Education and Training Glossary
Anouk's Education and Training Glossary
In this glossary of 20 words, you will learn about different words used in education and in training. You will see a list of words with their definition. There will also be some examples to help you to understand them. You will also see a French translation for each word. This glossary can be useful in some different field of study because we all receive an education.
- school
- noun
- Any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline.
- Example: I started school at five years old.
- fr: école
- sport
- noun
- An activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.
- Example: Winning is not the prime objective in this sport.
- fr: sport
- grade
- noun
- A mark indicating the quality of a student's work.
- Example: Her grades are up this semester.
- fr: note
- computer
- noun
- An electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to instructions given to it in a variable program.
- Example: The next morning she was at the computer as soon as he left.
- fr: ordinateur
- homework
- noun
- Schoolwork that a student is required to do at home.
- Example: Anne sharpened her pencil and got out her homework.
- fr: devoirs
- heartbeat
- noun
- The pulsation of the heart.
- Example: Her heartbeat was faint and slow.
- fr: battement de coeur
- body
- noun
- The physical structure of a person or an animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs.
- Example: Her body was sticky with perspiration and her clothes were caked with dust.
- fr: corps
- book
- noun
- A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.
- Example: I found the book very interesting.
- fr: livre
- teacher
- noun
- A person who teaches, especially in a school.
- Example: I remember perfectly when my dear teacher came to me.
- fr: professeur
- student
- noun
- A person who is studying at a school or college.
- Example: He's a university student.
- fr: élève
- win
- verb
- A successful result in a contest, conflict, bet, or other endeavor; a victory.
- Example: They always win at basketball.
- fr: gagner
- desk
- noun
- A piece of furniture with a flat or sloped surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work.
- Example: Alex set his cup on the desk.
- fr: bureau
- travel
- verb
- Go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length.
- Example: They could travel some other time when their lives were more settled.
- fr: voyager
- airplane
- noun
- A powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces.
- Example: That was her first thought on the airplane when she noticed the man watching her.
- fr: avion
- country
- noun
- An indefinite usually extended expanse of land.
- Example: Thousands of years ago, the greatest country was Egypt.
- fr: pays
- bicycle
- noun
- A vehicle composed of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel.
- Example: The boy no doubt inherits a capacity for riding a bicycle, otherwise he could never do so.
- fr: vélo
- passport
- noun
- An official document issued by a government, certifying the holder's identity and citizenship and entitling them to travel under its protection to and from foreign countries.
- Example: A passport that is out of date is invalid.
- fr: passeport
- classroom
- noun
- A room, typically in a school, in which a class of students is taught.
- Example: There are twenty desks in the classroom.
- fr: Salle de classe
- hike
- noun
- A long walk, especially in the country or wilderness.
- Example: They went on a ten-mile hike through the forest.
- fr: randonnée
- run
- verb
- Move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all the feet on the ground at the same time.
- Example: Tony can run fast.
- fr: courir
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