Nouns | |||||||
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| school | die Schule pl.: die Schulen | ||||||
| school (Amer.) - university | die Hochschule pl.: die Hochschulen | ||||||
| school | die Lehranstalt pl.: die Lehranstalten | ||||||
| school | der Unterricht pl. | ||||||
| school - faculty of a university | die Fakultät pl.: die Fakultäten | ||||||
| publicly-maintained school | öffentliche Schule | ||||||
| school [fig.] | die Lehrmeinung pl.: die Lehrmeinungen | ||||||
| school - of fish, dolphins [ZOOL.] | der Schwarm pl.: die Schwärme | ||||||
| school - of fish, dolphins [ZOOL.] | die Schule pl.: die Schulen | ||||||
| school [EDUC.] | das Institut pl.: die Institute | ||||||
| school-fees | die Schulkosten | ||||||
| school-teaching | der Schuldienst pl.: die Schuldienste | ||||||
| preschool or: pre-school (Amer.) - school for children aged 2-5 | der Kindergarten pl.: die Kindergärten | ||||||
| high school (Amer.) | die Highschool or: High School | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| back-to-school - used before noun | Schulanfangs... | ||||||
| out-of-school adj. | außerschulisch | ||||||
| grammar-school adj. - used before noun (Brit.) [EDUC.] | gymnasial | ||||||
| high-school adj. - used before noun (Amer.) [EDUC.] | gymnasial | ||||||
| for school use [EDUC.] | für den Schulgebrauch | ||||||
| in school | in der Schule | ||||||
| of the old school | von der alten Schule | ||||||
Definitions | |||||||
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| secondary modern school; from school year 5 to 9 in Germany and 5 to 8 in Austria [EDUC.] | die Hauptschule pl.: die Hauptschulen | ||||||
| large cornet of cardboard filled with sweets and little presents given to children in Germany on their first day at school | die Schultüte pl.: die Schultüten | ||||||
| large cornet of cardboard filled with sweets and little presents given to children in Germany on their first day at school | die Zuckertüte pl.: die Zuckertüten regional | ||||||
| diploma from German secondary school qualifying for university admission or matriculation | das Abitur pl. | ||||||
| diploma from German secondary school qualifying for university admission or matriculation [EDUC.] | das Abi (short for: Abitur) | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| a school of dolphins [ZOOL.] | eine Schule Delphine (or: Delfine) | ||||||
| We learn not for school, but for life. | Nicht für die Schule, sondern für das Leben lernen wir. - umgekehrtes Zitat des römischen Autors Seneca | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| School is out. | Die Schule ist aus. | ||||||
| I started school in 1964. | Ich kam 1964 in die Schule. | ||||||
| I started school in 1964. | Ich wurde 1964 eingeschult. | ||||||
| Are the kids back from school yet? | Sind die Kinder schon aus der Schule zurück? | ||||||
| I ended up teaching at a high school | ich landete als Lehrer an einer Highschool | ||||||
| When does your school let out for summer/Christmas? (Amer.) | Wann beginnen bei euch die Weihnachtsferien/Sommerferien? | ||||||
| Why aren't you at school? | Warum bist du nicht in der Schule? | ||||||
| He was kept in after school. | Er musste nachsitzen. | ||||||
| He's still one of the old school. | Er ist noch von der alten Garde. | ||||||
| I'm cheesed off with school! | Die Schule ödet mich an! [coll.] | ||||||
| I'm cheesed off with school! | Die Schule stinkt mir! [coll.] | ||||||
