senior high school in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for senior high school in the English»French Dictionary

senior high school N Am SCHOOL

senior high school

≈ lycée m .

See also High school

High school Info

High school

Établissement d'enseignement secondaire aux États-Unis, souvent subdivisé en Junior high school (élèves de 12 à 14 ans) et Senior high school (élèves de 15 à 17 ans). À l'issue de ce cycle d'études, les élèves passent un examen (ACT, SAT) pour être admis dans un college. Au Royaume-Uni, les high schools sont souvent des écoles privées réservées aux filles.

Translations for senior high school in the English»French Dictionary

senior school (secondary school)

lycée m

senior school (older pupils)

grandes classes fpl

high school SCHOOL

≈ lycée m

high school Brit SCHOOL

établissement m secondaire

junior high school

≈ collège m

Translations for senior high school in the French»English Dictionary

haut (haute) dirigeant, responsable

senior, high-ranking

école secondaire

high school Am

les classes du secondaire

≈ junior high school and high school Am

collège d'enseignement secondaire, CES

junior high school Am

Translations for senior high school in the English»French Dictionary

I.senior [Brit ˈsiːnɪə, ˈsiːnjə, Am ˈsinjər] N

1. senior (older person):

senior

aîné/-e m/f

to be sb's senior by ten years

avoir dix ans de plus que qn

to be sb's senior

être plus âgé que qn

2. senior (superior):

senior

supérieur/-e m/f

3. senior Brit SCHOOL:

senior

élève mf dans les grandes classes

4. senior Am SCHOOL:

senior

élève mf de terminale

senior attr year, prom

de fin d'études

5. senior Am UNIV:

senior

étudiant/-e m/f de licence

6. senior SPORTS:

senior

senior m

senior attr circuit, league, player, tournament

senior

II.senior [Brit ˈsiːnɪə, ˈsiːnjə, Am ˈsinjər] ADJ

1. senior (older):

senior person

plus âgé

senior organization

plus ancien/-ienne

to be senior to sb

être plus âgé que qn

to be senior to sb by 12 years

avoir 12 ans de plus que qn

Mr Becket senior

M. Becket père

2. senior (superior):

senior person

plus haut placé

senior civil servant, diplomat

haut

senior attr aide, adviser, employee, minister

haut placé

senior colleague

plus ancien/-ienne

senior figure, member

prédominant

senior job, post

supérieur

to be senior to sb

être le supérieur de qn

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

I.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] N

1. high (high level):

high

niveau m élevé

an all-time or a record high

un niveau record

to rise to or hit or reach a new high

atteindre son niveau le plus élevé

a high of 35°

une pointe de 35°

a ten-year high of three million

un niveau record de trois millions en dix ans

2. high (euphoric feeling) inf:

to give sb a high drug:

défoncer qn inf

to give sb a high success, compliment:

monter à la tête de qn

to be on a high

être en pleine euphorie

3. high METEO:

high

zone f de haute pression

4. high Am inf SCHOOL → high school

II.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADJ

1. high (tall):

high building, wall, cliff, hill, pile

haut

high table, chair, forehead, collar, heel

haut after n

high cheekbones

pommettes fpl saillantes

how high is the cliff?

quelle est la hauteur de la falaise?

it is 50 cm high

ça fait 50 cm de haut

a five-metre high wall

un mur de cinq mètres de haut

chest-/waist-high

à la hauteur de la poitrine/la ceinture

I've known him since he was so high

il n'était pas plus grand que ça quand je l'ai connu

2. high (far from the ground):

high shelf, window, ceiling, plateau

haut

high tier, level, floor

supérieur

high cloud

d'altitude

at high altitude

à haute altitude

at high tide

à marée haute

with a high ceiling

haut de plafond

a dress with a high neck(line)

une robe montante

how high (up) are we? (on top of building)

on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol?

how high (up) are we? (on plane, mountain)

quelle est notre altitude?

how high do you want the shelf?

à quelle hauteur voulez-vous l'étagère?

3. high (numerically large):

high number, ratio, price, frequency, volume

élevé

high wind

violent

high playing card

grosse

this will lead to higher taxes

cela conduira à une augmentation des impôts

at high speed

à grande vitesse

to have a high temperature

avoir de la fièvre

high in fat, iron

riche en

4. high (great, intense):

high degree, intensity, risk

élevé

high fever, heat

fort

high attr anxiety, tension, excitement

extrême

high hope, expectation

grand

cook on a high heat

faire cuire à feu vif

turn the grill to high

mettre le gril sur la position maximum

to have a high colour

avoir le teint rougeaud

that is high praise!

c'est très flatteur!

a moment of high drama

un moment de grande émotion

the high seriousness of sth

le grand sérieux de qc

the building is high Victorian/Gothic

le bâtiment est de la grande époque victorienne/du Gothique

in high summer

au cœur de l'été

feelings are running high

les esprits s'échauffent

5. high (important):

high quality, status, standard, rank, class, authority

supérieur

high priority, place on list

élevé

a higher court

une cour supérieure

I have it on the highest authority

je tiens cela des autorités les plus haut placées

to have friends in high places

avoir des amis haut placés

corruption in high places

la corruption en haut lieu

to be high up

être haut placé

to go on to higher things

faire son chemin dans le monde

6. high (noble):

high ideal, principle, character

noble

those are high words (indeed)! iron

ce sont de (bien) grands mots!

7. high (acute):

high pitch, sound, voice

aigu/-guë

high note

haut

to reach the high notes

atteindre les notes les plus hautes

8. high (mature):

high game

faisandé

high fish, cheese

avancé

high butter

rance

I like my cheese really high

j'aime mon fromage bien fait

9. high (on drug):

high inf

défoncé inf

high inf

dans un état euphorique

to be high on drug

être défoncé à

to get high (deliberately)

se défoncer inf

to get high (accidentally)

s'intoxiquer

10. high (happy):

high inf

ivre de joie

she was high on success

son succès l'avait rendue ivre de joie

11. high LING:

high vowel

fermé

III.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ] ADV

1. high (to a great height):

high build, pile, climb, jump, throw, fly, rise, raise

haut

the plane flew too high

l'avion a volé trop haut or à une altitude trop élevée

the desk was piled high with papers

les papiers s'entassaient en hautes piles sur le bureau

write it higher up

écris-le plus haut

to live high up on the 16th floor

habiter tout en haut au 16ème étage

to climb higher and higher lit person, animal:

grimper de plus en plus haut

to climb higher and higher fig figures, rate, unemployment:

augmenter de plus en plus

interest rates may go as high as 15%

le taux d'intérêt peut monter jusqu'à 15%

don't go any higher than £5, 000

ne dépasse pas 5 000 livres sterling

2. high (at a high level):

high set, turn on

fort

to turn sth up high

monter qc

don't turn it up too high

ne le mets pas trop fort

3. high sing, play:

high

haut

play an octave higher

jouez à l'octave supérieure

IV.on high ADV (gen)

on high

en haut

on high REL

au Ciel

from on high (gen)

d'en haut

from on high REL

du Ciel

V.high [Brit hʌɪ, Am haɪ]

it's high time that sb did

il est grand temps que qn fasse

to have a high (old) time

s'amuser comme des fous

to hold one's head (up) high

marcher la tête haute

to search or hunt high and low for sth

remuer ciel et terre pour trouver qc

See also high school

high school

high school SCHOOL

≈ lycée m

high school Brit SCHOOL

établissement m secondaire

senior high school in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for senior high school in the English»French Dictionary

senior high school N Am

senior high school

lycée m

Translations for senior high school in the English»French Dictionary

high school

En Grande-Bretagne, le nom de high school était autrefois employé pour désigner une "grammar school" (≈ lycée), mais de nos jours il désigne une "secondary school" (≈ collège).

high school

lycée m

high school

établissement m d'enseignement secondaire

junior high school

collège m

Translations for senior high school in the French»English Dictionary

deuxième cycle

high school Am

lycée

high school Am

CES

junior high school Am

lycéen(ne)

high school student Am

Translations for senior high school in the English»French Dictionary

I.senior [ˈsi:niəʳ, Am -njɚ] ADJ

1. senior (older):

senior

aîné(e)

to be three years senior

avoir trois ans de plus que qn

John B. O'Malley senior

John B. O'Malley père

2. senior SCHOOL, UNIV:

senior pupil

de terminale

senior student

de dernière année

the senior boys/girls

les grand(e)s

senior part of a school

classes fpl supérieures

3. senior (high-ranking):

senior

supérieur(e)

senior employee

de grade supérieur

to be senior to sb

être au-dessus de qn

to be senior to sb (longer in service)

avoir plus d'ancienneté que qn

4. senior (related to the elderly):

senior

du troisième âge

II.senior [ˈsi:niəʳ, Am -njɚ] N

1. senior (older person):

senior

aîné(e) m (f)

to be sb's senior

être l'aîné de qn

to be two years sb's senior, to be sb's senior by two years

être l'aîné de qn de deux ans

2. senior (person of higher rank):

senior

supérieur(e) m (f)

3. senior Am (pupil of a graduating class):

senior

étudiant(e) m (f) de dernière année

4. senior SPORTS, SCHOOL:

the seniors

les grand(e)s

5. senior (elderly person):

senior

personne f du troisième âge

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

I.high [haɪ] ADJ

1. high (elevated):

high

haut(e)

high forehead

large

thirty meters high and three meters wide

trente mètres de haut et trois mètres de large

shoulder/waist-high

à hauteur d'épaule/à la taille

a high jump

un saut en hauteur

to do a high dive

faire un grand plongeon

2. high (above average):

high

élevé(e)

high technology, opinion, quality

haut(e)

high secretary

de haut niveau

high hopes

grand(e)

high calibre

gros(se)

high explosive

de forte puissance

high colour

vif(vive)

of the highest calibre

du meilleur calibre

a high definition television

une télévision à haute définition

to be full of high praise for sb/sth

ne pas tarir d'éloges sur qn/qc

3. high MED:

high

élevé(e)

high fever

fort(e)

to suffer from high blood-pressure

avoir de la tension

4. high (important, eminent):

high priest

grand(e)

high treason, rank

haut(e)

to have friends in high places

avoir des amis bien placés

an order from on high

un ordre venant de haut

to be high and mighty pej

prendre des grands airs

5. high (noble):

high ideal, character

noble

to have high principles

avoir des principes

6. high (intoxicated by drugs):

high

shooté(e)

to be (as) high as a kite

être complètement défoncé

7. high (euphoric):

to be high

être sur un petit nuage

8. high (of high frequency, shrill):

high

haut(e)

9. high (beginning to go bad):

high food

avancé(e)

Phrases:

a high drama

un grand drame

the high summer

le cœur de l'été

to be in high spirits

être de bonne humeur

with one's head held high

(avec) la tête haute

to leave sb high and dry

planter qn là inf

to stink to high heaven (stink)

sentir la mort

to stink to high heaven (be very suspicious)

sentir le soufre

come hell or high water

qu'il vente ou qu'il pleuve

high days and holidays

grandes occasions fpl

sb's stock is high

la popularité de qn est en hausse

to be high time to +infin

être grand temps de +infin

to have a high old time inf

passer du bon temps

to be for the high jump Brit

aller se faire engueuler

II.high [haɪ] ADV

high a. fig:

high

haut

the sea/tide runs high

la mer/la marée monte vite

Phrases:

to hold one's head high

tenir la tête haute

to live high on the hog

vivre comme un pacha

to search for sth high and low

chercher qc dans chaque recoin

III.high [haɪ] N

1. high (high(est) point/level/amount):

high

sommet m

an all-time high

un niveau jamais atteint

highs and lows

des hausses fpl et des baisses

highs and lows fig

des hauts mpl et des bas

to reach a high

atteindre un plafond

2. high (euphoria caused by drugs):

to be on a high

planer

3. high (heaven):

from on/on high

du/au ciel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the request of the parents, a senior high school curriculum was added.

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Graduates from senior high school often continue on to university.

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That course was held to ensure the availability of junior and senior high school teachers.

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Elementary school level education covers a smaller but wider than the junior and senior high school because of the spiral approach educational technique.

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The junior high school and senior high school are referred to separately by some sources and together in some sources, even from the school district.

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There are six elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school and one alternative senior high school in the district.

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In the mid-1950s, the districts joined and began making plans for a new senior high school.

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On the same campus are located schools from kindergarten to senior high school levels.

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Some states split grades 910 and 1112 into a junior high school and senior high school.

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He often holds private exhibitions (but the pictures don't sell very well) and also works as art lecturer in a municipal senior high school.

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