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| after school adv | (when school day is over) | efter skolan adv |
| Anmärkning: 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) (ungefärlig översättning) | utanför schemat adv + s |
| | | utanför skoltid adv + s |
| | Drama is a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| at school adv | (attending classes) | i skolan prep + s |
| | Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. |
| at school adv | US (at university) | på universitet prep + s |
| | (vardagligt) | i skolan prep + s |
| | My son is at school in New York, studying for a business degree. |
| at school adj | UK (of school age) (i skolålder) | i skolan prep + s |
| | | som går i skolan adj |
| | Gareth has two children at school and a toddler. |
| attend school v expr | (go to classes) | gå i skolan vbal uttr |
| | We attend school from Monday through Friday. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | terminsstart s |
| | | skolstart s |
| | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) (förled) | skolstarts- adj |
| Anmärkning: 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. |
| boarding school n | (school: residential) | internatskola, internat s |
| | (lånord) | boarding school s |
| | Paul misbehaved so badly that his parents sent him to a boarding school. |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | handelshögskola s |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| charter school n | US (publicly funded autonomous school) | friskola s |
| | Many charter schools have a better curriculum than public schools. |
| comprehensive school n | UK (non-selective secondary school) | enhetsskola s |
| elementary school n | US (primary school) | grundskola s |
| | (klass 1-3) | lågstadiet s |
| | (klass 4-6) | mellanstadiet s |
| | (ålderdomligt) | folkskola s |
| | Children usually start elementary school at five or six years old. |
| | My wife taught elementary school. |
| failing school n | (underperforming school) | bristande skola, bristfällig skola s |
| | | underkänd skola s |
| | Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. |
| | Inspektörerna bedömde att det var en bristande (or: bristfällig) skola. |
| | Inspektörerna bedömde att det var en underkänd skola. |
| go to school v expr | (attend classes) | gå i skolan vbal uttr |
| | Children start going to school at age 5. |
| grad school n | abbreviation, US (school of postgraduate studies) | forskningsavdelning vid universitet s |
| | (lånord) | graduate school s |
| | You'd better go to grad school if you want to be hired here. |
| grade school n | US (kindergarten through 6th) | grundskola s |
| | | låg- och mellanstadiet s |
| | (omodern) | folkskola s |
| | Karen starts grade school next year. |
graduate school (US),
postgraduate school (UK) n | (university division) | avdelning för forskarutbildning på universitet - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | What do you intend to do after finishing graduate school? |
| grammar school n | UK (secondary school) (med teoretiska linjer) | sekundärskola s |
| | (omodernt) | läroverk s |
| | I attended the grammar school for seven years before going on to university. |
| grammar school n | US (elementary school) | grundskola s |
| | | låg- och mellanstadium s |
| | She learned to play the trumpet while she was still in grammar school. |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) | high school - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) (förled) | gymnasie- adj |
| | | high school- adj |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| high school n | UK, regional (education: ages 11-18) | sekundärskola s |
| | | high school s |
| | 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) (förled) | sekundärskole- adj |
| | | high school- adj |
| | Isla went to high school in Edinburgh. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | high-school-diplom s |
| | (svensk motsvarighet) | gymnasieexamen s |
| | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) | junior high school s |
| | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| law school n | (university where law degrees are taught) (vardagligt) | juridikskola s |
| | | juridisk fakultet adj + s |
| | He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| medical school n | (for a medical degree) (formell) | medicinsk fakultet adj + s |
| | | läkarlinjen s |
| | I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) (ungefärlig översättning) | mellanstadium s |
| | (lånord) | middle school s |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) (ungefärlig översättning) | mellanstadium s |
| | (lånord) | middle school s |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| nursery school n | (pre-school) | förskola s |
| | (vardagligt) | dagis s |
| | My 3-year-old daughter goes to nursery school as I have to go to work. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) (bildlig) | den gamla skolan s |
| Anmärkning: 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) (vardagligt, lånord) | old school adj |
| | | gammaldags adj |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| out of school adv | figurative, slang (in an unacceptable or inappropriate way) | respektlös adj |
| | | ohyfsad adj |
| | (bildlig) | ovårdad adj |
| | You shouldn't talk out of school like that to your elders. |
play school,
play schools v expr | (children: pretend to teach) | leka skola vtr + s |
| prep school n | UK, informal, abbreviation (preparatory: primary school) (ungefärlig översättning) | förberedande skola s |
| | He went to an expensive prep school. |
| prep school n | US, abbreviation (preparatory: secondary school) (ungefärlig översättning) | förberedande skola s |
| | Most of the prep schools in New England offer on-campus living accommodations to the students. |
| preparatory school n | UK (private primary school) (ungefärlig översättning) | förberedande skola s |
| | The preparatory school offers education to approximately 150 boys. |
| preparatory school n | US (private secondary school) (ungefärlig översättning) | förberedande skola s |
| | This private boarding school is among the most selective preparatory schools in the U.S. |
preschool,
pre-school n | (nursery school) | förskola s |
| | (familjärt) | dagis s |
| | The children started preschool at age 3. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of a preschool) | förskole- adj |
| | (familjärt) | dagis- adj |
| | Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of early childhood) | förskoleåldern s |
| | (familjärt) | dagisåldern s |
| | What educational activities work with preschool kids? |
| primary school n | UK (junior, elementary school) | grundskola s |
| | (best form, omodernt) | småskolan s |
| | | låg- och mellanstadieskola s |
| | There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to. |
| private school n | (privately-run school) | privatskola s |
| | | friskola s |
| | Did you attend public or private school? |
| public school n | UK (private secondary school) | privatskola s |
| | Eton is the most famous public school in the world. |
| public school n | US (publicly-funded school) | allmän skola, kommunal skola s |
| | Their children attend the public school in their neighborhood. |
| school bag n | (bag carried by school pupil) | skolväska s |
| | (generell) | ryggsäck s |
| school board n | (education committee) | skolledning s |
| | The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. |
| school bus n | (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) | skolbuss s |
| | School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. |
| school canteen n | UK (school cafeteria) | skolmatsal, skolkafeteria s |
| school day n | (daily hours when school takes place) | skoldag s |
| | 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) | skoldag s |
| | I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. |
| school district n | (official region of school) | skoldistrikt s |
| school kid n | informal (child of school age) | skolbarn s |
| | When I was a school kid I had to walk miles to school. |
| school life n | (time spent at school) | skoltid s |
| school supplies npl | (equipment used at school) (oräknelig) | skolmaterial s |
| | In August our mother would take us shopping for school supplies. |
| school trip n | (educational outing) | skolutflykt s |
| | I'll never forget visiting the United Nations during our school trip to New York. |
| school uniform n | (standard outfit worn by pupils) | skoluniform s |
| | I have to wear a school uniform every day when I go to school. |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) | skolarbete s |
| | (uppgifter som görs hemma) | läxor spl |
| school year n | (academic year: autumn to summer) | skolår s |
| | The 2009-10 school year began on August 25th. |
schoolbag,
also UK: school bag n | (schoolchild's satchel) | skolväska s |
| | Bobby put his pencil case and his books in his schoolbag. |
| secondary school n | (junior, senior high) (årskurs 4 till 6) | mellanstadieskola s |
| | (årskurs 7 till 9) | högstadieskola s |
| | (årskurs 10 till 12) | gymnasium, gymnasieskola s |
| | Jimmy starts secondary school tomorrow. |
| senior high school n | US (secondary, upper) | skola för elever mellan 15 och 18 uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | Those kids must go to senior high school - they look too old to be in junior high. |
| state school n | UK (government-funded school) | statlig skola adj + s |
| | (inte privat) | offentlig skola adj + s |
| | Though Kate's parents were both privately educated, they sent her to the local state school. |
| Sunday school n | (religious class for children) | söndagsskola s |
| | The children read Bible stories together in Sunday school. |
| trade school | (education) | yrkesskola s |
| vocational school n | (college that prepares and qualifies for a career) | yrkesförberedande skola s |
| | Some people enrol in vocational schools to learn various trades. |