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| acting school n | (drama school, stage school) | szkoła aktorska ż + przym. |
| after school adv | (when school day is over) | po szkole przyim. + ż |
| Uwaga: 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) | pozaszkolny, dodatkowy przym. |
| | Drama is a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| art school n | (school: teaches art) | szkoła artystyczna ż + przym. |
| | He wants to study illustration, so he will attend art school in the fall. |
| at school adv | (attending classes) | w szkole przyim. + ż |
| | Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. |
| at school adv | US (at university) | na studiach przyim. + ż, l.mn. |
| | My son is at school in New York, studying for a business degree. |
| at school adj | UK (of school age) | w szkole przyim. + ż |
| | Gareth has two children at school and a toddler. |
| attend school v expr | (go to classes) | uczęszczać do szkoły zwrot ndk. |
| | We attend school from Monday through Friday. |
| boarding school n | (school: residential) | internat m |
| | Paul misbehaved so badly that his parents sent him to a boarding school. |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | szkoła handlowa ż + przym. |
| | | szkoła biznesu ż + m |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| charm school n | (teaches etiquette) | szkoła dobrych manier wyr. |
| charter school n | US (publicly funded autonomous school) | szkoła społeczna ż + przym. |
| | | szkoła czarterowa ż + przym. |
| | Many charter schools have a better curriculum than public schools. |
| comprehensive school n | UK (non-selective secondary school) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| correspondence school n | (distance-learning school) | szkoła korespondencyjna ż + przym. |
| | Correspondence schools may be the only choice for people living in rural areas. |
| elementary school n | US (primary school) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | Children usually start elementary school at five or six years old. |
| | My wife taught elementary school. |
| engineering school n | (institution: trains engineers) | szkoła inżynieryjna ż + przym. |
| failing school n | (underperforming school) | szkoła o niedostatecznym poziomie nauczania wyr. |
| | Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. |
| go to school v expr | (attend classes) | uczęszczać do szkoły, chodzić do szkoły, iść do szkoły zwrot ndk. |
| | | pójść do szkoły zwrot dk. |
| | Children start going to school at age 5. |
| grad school n | abbreviation, US (school of postgraduate studies) | studia podyplomowe ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | You'd better go to grad school if you want to be hired here. |
| grade school n | US (kindergarten through 6th) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | Karen starts grade school next year. |
graduate school (US),
postgraduate school (UK) n | (university division) | studia podyplomowe ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | What do you intend to do after finishing graduate school? |
grammar school,
grammar-school n | UK (secondary school with academic bias) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| Uwaga: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | I attended the local grammar school for seven years prior to going on to university. |
grammar school,
grammar-school n | US (primary, elementary school; first 6 to 8 years education) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | She learned to play the trumpet while she was still in grammar school. |
| high school n | (secondary education institution) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
| | Szkoła średnia ma nowego nauczyciela od francuskiego. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | (of secondary school) | szkolny przym. |
| | | licealny przym. |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high school graduate n | US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) (mężczyzna) | absolwent szkoły średniej wyr. |
| | (kobieta) | absolwentka szkoły średniej wyr. |
| | Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | świadectwo maturalne n + przym. |
| | | świadectwo dojrzałości n + ż |
| | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
high-school student,
also UK,
regional: high-school pupil n | (pupil: at secondary school) (mężczyzna) | uczeń szkoły średniej wyr. |
| | (kobieta) | uczennica szkoły średniej wyr. |
| | I started studying Spanish (and dating girls) when I was a high-school student. |
| home-school [sb]⇒ vtr | (teach at home) | uczyć kogoś w domu zwrot ndk. |
| | Private schools were expensive and public ones were dangerous so she decided to home-school her children. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) | gimnazjum n |
| | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| law school n | (university where law degrees are taught) | szkoła prawnicza ż + przym. |
| | He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| medical school n | (university where medical degrees are taught) | szkoła medyczna ż + przym. |
| | | akademia medyczna ż + przym. |
| | I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. |
| middle school n | (junior high) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
military academy,
military school n | (for military training) | akademia wojskowa ż + przym. |
| | West Point is a highly-respected military academy. |
| music school n | (college where music is studied) | szkoła muzyczna ż + przym. |
| naval school n | (training institution for the navy) | szkoła morska ż + przym. |
night school,
evening school n | (adult evening classes) | szkoła wieczorowa ż + przym. |
| | I am learning Russian at night school every Thursday evening. |
| nursery school n | (pre-school) | przedszkole n |
| | My 3-year-old daughter goes to nursery school as I have to go to work. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | dawna szkoła przym. + ż |
| Uwaga: 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) | dawna szkoła przym. + ż |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| prep school n | UK, informal, abbreviation (preparatory: primary school) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | He went to an expensive prep school. |
| prep school n | US, abbreviation (preparatory: secondary school) | prywatne liceum przym. + n |
| | Most of the prep schools in New England offer on-campus living accommodations to the students. |
preschool,
pre-school n | (nursery school) | przedszkole n |
| | The children started preschool at age 3. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of a preschool) | przedszkolny przym. |
| | Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of early childhood) | przedszkolny przym. |
| | What educational activities work with preschool kids? |
preschool child,
pre-school child n | (child under 5) | przedszkolak |
| | Pre-school children must be accompanied by both parents. |
| primary school n | UK (junior, elementary school) | szkoła podstawowa ż + przym. |
| | There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to. |
| private school n | (privately-run school) | szkoła prywatna ż + przym. |
| | Did you attend public or private school? |
| public school n | UK (private secondary school) | prywatna szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| | Eton is the most famous public school in the world. |
| public school n | US (publicly-funded school) | szkoła publiczna ż + przym. |
| | Their children attend the public school in their neighborhood. |
| reform school n | (correctional facility for young offenders) | zakład poprawczy m + przym. |
| | | szkoła poprawcza ż + przym. |
| | The young pickpocket was sent to a reform school. |
| riding school n | (place where horse-riding is taught) | szkoła jazdy konnej wyr. |
| | The girl attended a riding school, where she had weekly lessons. |
| school bag n | (bag carried by school pupil) | torba szkolna ż + przym. |
| school bell n | (signal: start or end of class) | dzwonek szkolny m + przym. |
| | When the 8:00 school bell rings, students should be seated at their desks. |
| school board n | (education committee) | kuratorium n |
| | The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. |
| school bus n | (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) | autobus szkolny m + przym. |
| | School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. |
school child,
schoolchild n | (pupil) (chłopiec) | uczeń m |
| | (dziewczynka) | uczennica ż |
| | Three school children said they saw your dog running around the playground. |
| school day n | (daily hours when school takes place) | szkolny dzień przym. + m |
| | 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) | szkolny dzień przym. + m |
| | I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. |
| school desk n | (table in a classroom) | ławka szkolna ż + przym. |
| school kid n | informal (child of school age) | uczeń m |
| | When I was a school kid I had to walk miles to school. |
| school locker n | (secure compartment for pupils' belongings) | zamykana szafka szkolna wyr. |
| | She put her purse in her school locker every day to keep it safe. |
| school nurse n | (medical attendant at a school) | pielęgniarka szkolna ż + przym. |
| | The school nurse will send the child home if his symptoms are serious. |
| school of architecture n | (college where architecture is studied) | szkoła architektury ż + ż |
| school of art n | (college where art is studied) | szkoła sztuki ż + ż |
| | Admission is highly competitive at many schools of art. |
| school of continuing education n | (further education college) | szkoła dokształcająca ż + przym. |
| | Many adults turn to schools of continuing education to learn new skills. |
| school of continuing education n | (adult education college) | szkoła dokształcająca ż + przym. |
| school of design n | (college where design is studied) | szkoła projektowania ż + n |
| | Clark got a job in the fashion field after he graduated from the school of design. |
| school of education n | US (teaching college) | uczelnia nauczycielska ż + przym. |
| | If you want to be a teacher you'll need to go to a school of education. |
| | A school of education can prepare you for a teaching job. |
| school of fine arts n | (college of visual arts) | akademia sztuk pięknych wyr. |
| school of fish n | (fish swimming in a group) | szkółka ż |
| | A school of fish swam through the coral. |
| school of thought n | (collective view) | szkoła myślenia ż + n |
| | Markham and Fishburn belong to very different schools of thought. |
| school philosophy n | (ethos of an educational institution) | filozofia szkoły ż + ż |
| | All school philosophies are more or less the same: work hard and be successful. |
| school playground n | (school's outdoor recreation area) | szkolny plac zabaw wyr. |
| | During the break all the pupils were talking together on the school playground. |
| school ranking n | (school's position in performance table) | pozycja szkół ż + ż, l.mn. |
| | | ranking szkół m + ż, l.mn. |
| | British parents are obsessed with school rankings these days. |
| school register n | (list of pupils' names) | dziennik szkolny m + przym. |
| | Every morning the teachers call all the names in the school register to check if the students are present. |
| school report n | (written assessment of school pupil) | świadectwo szkolne n + przym. |
| | The school report said that Andy was a hard-working student. |
| school supervisor n | US (head teacher) | główny nauczyciel przym. + m |
| | The school supervisor was in charge of all the other teachers. |
| school supplies npl | (equipment used at school) | przybory szkolne ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| | In August our mother would take us shopping for school supplies. |
| school tax n | US (tax used to fund education) | podatek na szkoły wyr. |
| | A school tax is often assessed to property owners. |
| school trip n | (educational outing) | wycieczka szkolna ż + przym. |
| | I'll never forget visiting the United Nations during our school trip to New York. |
| school uniform n | (standard outfit worn by pupils) | mundurek szkolny m + przym. |
| | I have to wear a school uniform every day when I go to school. |
school vacation (US),
school holiday (UK) n | (spring break, etc.) | wakacje szkolne ż, l.mn. + przym. |
| Uwaga: British English also uses "school holidays" in the plural. |
| | Most kids love school vacation because they get to stay up late and watch TV. |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) | praca szkolna ż + przym. |
| school year n | (academic year: autumn to summer) | rok szkolny m + przym. |
| | The 2009-10 school year began on August 25th. |
schoolbag,
also UK: school bag n | (schoolchild's satchel) | worek szkolny m + przym. |
| | Bobby put his pencil case and his books in his schoolbag. |
| schoolboy n | (male pupil) | uczeń m |
| | Although a grown man, he often giggled like a school boy. |
| secondary school n | (junior, senior high) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| | Jimmy starts secondary school tomorrow. |
| senior high school n | US (secondary, upper) | szkoła średnia ż + przym. |
| | Those kids must go to senior high school - they look too old to be in junior high. |
| state school n | UK (government-funded school) | szkoła państwowa ż + przym. |
| | Though Kate's parents were both privately educated, they sent her to the local state school. |
| Sunday school n | (religious class for children) | szkółka niedzielna ż + przym. |
| | The children read Bible stories together in Sunday school. |
| technical school n | (college of further and vocational education) | szkoła techniczna ż + przym. |
| | He's going to technical school to learn to become an electrician. |
| vocational school n | (college that prepares and qualifies for a career) | szkoła zawodowa ż + przym. |
| | Some people enrol in vocational schools to learn various trades. |