school

école

Lieu où les élèves apprennent et où les enseignants donnent des cours.

En anglais simple : A place where students learn and teachers give lessons.

• I walk to school every day.
• Our school has a new science teacher.
• Which school did you attend?

Synonymes : academy, college, university

Expressions courantes : go to school, at school, school teacher

école

Établissement où les enfants étudient avant d’entrer dans l’enseignement supérieur.

En anglais simple : An institution where children learn before they go to college or university.

• My daughter starts school tomorrow.
• Both schools teach children aged five to eleven.
• He left school at sixteen and found a job.

Expressions courantes : primary school, secondary school, school uniform

école, courant

Façon de penser partagée par un groupe, ou les personnes qui la suivent.

En anglais simple : A way of thinking shared by a group, or the people who follow it.

• There are two schools of thought.
• She belongs to a school that values tradition.
• Different philosophical schools offer different answers to this question.

Comment l'utiliser : a school of thought (These writers belong to the same school of thought.)

Synonymes : movement

Expressions courantes : school of thought, a philosophical school, the modern school

banc

Groupe de poissons ou de mammifères marins qui nagent ensemble.

En anglais simple : A group of fish or sea mammals swimming together.

• We saw a school of fish.
• Two schools of dolphins passed our boat.
• The divers followed a large school of mackerel.

Comment l'utiliser : a school of + plural animal noun (A school of fish swam past the boat.)

Synonymes : shoal

Expressions courantes : school of fish, school of dolphins, a large school

instruire, former

Enseigner des connaissances ou des compétences à quelqu’un, souvent par un entraînement attentif.

En anglais simple : To teach someone knowledge or skills, often through careful training.

• They schooled their children at home.
• She was schooled in the art of negotiation.
• He schools young horses for their future riders.

Comment l'utiliser : school someone in something (Her father schooled her in the basics of chess.)

Synonymes : teach, train, educate

Expressions courantes : school someone in, school young children, school a horse

écraser, surclasser

Battre facilement quelqu’un en montrant qu’on est bien meilleur que lui.

En anglais simple : To beat someone easily and show that you are much better at something.

• Their team schooled us yesterday.
• She schooled her brother at basketball.
• I thought I was good until a beginner schooled me.

Comment l'utiliser : school someone at/in something (My little brother schooled me at chess.)

Synonymes : outclass, trounce

Expressions courantes : school someone at, school the opposition, school someone in

maîtriser, contrôler

Contrôler volontairement l’expression de son visage pour ne pas montrer ses sentiments.

En anglais simple : To deliberately control your face so that it does not show your feelings.

• He schooled his expression carefully.
• She schooled her face into a look of calm interest.
• I tried to school my features before opening the door.

Comment l'utiliser : school your expression into something (She schooled her expression into a polite smile.)

Synonymes : compose, control

Expressions courantes : school your expression, school your features, school your face