| A | B |
|---|
| apprendre par coeur | to learn by heart; to memorize |
| étudier par coeur | to study by heart; to memorize |
| avoir des devoirs | to have homework |
| avoir qqch à faire | to have smthg to do |
| rédaction (f) | a composition |
| devoirs (mpl) | homework |
| baccalauréat (m) | a degree granted to students having successfully completed their secondary studies |
| bacho, bac (m) | short for the baccalauréat |
| bibliothèque(f) | the library |
| bic (m) | a ballpoint pen |
| bouquin (m) | a book |
| bouquiner | to read; to go through old books |
| bourse (f) | a scholarship |
| bureau (m) | a desk (teacher's); an office |
| c'est simple comme bonjour | it's easy as pie |
| cahier (m) | a notebook |
| calculatrice (f) | a calculator |
| calé(e) | knowledgeable; talented |
| collège (m) | a private secondary school; in US, a middle or junior high school |
| congé (m) | a short vacation; a day off |
| corbeille (à papier) (f) | a waste paper basket |
| cours (m) | a class; a course |
| échouer à un examen | to fail an exam |
| écriture (f) | handwriting |
| éducation physique (f) | physical education |
| élève (m/f) | an elementary or secondary school student |
| en retard | late (for something) |
| enseigner | to teach |
| être dans les nuages | to be daydreaming (lit: in the clouds) |
| étudiant(e) (m/f) | a university or college student |
| faculté; la fac (f) | the college of a university |
| feutre (m) | a felt tip pen |
| interrogation (f) | a quiz |
| librairie (f) | the bookstore |
| lycée (m) | a high school |
| nul / nulle en X | worthless; bad at smthg |
| ordinateur (m) | a computer |
| paresseux, paresseuse | lazy |
| passer un examen | to take a test |
| permanence (f) | study hall |
| professeur (m) | a high school or university teacher |
| prof (m/f) | short form for hs or univ teacher |
| pupitre (m) | a student desk |
| rater un examen | to fail a test |
| rédaction (f) | a composition |
| réussir à un examen | to pass a test (to succeed at) |
| règle (f) | a ruler (to measure with); a rule |
| salle de classe (f) | the classroom |
| se débrouiller | to manage; to get along doing smthg |
| sécher un cours | to skip a class |
| stylo (m) | a fountain pen, generic for any pen |
| stylo à bille, stylo-bille (m) | a ballpoint pen |
| travail (m) | the work |
| travailler | to work; to study |
| tricher | to cheat |
| vacances (fpl) | vacation |
| matière (f) | a subject (in school) |
| note (f) | a grade (academic) |
| agrafe (f) | a staple |
| agrafeuse (f) | a stapler |
| agrafer | to staple |
| bosser (pop) | to work very hard |
| brouillon (m) | a rough draft |
| caractèr (m) | temperament |
| chouchou, chouchoute (m,f) | teacher's pet |
| concours (m) | a competition; an entrance exam to an institution of higher learning |
| copie (f) | a copie; a student's work |
| copier | to cheat |
| éducation (f) | education; manners |
| épreuve (f) | a test; an examination; an event in sports |
| instituteur, institutrice | elementary school teacher (old fashioned) |
| jardin d'enfants (m) | kindergartn |
| maître, maîtresse | elementary school teacher (old fashioned; now only used for maternelle) |
| maternelle (f) | pre-kindergarten and kindergarten |
| nul, nulle (être) | bad at something; worthless |
| être recalé à un examen | to fail an exam |
| orthographe (f) | spelling |
| programmer | to program a computer; also to plan and schedule an event or meeting |
| rentrée (f) | beginning of the school year |
| s'appliquer à qqch | to apply oneself to smthg |
| surligneur (m) | highlighter |
| travail de Penelope (m) | never-ending task or work |
| trombone (f) | paperclip |
