| A | B |
|---|
| apprendre par coeur | to learn by heart; to memorize |
| étudier par coeur | to study by heart; to memorize |
| avoir qqch à faire | to have smthg to do |
| une rédaction | a composition |
| le baccalauréat | a degree granted to students having successfully completed their secondary studies |
| le bacho, le bac | short for the baccalauréat |
| un bic | a ballpoint pen |
| une bourse | a scholarship |
| c'est simple comme bonjour | it's easy as pie |
| un cahier | a notebook |
| calé(e) | knowledgeable; talented |
| une corbeille (à papier) | a wastepaper basket |
| échouer à un examen | to fail an exam |
| l'écriture (f) | handwriting |
| 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 |
| nul / nulle en X | worthless; bad at smthg |
| paresseux, paresseuse | lazy |
| permanence (f) | study hall |
| 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 |
| se débrouiller | to manage; to get along doing smthg |
| sécher un cours | to skip a class |
| tricher | to cheat |
| une matière | a subject (in school) |
| une note | a grade (academic) |
