upper school in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for upper school in the English»French Dictionary

upper school N Brit SCHOOL

1. upper school (school):

upper school

établissement scolaire de second degré (pour élèves de 13 à 18 ans)

2. upper school (within school):

the upper school

les grandes classes fpl

Translations for upper school in the English»French Dictionary

I.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər] N

1. upper (of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

‘leather upper’

‘dessus cuir’

2. upper Am inf RAIL:

upper

couchette f supérieure

3. upper Am (drug):

upper inf

stimulant m

II.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər] ADJ

1. upper (in location):

upper shelf, cupboard

du haut

upper floor, deck

supérieur

upper jaw, eyelid, lip

supérieur

upper teeth

du haut

the upper body

la partie supérieure du corps

2. upper (in rank):

upper

supérieur

3. upper (on scale):

upper register, scale

supérieur

the upper limit

la limite maximale (on de)

temperatures are in the upper twenties

les températures dépassent 25°

4. upper GEOG attr:

upper valley, region

plus au nord

the Upper (reaches of the) Thames

la haute Tamise

5. upper:

upper ARCHEOL, GEOL period

supérieur

III.upper [Brit ˈʌpə, Am ˈəpər]

upper → stiff

to be on one's uppers inf

être dans la dèche inf

to have the upper hand

avoir le dessus

to get the upper hand

prendre le dessus

See also stiff

I.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] N inf

1. stiff (corpse):

stiff

macchabée m inf

2. stiff Am (humourless person):

stiff

rabat-joie mf inv

3. stiff Am (man):

a working stiff

un travailleur

4. stiff Am (drunk):

stiff

poivrot m inf

5. stiff Am (hobo):

stiff

clochard m

II.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] ADJ

1. stiff (restricted in movement):

stiff (gen)

raide

stiff (after sport, sleeping badly)

courbaturé

to feel stiff after riding/sleeping on the floor

se sentir courbaturé après avoir fait du cheval/dormi par terre

to have a stiff neck

avoir un torticolis

to have stiff legs (after sport)

avoir des courbatures dans les jambes

to have stiff legs (from old age etc)

avoir les jambes ankylosées

2. stiff (hard to move):

stiff drawer, door

dur à ouvrir

stiff lever

dur à manier

stiff gear

dur à passer

3. stiff (rigid):

stiff cardboard, fabric, collar

raide

4. stiff FOOD:

stiff mixture

consistant, ferme

beat the egg whites until stiff

battre les œufs en neige ferme

5. stiff (not relaxed):

stiff manner, person, style

compassé

6. stiff (harsh):

stiff letter, warning, penalty, sentence

sévère

7. stiff (difficult):

stiff exam, climb

difficile

stiff competition

rude

stiff opposition

fort

8. stiff (high):

stiff charge, fine

élevé

9. stiff (strong):

stiff breeze

fort

I need a stiff drink

j'ai besoin d'un verre bien tassé inf

10. stiff Am (drunk):

stiff inf

bourré

III.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] VB trans Am inf

1. stiff (cheat):

stiff person

arnaquer

2. stiff (fail to tip):

stiff person

ne pas laisser de pourboire à

IV.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf] ADV inf

to be bored stiff

s'ennuyer à mourir

to bore sb stiff

ennuyer qn mortellement

to be frozen stiff

être frigorifié inf

to be scared stiff

avoir une peur bleue

to scare sb stiff

faire une peur terrible à qn

V.stiff [Brit stɪf, Am stɪf]

to keep a stiff upper lip

encaisser sans broncher inf

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

upper school in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for upper school in the English»French Dictionary

I.upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ (further up)

upper

supérieur(e)

II.upper [ˈʌpəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. upper (part of shoe):

upper

empeigne f

2. upper inf (drugs):

upper

amphète f

Phrases:

to be on one's uppers inf

être dans la dèche

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

Various types of technology support for the computers are also included, with a computer help desk located in both the middle school and upper school.

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The first variety, college prefects, come exclusively from the upper school or senior rank of students.

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At the middle and upper school, students receive a narrative assessment rather than a letter grade or report card.

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It consists of a lower school (nursery-4th grade), a middle school (5th grade-8th grade), and an upper school (9th grade-12th grade).

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The former monastery garden is a meeting point for the upper school between lesson times.

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Currently there is a consultation taking place through the school leadership council to investigate whether the upper school should have a plain gold clip-on tie.

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The upper school cafeteria is found in this building.

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During the summer of 2009, the upper school commons area was demolished and construction on the foundation for the new building began.

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