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| business college | (education) | instituto de negocios nm + loc adj |
| college application n | (to get into a college) | solicitud de ingreso a universidad nm + loc adj |
| | My daughter was busy all weekend filling out college applications. |
| | Mi hija estuvo muy ocupada el fin de semana llenando la solicitud de ingreso a la universidad. |
| College Board n | US (US test-giving organization) (voz inglesa) | College Board n propio m |
| college boy n | US (male student at a college) | universitario nm |
| | Let's walk across campus and try to find a cute college boy. |
| college boy n | US (young college-educated man) | universitario nm |
| | The college boy thinks he'll be running the company in six months. |
| | | joven graduado de universidad nm + loc adj |
| college degree n | US (qualification: graduate degree) | título universitario nm + adj |
| | It is hard to get a teaching job without a college degree. |
| | Es difícil conseguir trabajo como profesor sin un título universitario. |
| college football n | US (played in college) | fútbol universitario nm + adj |
| | In some regions, college football is more popular than the professional league. |
| | En algunos lugares, el fútbol universitario es más popular que el de las ligas profesionales. |
| college girl n | US (student: female) | universitaria nf |
| | Today she's 40 and she still looks like a college girl. |
| | Hoy tiene 40 pero todavía luce como una universitaria. |
| | (MX) | estudiante de Licenciatura nf + loc adj |
| college girl n | US (woman: young, educated) | estudiante universitaria nf + adj |
| | (PR) | joven graduada de universidad nf + loc adj |
| college grad n | informal, abbreviation, US (college graduate) | graduado, graduada nm, nf |
| | | egresado, egresada nm, nf |
| | Her mother scrubbed floors so her daughter could be a college grad. |
| | Su madre limpiaba pisos para que su hija pudiera ser graduada. |
| college graduate n | US ([sb] with a college qualification) | graduado universitario, graduada universitaria nm, nf + adj |
| | | licenciado universitario, licenciada universitaria nm, nf + adj |
| college kid n | US, informal (university-age student) | estudiante universitario, estudiante universitaria n común + adj |
| | Some college kids came as volunteers to clean up after the hurricane. |
| | Algunos estudiantes universitarios concurrieron como voluntarios luego del huracán. |
| college of architecture n | (institution: teaches architecture) | facultad de arquitectura nf + loc adj |
| | Howard graduated from the college of architecture. |
| | Howard se graduó de la Facultad de Arquitectura. |
| college of education n | UK (teacher training school) | escuela de magisterio nf + loc adj |
| college of engineering n | (school: teaches engineering) | facultad de ingeniería nf + loc adj |
| | Irene is studying at the college of engineering. |
| | Irene está estudiando en la facultad de ingeniería. |
| college of liberal arts n | (school: general subjects) | instituto de artes liberales nm + loc adj |
| | | facultad de artes liberales nf + loc adj |
| | Keith is a lecturer at the college of liberal arts. |
| | Carlos es profesor en el instituto de artes liberales. |
| college of music n | (school: teaches music) | conservatorio nm |
| | | instituto de música nm + loc adj |
| | Helen has a degree from the college of music. |
| | Helen tiene un título del conservatorio. |
| college radio n | (station affiliated with university) | radio universitaria nf + adj |
| college radio n | (eclectic radio programming) | radio ecléctica nf + adj |
| | | radio de programación ecléctica nf + loc adj |
| college student n | ([sb] studying at a college) | estudiante universitario n común + adj mf |
| | Henry is enjoying life as a college student. |
| | Henry disfruta la vida como estudiante universitario. |
| college tuition n | US (fees paid for further education) | colegiatura nf |
| | Every year, I have to borrow thirty-thousand dollars to pay my college tution. |
| | Cada año debo pedir un préstamo de 30,000 dólares para pagar la colegiatura. |
| | | matrícula nf |
| | | matrícula universitaria nf + adj |
| college-prep adj | US, informal, abbreviation (filling college requirements) | para el instituto loc prep |
college-preparatory,
college preparatory adj | US (school: secondary) | de bachillerato loc adj |
| | | de secundaria loc adj |
| | (técnicamente) | de preparación para la universidad loc adj |
| community college n | (educational institution) | centro formativo superior, centro de estudios superiores loc nom m |
| | | colegio universitario loc nom m |
| | | Espacio de Formación Profesional Superior loc nom m |
| | You can save thousands of dollars by taking courses at a community college before attending university. |
| | Puedes ahorrarte miles de dólares estudiando en un centro formativo superior. |
| electoral college n | US (officials: vote for president) | colegio electoral loc nom m |
| | In the US we do not vote directly for the president, but instead for representatives to the electoral college. |
| | En los Estados Unidos no se vota directamente al presidente, sino a los representantes al colegio electoral. |
| Eton n | UK, abbreviation (Eton College) | Colegio de Eton n propio m |
| | | Colegio del Rey de Nuestra Señora de Eton n propio m |
| Eton College n | (private school in England) | Colegio de Eton n propio m |
| | | Colegio del Rey de Nuestra Señora de Eton n propio m |
| junior college n | US (higher education) | escuela de iniciación nf + loc adj |
| | | primer ciclo loc nom m |
| | | escuela preparatoria nf + adj |
| | After Steve finished junior college, he went to the University of Iowa. |
| | Después de terminar la escuela de iniciación, Steve se fue a Iowa. |
| naval college n | (training institution for the navy) | escuela naval nf + adj mf |
| | | colegio naval nm + adj mf |
| | After university, he attended naval college to start his training to become a naval helicopter pilot. |
| | Después de la universidad, fue a la escuela naval para convertirse en piloto de helicóptero naval. |
| sixth form college n | UK, regional (secondary school: 16-19) (literal) | últimos dos años de preparatoria adj + nm |
| | | últimos dos años de escuela secundaria adj + nm |
| teachers college | (education) | profesorado nm |
| technical college n | (school of further and vocational education) | instituto de formación profesional loc nom m |
| | (CR) | colegio técnico profesional loc nom m |
| | (CL) | centro de formación técnica loc nom m |
| | At sixteen I went to a technical college to learn some practical subjects to prepare me for work. |
| | A los 16 años me matriculé en un instituto de formación profesional para aprender algunas materias prácticas que me preparasen para el trabajo. |
| training college | UK (education) | profesorado nm |
| | | escuela de formación profesional nf + loc nom f |