colegio

∗ ≈

high school

∗ noun

colegio
masculine noun
1 school (escuela)
  • colegio estatal -> state school (British), public school (United States)
  • colegio de monjas -> convent school
  • colegio mixto -> mixed o coeducational school
  • colegio nacional -> state primary school
  • colegio de pago -> fee-paying school
  • colegio de párvulos -> infant school
  • colegio privado -> private school
  • colegio público -> state school (British), public school (United States)
2 (de profesionales)
  • colegio (profesional) -> professional association
3 (politics)
  • colegio electoral -> polling station; (lugar) ward (votantes)
also:
  • colegio mayor -> hall of residence (peninsular Spanish)
COLEGIO DE MÉXICO The Colegio de México is an institution dedicated to research and graduate teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and has exercised a leading influence on intellectual and academic life in Mexico since its foundation in 1940. It developed from the “Casa de España”, which was set up in 1938 as a refuge for exiled Spanish academics during the Spanish Civil War, and of which the Mexican writer Alfonso Reyes was one of the first directors. The early work of the Colegio concentrated on historical, literary and linguistic research, but in time it grew to encompass economics, demographics and sociology, as well as Asian, African and International studies. Although it is a small institution compared with the large public universities, it has one of the most important libraries in Latin America (the Biblioteca Cosío Villegas), and publishes about 100 books a year.

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colegio [co-lay’-he-o]
noun
1 College, school. (m)
  • Colegio de internos -> boarding school
  • Colegio de pago -> fee-paying school
2 College, the house in which collegians reside. (m)
3 A seminary of education for young ladies. (m)
4 College, a society of men of the same profession. (m)
  • Colegio de abogados -> bar association
  • Colegio electoral -> electoral college

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colegio
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Escol) school
mañana no hay colegio there's no school tomorrow
han arreglado la fachada del colegio
ir al colegio to go to school
todavía no va al colegio
los niños están en el colegio the children are at school; estudió en este colegio he went to this school
colegio de curas Catholic boys school run by priests; (run by priests)
colegio de monjas convent school
colegio de pago fee-paying school
colegio mayor (Univ) hall of residence; (Hist) college
colegio privado private school
colegio público state school; public school; (EEUU)
Colegio Universitario university college
2 (corporación)
colegio cardenalicio College of Cardinals
colegio de abogados bar (association)
colegio de arquitectos architects' association
Colegio de cardenales College of Cardinals
colegio de médicos medical association
3 (Política)
colegio electoral (lugar) polling station; (electores) electoral college
Uso del artículoUso del artículo
A la hora de traducir expresiones como al colegio/a la escuela o en el colegio/en la escuela, desde el colegio/desde la escuela etc, hemos de tener en cuenta el motivo por el que alguien acude al recinto o está allí:
al colegioa la escuelaen el colegioen la escueladesde el colegiodesde la escuelaetc
Se traduce al colegio/a la escuela por to school, en el colegio en la escuela por at school y desde el colegio desde la escuela por from school cuando alguien va o está allí en calidad de alumno:
al colegioa la escuelato schoolen el colegiooen la escuelaat schooldesde el colegioodesde la escuelafrom school
El primer día que fui al colegio me pasé toda la mañana llorando The first day I went to school I spent the whole morning crying;The first day I went to school I spent the whole morning crying
Juan todavía está en el colegio. Lo han castigado Juan's still at school. He's been given a detention;Juan's still at school. He's been given a detention
Se traduce al colegio/a la escuela por to the school, en el colegio/en la escuela por at the school y desde el colegio/desde la escuela por from the school cuando alguien va o está en el centro por otros motivos:
al colegioa la escuelato the schoolen el colegioen la escuelaat the schooldesde el colegiodesde la escuelafrom the school
Ayer fueron mis padres al colegio para hablar con el director Yesterday my parents went to the school to talk to the headmaster;Yesterday my parents went to the school to talk to the headmaster
Podemos quedar en el colegio y luego ir a tomar algo We can meet at the school and then go for a drink;We can meet at the school and then go for a drink
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