Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| after school adv | (when school day is over) | nach der Schule Rdw |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| | The teacher made Kyle stay after school to finish his homework. |
| | Der Lehrer ließ Kyle nach der Schule noch bleiben und seine Hausaufgaben beenden. |
| after-school adj | (extra-curricular) | Nachmittags- Präf |
| | | außerschulisch Adj |
| | | Zusatz- Präf |
| | | zusätzlich Adj |
| | Drama is a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| | Theater ist eine beliebte Nachmittagsaktivität an meiner Schule. |
| at school adv | (attending classes) | in der Schule Rdw |
| | Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. |
| at school adv | US (at university) | in der Uni Rdw |
| | (formell) | in der Universität Rdw |
| | My son is at school in New York, studying for a business degree. |
| at school adj | UK (of school age) | im Schulalter Präp + Nn |
| | Gareth has two children at school and a toddler. |
| attend school v expr | (go to classes) | zur Schule gehen Rdw |
| | | zum Unterricht gehen Rdw |
| | We attend school from Monday through Friday. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | neues Schuljahr Adj + Nn |
| | The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| | Auf dem Schild über dem Supermarktregal mit Büchern stand "Neues Schuljahr". |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) | Schul- Präf |
| Anmerkung: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | We like to buy our children's clothes at back-to-school sales, when the prices are low. |
| boarding school n | (school: residential) | Internat Nn |
| | Paul misbehaved so badly that his parents sent him to a boarding school. |
| | Paul benahm sich so sehr daneben, dass seine Eltern ihn auf ein Internat schickten. |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | Wirtschaftshochschule Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Business School Nf |
| | Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| charter school n | US (publicly funded autonomous school) | Charterschule, Charter-Schule Nf |
| | Many charter schools have a better curriculum than public schools. |
coeducational school,
co-educational school,
also UK: mixed school,
mixed-sex school n | mainly US (school for both sexes) | gemischte Schule V Part Perf + Nf |
composite school,
comprehensive school n | Can (secondary education institution) | weiterführende Schule V Part Präs + Nf |
| | | Gymnasium Nn |
| | | Oberschule Nf |
| comprehensive school n | UK (non-selective secondary school) | Gesamtschule Nf |
| drama school n | (for studying acting) | Schauspielschule Nf |
| | | Theaterschule Nf |
| driving school n | (vehicle operation lessons) | Fahrschule Nf |
| elementary school n | US (primary school) | Grundschule Nf |
| | (österreichisch) | Volksschule Nf |
| | Children usually start elementary school at five or six years old. |
| | My wife taught elementary school. |
| | Gewöhnlich beginnen Kinder mit etwa sechs oder sieben Jahren mit der Grundschule. // Meine Frau unterrichtete an einer Grundschule. |
| failing school n | (underperforming school) | schlechte Schule Adj + Nf |
| | Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. |
| finishing school n | (school of etiquette) | Mädcheninternat Nn |
| | (veraltet) | Mädchenpensionat Nn |
| | Some say the college is little more than a finishing school. |
| go back to school v expr | (return to school) | Schule geht wieder los Rdw |
| | | wieder zur Schule gehen VP |
| | | Schulbeginn Nm |
| | | Ferien sind zu Ende Rdw |
| | The children go back to school on 6th September this year. |
| go to school v expr | (attend classes) | zur Schule gehen VP |
| | | in die Schule kommen VP |
| | Children start going to school at age 5. |
| | Kinder beginnen schon mit 5 Jahren zur Schule zu gehen. |
| grad school n | abbreviation, US (school of postgraduate studies) | akademische Weiterbildung nach dem Bachelorstudium Rdw |
| | You'd better go to grad school if you want to be hired here. |
| grade school n | US (kindergarten through 6th) | Grundschule Nf |
| | | Volksschule Nf |
| | Karen starts grade school next year. |
graduate school (US),
postgraduate school (UK) n | (university division) | Graduiertenschule Nf |
| | | Hochschule für Aufbaustudien Rdw |
| | What do you intend to do after finishing graduate school? |
| | Was sind deine Pläne nach Abschluss der Graduiertenschule? |
| grammar school n | UK (secondary school) | Gymnasium Nn |
| | I attended the grammar school for seven years before going on to university. |
| | Ich besuchte sieben Jahre das Gymnasium, bevor ich zur Universität ging. |
| grammar school n | US (elementary school) | Grundschule Nf |
| | | Volksschule Nf |
| | She learned to play the trumpet while she was still in grammar school. |
| | Das Trompetenspielen erlernte sie noch während der Grundschule. |
| H.S. n | written, abbreviation (high school) | Gymnasium Nn |
| | | weiterführende Schule Adj + Nf |
| | | Oberschule Nf |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) | Realschule Nf |
| | | High School Nf |
| | The high school has a new French teacher. |
| | Die Realschule hatte einen neuen Französischlehrer. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) (Anglizismus) | Highschool- Präf |
| | The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| | Das Highschool-Footballteam hat die Gastmannschaft geschlagen. |
| high school graduate n | US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) (hoher Bildungsgrad: 13. Klasse) | Abiturient Nm |
| | (mittlerer Bildungsgrad: 10. Klasse) | [jmd] mit Realschulabschluss, [jmd] mit mittlerer Reife Rdw |
| | (niedriger Bildungsgrad: 9. Klasse) | [jmd] mit Hauptschulabschluss Rdw |
| | Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | Abitur Nn |
| | | Schulabschluss einer High School Rdw |
| Anmerkung: Abitur ist der deutsche Abschluss, der die Schüler zum Antritt an der Universität qualifiziert. |
| | Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
| home-school [sb]⇒ vtr | (teach at home) | jmdn zu Hause unterrichten VP |
| Anmerkung: In Deutschland besteht die Schulpflicht. Homeschooling ist nicht gestattet. |
| | Private schools were expensive and public ones were dangerous so she decided to home-school her children. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) (Anglizismus) | Junior High School En |
| | | weiterführende Schule Adj + Nf |
| | Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| law school n | (university where law degrees are taught) | juristische Fakultät Adj + Nf |
| | | rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät Adj + Nf |
| | | Rechtsschule Nf |
| | He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| med school n | informal (medical school) | Universität mit einem Lehrstuhl für Medizin Rdw |
| | What med school did your doctor graduate from? |
| medical school n | (for a medical degree) (Fachbegr) | medizinische Fakultät Adj + Nf |
| | (allg) | Medizinschule Nf |
| | I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) (Anglizismus) | Middle School Nf |
| | | Mittelschule Nf |
| | | Realschule Nf |
| Anmerkung: Die Realschule ist das, was in Deutschland der Middle School am ehesten entspricht. |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| | Die Ünterstützung der Eltern spielt beim Erfolg von Jugendlichen und Kindern in der Middle School eine wichtige Rolle. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) (vage) | Gesamtschule Nf |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| | Mein 11-jähriger Sohn geht auf die Gesamtschule. |
| nursery school n | (pre-school) (ugs) | Kindergarten Nm |
| | | Vorschule Nf |
| | My 3-year-old daughter goes to nursery school as I have to go to work. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | alte Schule Adj + Nf |
| Anmerkung: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. |
old school,
old-school adj | figurative (traditionalist) | althergebracht Adj |
| | | traditionell Adj |
| | (Slang, Anglizismus) | Old School Adj |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| out of school adv | figurative, slang (in an unacceptable or inappropriate way) | unakzeptabel Adj |
| | | rote Linien überschreiten VP |
| | You shouldn't talk out of school like that to your elders. |
| out-of-school adj | (person: not attending school) | nicht zur Schule gehen VP |
| out-of-school adj | (activity: not part of school) | außerschulisch Adj |
| | | neben der Schule Rdw |
| | | außerhalb der Schule Rdw |
out-of-school,
out of school adj | figurative, slang (unacceptable, inappropriate) | unakzeptabel Adj |
| | | rote Linien überschreiten VP |
| | | unangebracht Adj |
| Anmerkung: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Whoa, that's an out-of-school comment. |
| prep school n | UK, informal, abbreviation (preparatory: primary school) | Privatschule als Vorbereitung auf die staatliche Schule Rdw |
| | He went to an expensive prep school. |
| prep school n | US, abbreviation (preparatory: secondary school) | Privatschule als Vorbereitung auf eine Universität oder Hochschule Rdw |
| | Most of the prep schools in New England offer on-campus living accommodations to the students. |
| preparatory school n | UK (private primary school) | private Grundschule Adj + Nf |
| | The preparatory school offers education to approximately 150 boys. |
| preparatory school n | US (private secondary school) (vage) | Privatschule Nf |
| | | private Realschule Adj + Nf |
| | | private Gesamtschule Adj + Nf |
| | This private boarding school is among the most selective preparatory schools in the U.S. |
preschool,
pre-school n | (nursery school) | Kindergarten Nm |
| | | Vorschule Nf |
| | The children started preschool at age 3. |
| | Die Kinder kamen mit 3 Jahren in den Kindergarten. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of a preschool) | Kindergarten- Präf |
| | | Vorschul- Präf |
| | Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. |
| | Mehrere der Kindergartenbetreuer, hatten keine Qualifikation. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of early childhood) | Kindergarten- Präf |
| | | Vorschul- Präf |
| | What educational activities work with preschool kids? |
| | Welche lehrreichen Aktivitäten kann man mit Kindergartenkindern durchführen? |
| primary school n | UK (junior, elementary school) | Grundschule Nf |
| | There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to. |
| | In der Gegend, in die wir ziehen, gibt es eine sehr gute Grundschule. |
| private school n | (privately-run school) | Privatschule Nf |
| | Did you attend public or private school? |
| public school n | UK (private secondary school) | Internat Nn |
| | | Privatschule Nf |
| | Eton is the most famous public school in the world. |
| public school n | US (publicly-funded school) | öffentliche Schule Nf |
| | | staatliche Nf |
| | Their children attend the public school in their neighborhood. |
| | Die Kinder gehen auf die öffentliche Schule in ihrem Viertel. |
| school bag n | (bag carried by school pupil) | Schultasche Nf |
| | | Schulranzen Nm |
| | (regional) | Tornister Nm |
| school bell n | (signal: start or end of class) | Klingel Nf |
| | (altmodisch) | Schulglocke Nf |
| | When the 8:00 school bell rings, students should be seated at their desks. |
| school board n | (education committee) | Schulbehörde Nf |
| | | Schulkommission Nf |
| | | Schulamt Nn |
| | The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. |
| school bus n | (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) | Schulbus Nm |
| | School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. |
| | Schulbusse werden in den USA in der Regel gelb angestrichen. |
school commissioner,
also UK: schools commissioner n | UK, Can regional (education official) | Schulkommissar Nm |
| | | Schulkommissarin Nf |
school counselor (US),
school counsellor (UK) n | (person employed to advise students) | Beratungslehrer Nm |
| | | Beratungslehrerin Nf |
| school day n | (daily hours when school takes place) | Schultag Nm |
| | The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:15 p.m. |
| school day n | (day on which school takes place) | Schultag Nm |
| | I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. |
| school desk n | (table in a classroom) (ugs) | Tisch Nm |
| | (altmodisch) | Schulbank Nf |
| school district n | (official region of school) | Schulbezirk Nm |
| school governor n | UK, regional (school official) | Schulleiter Nm |
| | | Schulleiterin Nf |
| school kid n | informal (child of school age) | Schulkind Nn |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | in die Schule gehen, zur Schule gehen Rdw |
| | When I was a school kid I had to walk miles to school. |
school leaver,
school-leaver n | (young person leaving school) (ohne Abschluss) | Schulabbrecher Nm |
| | | Schaulabgänger Nm |
| | (ohne Abschluss) | Schulabbrecherin Nf |
| | | Schulabgängerin Nf |
| | Some school-leavers go on to university, while others go straight into the world of work. |
| | Manche Schulabgänger gehen auf die Uni, während andere sofort mit dem Arbeiten anfangen. |
| school of fish n | (fish swimming in a group) | Schwarm Nm |
| | | Scharm von Fischen Rdw |
| | A school of fish swam through the coral. |
| school of thought n | (collective view) | geistige Ausrichtung Adj + Nf |
| | (Philosophie) | Denkrichtung, Denkschule Nf |
| | (akademisch) | Lehrmeinung Nf |
| | Markham and Fishburn belong to very different schools of thought. |
| school play n | (performance put on by schoolchildren) | Schulaufführung Nf |
| school production n | (show staged by pupils) | Schulaufführung Nf |
| school report n | (written assessment of school pupil) | Zeugnis Nn |
| | The school report said that Andy was a hard-working student. |
| school run n | (taking children to school) | die Kinder zur Schule bringen VP |
| | She's doing the school run, but should be back soon. |
| school spirit n | (emotional investment in one's school) | Einstellung zur Schule Rdw |
| school supplies npl | (equipment used at school) | Schulsachen Npl |
| | | Schulutensilien Npl |
| | In August our mother would take us shopping for school supplies. |
| | Im August ist unsere Mutter immer mit uns Schulsachen kaufen gegangen. |
| school system n | (state education) | Schulsystem Nn |
| | (Fachbegriff: Politik) | Schulwesen Nn |
| school trip n | (educational outing) | Schulausflug Nm |
| | | Klassenfahrt Nf |
| | I'll never forget visiting the United Nations during our school trip to New York. |
| school uniform n | (standard outfit worn by pupils) | Schuluniform Nf |
| | I have to wear a school uniform every day when I go to school. |
school vacation (US),
school holiday (UK) n | (spring break, etc.) | Schulferien Npl |
| Anmerkung: British English also uses "school holidays" in the plural. |
| | Most kids love school vacation because they get to stay up late and watch TV. |
school work,
schoolwork n | (studies done at or for school) | Hausaufgaben Npl |
| | | Schularbeit Nf |
| | | Schulaufgabe Nf |
| school year n | (academic year: autumn to summer) | Schuljahr Nn |
| | The 2009-10 school year began on August 25th. |
schoolbag,
also UK: school bag n | (schoolchild's satchel) | Schultasche Nf |
| | | Schulranzen Nm |
| | (regional) | Tornister Nm |
| | Bobby put his pencil case and his books in his schoolbag. |
| schoolboy n | (male pupil) | Schuljunge Nm |
| | | Schüler Nm |
| | Although a grown man, he often giggled like a school boy. |
| schoolboy n as adj | figurative (humour, prank: childish) | kindisch Adj |
| | | dumm Adj |
| | | albern Adj |
| secondary school n | (junior, senior high) (umgangssprachlich) | weiterführende Schule V Part Präs + Nf |
| | (altmodisch) | höhere Schule Adj + Nf |
| | (umgangssprachlich) | Oberstufe Nf |
| | (formell) | Sekundarschule Nf |
| | Jimmy starts secondary school tomorrow. |
| | Jimmy fängt morgen die weiterführende Schule an. |
| senior high school n | US (secondary, upper) | Oberstufe Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Senior High School Nf |
| | Those kids must go to senior high school - they look too old to be in junior high. |
| skip school vtr + n | US, informal (not attend classes) | die Schule schwänzen Rdw |
| | (übertragen) | blau machen Adj + Vt |
| state school n | UK (government-funded school) | öffentliche Schule Adj + Nf |
| | | staatliche Schule Adj + Nf |
| | Though Kate's parents were both privately educated, they sent her to the local state school. |
| summer school n | (classes held in summertime) | Ferienkurse Npl |
| Sunday school n | (religious class for children) | Sonntagsschule Nf |
| | The children read Bible stories together in Sunday school. |
| too cool for school adj | figurative, slang (conceited, superior) | sich selbst überschätzen VP |
| | (übertragen) | zu cool für diese Welt Rdw |
| trade school | (education) | Berufsschule Nf |
| vocational school n | (college that prepares and qualifies for a career) | Berufsschule Nf |
| | | Fachschule Nf |
| | Some people enrol in vocational schools to learn various trades. |