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| acting school n | (drama school, stage school) | معهد تمثيل، مَدرسة تمثيل |
| after school adv | (when school day is over) | بعد انتهاء اليوم الدراسي، بعد المدرسة |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The teacher made Kyle stay after school to finish his homework. |
| after-school adj | (extra-curricular) | خارج المنهاج المدرسيّ |
| | Drama is a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| alternative school | (education) | مدرسة بديلة |
| art school n | (school: teaches art) | كلية فنون |
| | He wants to study illustration, so he will attend art school in the fall. |
| at school adv | (attending classes) | في المدرسة |
| | Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. |
| at school adv | US (at university) | في الجامعة |
| | My son is at school in New York, studying for a business degree. |
| at school adj | UK (of school age) | في سن المدرسة |
| | Gareth has two children at school and a toddler. |
| attend school v expr | (go to classes) | يذهب إلى المدرسة |
| | We attend school from Monday through Friday. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | العودة إلى المدرسة |
| | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| | مكتوب على اللافتة فوق الرف في السوبرماركت حيث الكتب والقرطاسية: "العودة إلى المدرسة". |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) | خاصّ بالعودة إلى المدرسة |
| ملاحظة: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | We like to buy our children's clothes at back-to-school sales, when the prices are low. |
| beauty school n | (trains hair stylists, etc.) | مدرسة لتعليم فن التجميل |
| boarding school n | (school: residential) | مدرسة داخلية |
| | Paul misbehaved so badly that his parents sent him to a boarding school. |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | كلية إدارة أعمال |
| | | مدرسة تجارية |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| Catholic school n | (educational establishment) | مدرسة كاثوليكية |
| | His mother sent him to Catholic school as she was a devout Catholic. |
| charm school n | (teaches etiquette) | مدرسة تعليم آداب التعامل |
| charter school n | US (publicly funded autonomous school) | مدرسة مستقلة |
| | Many charter schools have a better curriculum than public schools. |
coed school,
co-ed school,
also UK: mixed school,
mixed-sex school n | informal, abbreviation (coeducational school: for both sexes) (تضم طلابًا من الجنسين) | مدرسة مختلطة |
coeducational school,
co-educational school,
also UK: mixed school,
mixed-sex school n | mainly US (school for both sexes) (تضم طلابًا من الجنسين) | مدرسة مختلطة |
| comprehensive school n | UK (non-selective secondary school) | مدرسة شاملة |
| cookery school n | (place where cooking is taught) | معهد طبخ |
| | Many chefs train for their careers by going to cookery school. |
| correspondence school n | (distance-learning school) | مدرسة بالمراسلة |
| | Correspondence schools may be the only choice for people living in rural areas. |
| dental school n | (institution that trains dentists) | كلية طب أسنان |
| drama school n | (for studying acting) | معهد تمثيل |
| driving school n | (vehicle operation lessons) (للسيارات) | مدرسة تعليم القيادة |
| elementary school n | US (primary school) | مدرسة ابتدائية |
| | Children usually start elementary school at five or six years old. |
| | My wife taught elementary school. |
| elementary school teacher n | US (educator in primary school) | مُدَرِّس مرحلة ابتدائية |
| | Ms. Talton is an excellent elementary school teacher. |
| engineering school n | (institution: trains engineers) | كلية الهندسة |
| failing school n | (underperforming school) | مدرسة سيئة الأداء |
| | Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. |
| finishing school n | (school of etiquette) | مدرسة لتعليم كياسة التعامل |
| | | مدرسة لإكمال التعليم |
| | Some say the college is little more than a finishing school. |
| go to school v expr | (attend classes) | يذهب إلى المدرسة |
| | Children start going to school at age 5. |
| grad school n | abbreviation, US (school of postgraduate studies) | مدرسة عليا |
| | You'd better go to grad school if you want to be hired here. |
| grade school n | US (kindergarten through 6th) | مدرسة ابتدائية |
| | Karen starts grade school next year. |
graduate school (US),
postgraduate school (UK) n | (university division) | كلية دراسات عليا |
| | What do you intend to do after finishing graduate school? |
| grammar school n | UK (secondary school) (ثانوية في بريطانيا موجهة أكاديميًّا) | مدرسة نحوية |
| | I attended the grammar school for seven years before going on to university. |
| grammar school n | US (elementary school) | مدرسة ابتدائية |
| | She learned to play the trumpet while she was still in grammar school. |
| H.S. n | written, abbreviation (high school) | مدرسة ثانوية |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) | مدرسة ثانوية، ثانوية |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
| | في المدرسة الثانوية معلمة جديدة للغة الفرنسية. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) (مضاف إليه) | مدرسةٍ ثانويةٍ، ثانويةٍ |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high school n | UK, regional (education: ages 11-18) | التعليم الثانوي، المرحلة الثانوية |
| | I took a gap year between leaving high school and starting my university course. |
| high-school n as adj | UK, regional (of education for ages 11-18) | في التعليم الثانوي |
| | Isla's high-school French wasn't good enough to understand the conversation at the next table. |
| high school graduate n | US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) | متخرّج من الثانوية |
| | Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | شهادة ثانوية |
| | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
high-school student,
also UK,
regional: high-school pupil n | US, UK regional (pupil: at secondary school) | طالب ثانوية |
| | I started studying Spanish (and dating girls) when I was a high-school student. |
| home-school [sb]⇒ vtr | (teach at home) | يعلّم شخصًا في البيت |
| | Private schools were expensive and public ones were dangerous so she decided to home-school her children. |
| independent school n | (type of school) (من أنواع المدارس) | مدرسة مستقلّة |
| infant school n | UK (school for ages 4-8) (بين عمر 4 و8 في المملكة المتحدة) | مدرسة أطفال |
| intermediate school n | US (school for grades 4 -6 or 4 - 8) | مدرسة متوسطة، مدرسة تكميلية |
| intermediate school n | US (junior high school) (في الولايات المتحدة) | مدرسة المرحلة الأولى من التعليم الثانوي |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) | مدرسة المرحلة الأولى في التعليم الثانوي |
| | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| junior school n | UK (primary school) | مدرسة ابتدائية |
| law school n | (university where law degrees are taught) | كلية حقوق |
| | He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| lower school n | (younger students' school) (في مدرسة) | الصفوف الدنيا |
| magnet school n | US (publicly funded school attracting diverse students) (مدرسة أميركية تركز على تخصصات محددة) | مدرسة مستقطِبة |
| med school n | informal (medical school) | كلية الطب |
| | What med school did your doctor graduate from? |
| medical school n | (for a medical degree) | كلية طب |
| | I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) | مدرسة إعدادية، مدرسة متوسطة |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | مدرسة إعدادية، مدرسة متوسطة |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
military academy,
military school n | (for military training) | أكاديمية عسكرية، مدرسة عسكرية |
| | West Point is a highly-respected military academy. |
| music school n | (college where music is studied) | كلية الموسيقى |
| naval school n | (training institution for the navy) | مدرسة بحرية |
night school,
evening school n | (adult evening classes) | دروس مسائية |
| | I am learning Russian at night school every Thursday evening. |
| nursery school n | (pre-school) | مدرسة حضانة |
| | My 3-year-old daughter goes to nursery school as I have to go to work. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | أسلوب قديم |
| ملاحظة: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. |
old school,
old-school adj | figurative (traditionalist) | تقليدي، كلاسيكي |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| | هو يعلم الطرق التقليدية للملاكمة. |
| out of school adv | figurative, slang (in an unacceptable or inappropriate way) | بشكل غير لائق، بشكل غير مقبول |
| | You shouldn't talk out of school like that to your elders. |
| out-of-school adj | (person: not attending school) (شخص) | غير ملتحق بمدرسة |
| out-of-school adj | (activity: not part of school) (نشاط: لا يقام في المدرسة) | خارج المدرسة |
out-of-school,
out of school adj | figurative, slang (unacceptable, inappropriate) | غير لائق، غير مقبول |
| ملاحظة: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Whoa, that's an out-of-school comment. |
parochial school,
also UK: faith school n | (educational institution) | مدرسة أبرشية |
play school,
play schools v expr | (children: pretend to teach) (أطفال) | يلعب لعبة المدرسة |
| prep school n | UK, informal, abbreviation (preparatory: primary school) (في بريطانيا) | مدرسة إعدادية، مدرسة تحضيرية |
| | He went to an expensive prep school. |
| prep school n | US, abbreviation (preparatory: secondary school) (في الولايات المتحدة) | مدرسة ثانوية |
| | Most of the prep schools in New England offer on-campus living accommodations to the students. |
| preparatory school n | UK (private primary school) | مدرسة ابتدائية إعدادية |
| | The preparatory school offers education to approximately 150 boys. |
| preparatory school n | US (private secondary school) | مدرسة ثانوية إعدادية |
| | This private boarding school is among the most selective preparatory schools in the U.S. |
preschool,
pre-school n | (nursery school) | حضانة، روضة أطفال |
| | The children started preschool at age 3. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of a preschool) (مضاف إليه) | حضانةٍ، روضةِ أطفالٍ |
| | Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of early childhood) (مضاف إليه) | أطفالٍ صغارٍ |
| | What educational activities work with preschool kids? |
preschool child,
pre-school child n | (child under 5) | طفل دون سن الدراسة |
| | Pre-school children must be accompanied by both parents. |
preschool teacher,
pre-school teacher n | (educator at nursery school) | معلِّمة روضة أطفال |
| primary school n | UK (junior, elementary school) | مدرسة ابتدائية |
| | There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to. |
| primary school teacher n | UK (of elementary school) | معلّم مدرسة ابتدائية |
| private school n | (privately-run school) | مدرسة خاصة |
| | Did you attend public or private school? |
| public school n | UK (private secondary school) (في بريطانيا) | مدرسة خاصة |
| | Eton is the most famous public school in the world. |
| public school n | US (publicly-funded school) (في أميركا) | مدرسة حكومية، مدرسة رسمية |
| | Their children attend the public school in their neighborhood. |
| reform school n | (correctional facility for young offenders) | إصلاحية |
| | The young pickpocket was sent to a reform school. |
| riding school n | (place where horse-riding is taught) | مدرسة فروسية، مدرسة ركوب الخيل |
| | The girl attended a riding school, where she had weekly lessons. |
| school age n | (age: in-school years) | سنّ الدراسة |
| school assembly n | (gathering of pupils and teachers) (مع الطلاب والمعلمين مدارس بعض البلدان) | اجتماع المدرسة |
| school bag n | (bag carried by school pupil) | حقيبة مدرسية |
| school bell n | (signal: start or end of class) | جرس المدرسة |
| | When the 8:00 school bell rings, students should be seated at their desks. |
| school board n | (education committee) | مجلس التعليم |
| | The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. |
| school bus n | (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) | حافلة مدرسية، باص مدرسيّ |
| | School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. |
| school canteen n | UK (school cafeteria) | كافتيريا المدرسة |
school child,
schoolchild n | (pupil) | تلميذ مدرسي، طالب |
| | Three school children said they saw your dog running around the playground. |
school counselor (US),
school counsellor (UK) n | (person employed to advise students) | مرشد مدرسيّ، مستشار مدرسة |
| school day n | (daily hours when school takes place) | الدوام المدرسي، اليوم المدرسيّ |
| | The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:15 p.m. |
| school day n | (day on which school takes place) | يوم الدوام المدرسي |
| | I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. |
| school desk n | (table in a classroom) | طاولة الصف |
| school dinner n | (meal served at educational institution) | الوجبة المدرسية، الغداء المدرسي |