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# school — English to French

How English *school* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 6 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [school in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/school/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: school (142 395), schools (105 910). By style: everyday 2 336 · literary 25 · parliamentary 4 300 · legal and administrative 3 244 · UN documents 238 400.

## école

Used about 123 855 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 035 · literary ≈ 19 · parliamentary ≈ 2 956 · legal and administrative ≈ 2 129 · UN documents ≈ 116 717). Forms: école, écoles.

- I'll go to **school**.
  Je vais à l'**école**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2905390](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2905390) [\#4594414](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4594414))

- “You were not at the **school** day before yesterday.”
  --Vous n'étiez pas avant-hier à l'**école**?
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14240)

- This is a task which must be carried out in **schools**.
  C'est une tâche qui doit être accomplie dans les **écoles**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2012582)

- a European **school**, or
  soit d'une **école** européenne,
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3849712)

- Secondary **school** students of both sexes
  Coiffeurs Élèves d &apos; **écoles** secondaires
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 26131792)

## scolaire

Used about 25 698 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 493 · legal and administrative ≈ 372 · UN documents ≈ 24 833).

- Quality evaluation in **school** education
  Évaluation qualitative de l'éducation **scolaire**
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 75759)

- Supposedly State Secretary for **School** and Student Life:
  Prétendument Secrétaire d'Etat chargé de la vie **scolaire** et estudiantine:
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2331923)

- **School** dropout rates continue to be high.
  L &apos; abandon **scolaire** continue d &apos; être élevé.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22403973)

- At the heart of this project is the **school** curriculum.
  Le noyau de ce projet est un programme **scolaire**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 75862)

- a low level of education, significant skills deficiencies and high dropout rates from **school**;
  un faible niveau d’éducation, un net déficit en qualifications et un taux élevé de décrochage **scolaire**;
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1058764)

## élèves

Used about 24 924 times in the texts (literary ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 90 · UN documents ≈ 24 833).

- Sometimes the pupils of the boarding-**school** were allowed, as a great recreation, to pay them a visit; the result is, that all those young memories have retained among other souvenirs that of Mother Sainte-Bazile, Mother Sainte-Scolastique, and Mother Jacob.
  On permettait quelquefois aux **élèves** pensionnaires, comme grande récréation, de leur rendre visite; ce qui fait que ces jeunes mémoires ont gardé entre autres le souvenir de la mère Saint-Basile, de la mère Sainte-Scolastique et de la mère Jacob.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 10692)

- This survey shows that 92 out of every 100 pupils in Swedish **schools** have not even tried drugs.
  Cette enquête montre que 92 % des **élèves** suédois n'ont jamais touché à la drogue.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 425504)

- The rest attend general secondary **schools**.
  Le reste des **élèves** va être accueilli dans des établissements d &apos; enseignement général du second degré.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 10569783)

- Category II children, who make up 5%, and category III, who make up 25%, pay **school** fees of between EUR 4 000 and 16 000.
  Les **élèves** de catégorie 2, qui sont 5 %, et de catégorie 3, qui sont 25 %, paient des frais de scolarité qui se chiffrent entre 4 000 euros et 16 000 euros.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1140660)

- An additional 1 million students attend private **schools**.
  S &apos; y ajoute 1 million d &apos; **élèves** inscrits dans des instituts d &apos; enseignement privé.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 1884603)

## enfants

Used about 10 037 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 25 · parliamentary ≈ 45 · legal and administrative ≈ 34 · UN documents ≈ 9 933).

- Get a move on kids or you'll miss the **school** bus.
  Allons-y les **enfants** ou vous allez manquer le car scolaire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#637209](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/637209) [\#814254](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/814254))

- When the Taliban fell in 2001 there were only 900,000 children in **school**.
  Lorsque les talibans sont tombés en 2001, l'Afghanistan ne comptait que 900 000 **enfants** scolarisés.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1108995)

- The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph shall be 60 % for measures for the promotion of fruit and vegetables intended specifically for children in **schools** of the Community.
  Le pourcentage visé au premier alinéa est de 60 % pour les actions de promotion des fruits et légumes destinées spécifiquement aux **enfants** dans les établissements scolaires de la Communauté.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1468214)

- Millions of children are not in **school**.
  Des millions d &apos; **enfants** ne sont pas scolarisés.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 23494965)

- Children 6-10 years in after- **school** centres
  **Enfants** de 6 à 10 ans fréquentant des centres d &apos; activités extrascolaires
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 14407701)

## enseignement

Used about 7 709 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 90 · legal and administrative ≈ 169 · UN documents ≈ 7 450).

- As a result of action taken by the Lithuanian education authorities, around 100 Polish **school** classes are to be closed.
  Après les mesures prises par les autorités lituaniennes de l'**enseignement**, environ 100 classes polonaises doivent être fermées.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1347514)

- carriage to and from the educational institution for **school** pupils and students.
  le transport “domicile-établissement” d'**enseignement** des scolaires et étudiants.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 237519)

- These provisions are provided for in mainstream **schools** that are geographically spread out to facilitate access.
  Ce dispositif est en place dans des établissements d &apos; **enseignement** général répartis sur l &apos; ensemble du territoire pour en faciliter l &apos; accès.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 22537806)

- The lack of efficient healthcare and pre-**school** education in rural areas is precisely what concerns women from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.
  C'est l'absence de soins de santé efficace et d'**enseignement** préscolaire dans les zones rurales qui préoccupe les femmes de Lettonie, d'Estonie et de Lituanie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1531280)

- The aim of the third challenge is to support the widespread adoption of ICT in **schools** and for training in Europe.
  Le troisième défi vise à soutenir l’adoption généralisée des TIC par les établissements d’**enseignement** et de formation européens.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4470627)

## éducation

Used about 5 000 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 34 · UN documents ≈ 4 967).

- The modalities of inclusion of media literacy in **school** curricula at all levels are the Member States' primary responsibility.
  Les modalités d'intégration de l'**éducation** aux médias dans les programmes scolaires à tous les niveaux sont de la responsabilité première des États membres.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 1733547)

- Education (including gender disparities, **school** attendance and dropouts, early childhood education)
  13. L &apos; **éducation** (disparités entre garçons et filles, fréquentation et abandons scolaires, éducation de la petite enfance).
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 18829058)

- Human Rights Education Curriculum in the Primary **School**, National Commission on Human Rights (in press)
  Programme d &apos; **éducation** aux droits de l &apos; homme dans le primaire, Commission nationale des droits de l &apos; homme (sous presse)
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 11976425)

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- I have a son in junior high **school**.
  J'ai un fils qui est en début de secondaire.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1887353](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1887353) [\#2433537](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2433537))

- We have no **school** today.
  Nous n'avons pas cours aujourd'hui.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and qdii · checked, community translation · [\#247944](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/247944) [\#431350](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/431350))

- It's not always easy to combine **school** and work.
  Il n'est pas toujours facile de concilier études et travail.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by DJ\_Saidez and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#9935136](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9935136) [\#10604067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10604067))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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