school

=

la escuela

noun

school

[skuːl]

sustantivo

1. colegio (m) escuela (f) (for children) (up to 14); instituto (m) (from 14 to 18); escuela (f) academia (f) (of dance, languages etc) (private)

to go to school -> ir al colegio
I went to or was at school with him -> fuimos juntos al colegio
there is no school tomorrow -> mañana no hay colegio or clase
when does school start? -> ¿cuándo empiezan las clases?
school of art -> escuela (f) de bellas artes
of school age -> en edad escolar
school board -> consejo (m) escolar (británico)
school book -> libro (m) de texto (escolar)
school bus -> autobús (m) escolar
school day -> día (m) de colegio
school friend -> amigo(a) (sustantivo masculino o femenino) del colegio
school holidays -> vacaciones (f) escolares
school hours -> horas (f pl) de clase
school leaver -> = alumno que ha finalizado sus estudios
school uniform -> uniforme (m) escolar
school year -> año (m) escolar or académico

2. universidad (f) (college, university) (Estados Unidos)

3. facultad (f) (university department)

4. escuela (f) (of artists, thinkers)

school of thought -> corriente (f) or escuela de pensamiento
he's one of the old school (sentido figurado) -> es de la vieja escuela

verbo transitivo

5. educar (educate); instruir, adiestrar (train) (child, mind)

to school somebody in something -> instruir a alguien en algo

sustantivo

1. banco (m) (of fish)

school [skul-bord]

1. Instruir, enseñar.

2. Amaestrar, adiestrar.

3. Reprender enseñando sus obligación al que faltó a ella, disciplinar.

va.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

1. Ir o moverse juntos, como los peces; moverse en masa. (n)

sustantivo

2. Ribazón, manjúa, majal, la multitud de peces que nadan juntos, como en tropa.

"school" in the Answers forum


Q:	school bag
A:	Hi Myriam, As Evelio said Mochila and Lonchera were used 30 years ago, and are still used actually.

Q:	Translating School Rules
A:	We would have to know the preceding sentence to know if "consequence" or "measure" would be more appropriate. For example: They were expelled permanently…

Q:	¿Cómo se dice "school spirit"?
A:	I found this spirit: hay que tener espíritu de equipo = you have to have team spirit quizá espíritu de escuela o colegio

Q:	How do I say school subject in spanish
A:	materias

Q:	Is anyone a tutor at their local school or college?
A:	Yes, for Spanish Honors Society, tutoring younger children is a requirement, so I'm involved in it.