academy

école, académie

École où l’on apprend une compétence précise ou où l’on se prépare à un métier particulier.

En anglais simple : A school where people learn a particular skill or prepare for a particular job.

• He joined a dance academy.
• The police academy trains new officers.
• She learned to ride at a local riding academy.

Synonymes : training school

Expressions courantes : military academy, police academy, dance academy

académie, établissement d’enseignement

Organisme où l’on reçoit une formation, comparable à une école ou à un établissement supérieur.

En anglais simple : An organization where people receive education, similar to a school or college.

• She studies at a small academy.
• The academy accepts students from several countries.
• He passed the entrance exam for the academy.

Synonymes : school, college

Expressions courantes : enter an academy, private academy, local academy, attend an academy

académie

Groupe de spécialistes qui soutient les études et les travaux en sciences, en art ou dans un autre domaine.

En anglais simple : A group of experts that supports study and work in science, art, or another field.

• She was elected to the academy.
• The academy gives an annual poetry prize.
• Members of the academy discussed recent scientific discoveries.

Synonymes : learned society

Expressions courantes : academy of sciences, national academy, academy member

école publique autonome

École en Angleterre financée par le gouvernement national et gérée indépendamment des autorités locales.

En anglais simple : A school in England funded by the national government and run independently of the local authority.

• The school became an academy last year.
• An academy trust runs three schools in our town.
• The academy receives funding directly from the government.

Expressions courantes : academy trust, secondary academy, academy school