pupil

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpjuːpɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpjupəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pyo̅o̅′pəl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pupil n (student)alumno, alumna nm, nf
  pupilo, pupila nm, nf
 Philippa is a teacher and she has thirty pupils in her class.
 Phillipa es maestra y tiene treinta alumnos en su clase.
pupil n (eye part)pupila nf
 Tom looked into Maria's eyes and saw her pupils expand.
 Tom miró a María a los ojos y vio cómo se expandían sus pupilas.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
boarding pupil n (student: lives at boarding school) (alumno)interno, interna nm, nf
  alumno de un internado, alumna de un internado loc nom m, loc nom f
high-school student,
also UK,
regional: high-school pupil n		 US, UK regional (pupil: at secondary school) (ES)estudiante de instituto n común + loc adj
  estudiante de secundaria n común + loc adj
  estudiante secundario n común + loc adj
  (PR)estudiante de escuela superior n común + loc adj
 I started studying Spanish (and dating girls) when I was a high-school student.
 Empecé a estudiar español (y a salir con chicas) cuando era un estudiante de instituto.
pupil teacher n UK, historical (PT: teaching trainee)aprendiz de profesor, aprendiz de profesora loc nm, loc nf
secondary-school student,
UK: secondary-school pupil n		 (pupil at high school)estudiante de secundaria grupo nom
 New figures show record high achievements for secondary-school pupils.
teacher-pupil ratio n (number of teachers to students)proporción profesores-alumnos nf + loc adj
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'pupil' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
board - boarder - detention - dilate - dilated - dilation - dunce - elementary student - expulsion - fag - grader - high-school student - miosis - old girl - PT - pupilage - report card - school child - school report - schoolboy - schoolfellow - schoolfriend - schoolkid - schoolmate - secondary-school student - teacher's pet - truant
Spanish:
discipulado - niña - niña del ojo - pupila - alumno - educando - discípulo - internado - pupilo

Collocations: pupil [services, support], pupil dilation, my [favorite, best] pupil, more...

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