French Unit 9 Vocab

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la crèche

nursery school

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la maternelle

kindergarten

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l’école primaire

elementary/ primary school

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l’école secondaire

secondary Education

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le collège

middle Schoolle

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le lycée

high School

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l’université

college

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la faculté des lettres

liberal arts school (within a university)

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la faculté de droit

law school

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la faculté de médicine

medical school

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la faculté des sciences

school of sciences

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les écoles spécialisées

specialized schools

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les grandes écoles

extremely selective higher education schools that admit students based on competitive exams

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un concours

competitive exam to get into the “grande école“

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les hautes études

higher educationles

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études supérieures

higher education

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les matières

school subjects

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un élève

a student (elementary - high school)

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un collégien / une collégienne

a middle school student

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un lycéen/ une lycéenne

a high school student

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un(e) étudiant(e)

a college student

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un institutrice/ un instituteur

an elementary/ middle school teacher

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un professeur

a high school/ college teacher

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le directeur / la directrice de l’école

le proviseur / la proviseure

principal of a school

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l’enseignement

the career of teaching / education

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la scolarité

the education of someone

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la rentrée

back to school

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le brevet

exam to finish middle school

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le baccalauréat

exam to finish high school

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une note (1-20)

a grade (A, B, C, D or 0-100)

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un bulletin de notes

report card

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une mention

a distinction / honors on the bac based on (assez bien, bien, très bien)

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diplôme d’études universitaires générales (le DEUG)

General Education Diploma after the first 2 years of college (must pass an exam)

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une licence

BA degree (3 years of college)

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la maîtrise

Masters Degree (1-2 years post BA)

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le doctorate

PhD (3-4 years post Masters)

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en terminale

senior year of high schoolu

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une bourse

a scholarship

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un contrôle / une interro

a quiz

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un stage

an internship

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une formation

a training

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un apprentissage

the learning process / An apprenticeship

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une classe préparatoire (une classe prépa)

Classes that prepare you for the exam to get into the “grande école“

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l’éducation nationale

department of education (govt. level)

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les frais d’inscription

registration fees to register for classes (US: tuition)

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un dossier

an application

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une fiche / un formulaire

a worksheet / a form

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un cahier de texte

notebook students bring home which serves as a liaison between school (teachers) and home (parents)

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une activité périscolaire

after school activities such as sports, music, school play

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le dossier universitaire

college application

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un jour ferié

public holiday (no school)

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le conseil de classe

teacher conferences where they deliberate together the progress of the student before report cards and agree on a final mention (parents / students do not attend)

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le conseil de discipline

disciplinary hearing

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être diplômé / obtenir son diplôme

to graduate

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faire des sorties scolaires

to go on field trips

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enseigner

to teach

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apprendre

to learn

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suivre un cours

take a class

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assister à un cours

attend a class

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faire des études

to study (a subject)

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préparer un exposé

prepare a presentation

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faire des recherches

to research

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passer un examen

to take a test

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réussir un examen

to pass a test

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rater un examen

to fail a test

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redoubler

to repeat a year of school

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écrire un rédaction

to write an essay

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rédiger un dissertation

to write a dissertation (PhD)

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s’inscrire

to enroll (at a school or in a class) / register for classes

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bachoter

to cram (before an exam)

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poursuivre

to pursue

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l’année scolaire

the school year

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les manuels scolaires

textbooks

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les vacances scolaires

school vacation

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les fournitures scolaires

school supplies

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être doué / fort en

to be talented in / strong at doing something

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être faible / nul de

to be weak at / bad at doing something

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être paresseux / paresseuse / fainéant

to be lazy

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être travailleur / travailleuse

to be hard working

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je suis étudiant(e)…

I’m studying…

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Je fais mes études en

I’m studying… / My major is in

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Je me spécialise en…

My major is…

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Je fais mes études en lettres

The humanities (l’art, la musique, la littérature, les langues vivantes, l’histoire, la philosophie)

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Je suis étudiant(e) en sciences humaines

l’ethnologie, la sociologie, les sciences politiques, les sciences économiques, la psychologie

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Je me spécialise en sciences

la biologie, la chimie, la géologie, la physique, la zoologie