| A | B |
|---|
| l'ecole maternelle | pre-school |
| l'ecole primaire | elementary school |
| le college | middle school |
| le lycee | high school |
| l'universite | college/university |
| la salle de classe | classroom |
| la faculte/la fac | school with in a university |
| la fac de medecine | med school |
| la fac de droit | law school |
| l'amphitheatre/l'amphi | lecture hall |
| l'eleve | primary/secondary student |
| le lyceen | high school student |
| l'etudiante | university student |
| l'instituteur/institutrice/professeur d'ecoles | elemenatry school teacher |
| le maitre/la maitress | elemenatry school teacher |
| le nul/la nulle | poor student |
| la tete | very bright student |
| l'illettre | illiterate person |
| la bourse | scholarship |
| l'enseignement | education/instruction |
| les matieres (obligatoires) | (required) courses |
| le cursus | curriculum |
| la filiere | area of concentration |
| la rentree | back to school |
| les droits/frais d'inscription | registration fees |
| la note | grade |
| la moyenne | grade average |
| L'U.E. | course credit |
| le releve de notes | repot card/student record |
| la redaction | composition |
| le dissertation | essay/paper |
| la these | thesis |
| le cour magistral | lecture course |
| les travaux diriges (les T.D.) | discussion section, lab |
| l'interrogation/l'interro/le controle | test/quiz |
| le partiel | midterm exam |
| l'examen | exam |
| l'examen blanc | practice test |
| le stage | internship |
| se debrouiller | to manage/to cope/to get along |
| s'inscrire | to register/sign-up for |
| suivre un cours | to take a course/class |
| redoubler une annee | to repeat a year |
| assiter a un cours, une conference, un concert, etc) | to attend( a class, a lecture, a concert, etc) |
| secher un cours | to skip a class |
| rendre (un devoir) | to turn in (a homework assignment |
| passer un examen | to take a test |
| reussir a un examen | to pass a test |
| echouer a un examen | to fail a test |
| rater un examen | to fail a test |
| bosser | to study hard |
| bachoter | to cram |
| tricher | to cheat |
| pomper | to cheat |
| se specialiser en | to major in |
| obtenir un diplome | to receive a diploma, to graduate |
| expose oral | oral presentation |
| bulletin de notes | report card |
