pupil

élève

Personne qui apprend à l’école ou reçoit les leçons d’un enseignant, surtout un enfant.

En anglais simple : A person who learns at school or receives lessons from a teacher, especially a child.

• Every pupil has a notebook.
• The teacher asked her pupils to work in pairs.
• He was once a pupil at this school.

Comment l'utiliser : pupil of someone (She was a pupil of a famous violin teacher.)

Synonymes : student, schoolchild, learner

Expressions courantes : school pupil, primary school pupil, pupil of someone

élève

Enfant ou jeune qui apprend dans une école.

En anglais simple : A child or young person who learns at a school.

• Each pupil has a desk.
• The pupils handed their homework to the teacher.
• How many pupils attend this school?

Synonymes : student, schoolchild

Expressions courantes : primary school pupil, new pupil, pupil progress

pupille

Ouverture ronde et sombre au centre de l’œil qui laisse entrer la lumière.

En anglais simple : The dark, round opening in the middle of your eye that lets light in.

• The pupil gets smaller in bright light.
• The doctor checked both pupils with a small light.
• Her pupils widened when she entered the dark room.

Expressions courantes : dilated pupil, pupil size, large pupil

élève, disciple

Personne qui apprend directement auprès d’un spécialiste reconnu, souvent en art, en musique ou dans le domaine des idées.

En anglais simple : Someone who learns directly from a respected expert, often in art, music, or ideas.

• The painter welcomed a new pupil.
• Several of his pupils became well-known composers.
• As her pupil, I learned to notice small details.

Comment l'utiliser : pupil of someone (She was a pupil of a famous violinist.)

Synonymes : student, disciple

Expressions courantes : pupil of someone, former pupil, talented pupil