| 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 |
| une rédaction | a composition |
| des devoirs | homework |
| le baccalauréat | a degree granted to students having successfully completed their secondary studies |
| le bacho, le bac | short for the baccalauréat |
| la bibliothèque | the library |
| un bic | a ballpoint pen |
| un bouquin | a book |
| bouquiner | to read; to go through old books |
| une bourse | a scholarship |
| un bureau | a desk (teacher's); an office |
| c'est simple comme bonjour | it's easy as pie |
| un cahier | a notebook |
| une calculatrice | a calculator |
| calé(e) | knowledgeable; talented |
| un collège | a private secondary school; in US, a middle or junior high school |
| un congé | a short vacation; a day off |
| une corbeille (à papier) | a waste paper basket |
| un cours | a class; a course |
| échouer à un examen | to fail an exam |
| l'écriture (f) | handwriting |
| l'éducation physique | physical education |
| un/une élève | 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) |
| un/une étudiant(e) | a university or college student |
| la faculté; la fac | the college of a university |
| un feutre | a felt tip pen |
| une interrogation | a quiz |
| la librairie | the bookstore |
| un lycée | a high school |
| nul / nulle en X | worthless; bad at smthg |
| un ordinateur | a computer |
| paresseux, paresseuse | lazy |
| passer un examen | to take a test |
| permanence (f) | study hall |
| un professeur | a high school or university teacher |
| un/une prof | short form for hs or univ teacher |
| un pupitre | a student desk |
| rater un examen | to fail a test |
| une rédaction | a composition |
| réussir à un examen | to pass a test (to succeed at) |
| une règle | a ruler (to measure with); a rule |
| la salle de classe | the classroom |
| se débrouiller | to manage; to get along doing smthg |
| sécher un cours | to skip a class |
| un stylo | a fountain pen, generic for any pen |
| un stylo à bille | a ballpoint pen |
| le travail | the work |
| travailler | to work; to study |
| tricher | to cheat |
| les vacances | vacation |
| une matière | a subject (in school) |
| une note | a grade (academic) |
