enthusiasm, indifference, support

général

public library, amenity

municipal

public duty, spirit

civique

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt public

to receive public acclaim

recevoir les éloges du public

to be in public life

participer à la vie publique

to be in the public eye

être exposé à l'opinion publique

to make one's views public , to go public with one's views

rendre ses opinions publiques

she has decided to go public (with her story)

elle a décidé de rendre son histoire publique

the company is going public

la société va être cotée en Bourse

the public good

le bien public

it is public knowledge that …

il est de notoriété publique que …

he's become public property

il est devenu une figure publique

let's go somewhere less public

allons dans un endroit plus discret

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

III.in public ADV

in public

en public

public schoolboy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for public schoolboy in the English»French Dictionary

schoolboy N

schoolboy

élève m

schoolboy (of elementary age)

écolier m

schoolboy (up to age 16)

collégien m

schoolboy (from grades 7 through 12)

lycéen m

I.public [ˈpʌb·lɪk] ADJ

public

public(-que)

public opinion

opinion f publique

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt général

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

to go public with sth

rendre qc public

II.public [ˈpʌb·lɪk] N + sing/pl vb

public

public m

sb's public

le public de qn

in public

en public

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They are most definitely not gentlemen, but rather reflect the other stereotype of a public schoolboy -- the caddish bounder.

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