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"School" is a noun which is often translated as "la escuela", and "old school" is an adjective which is often translated as "de la vieja escuela". Learn more about the difference between "school" and "old school" below.
school(
skul
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la escuela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Their children go to the same school on the bus.Sus hijos van a la misma escuela en el autobús.
b. el colegio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We have to go back to school at the end of August.Tenemos que regresar al colegio a finales de agosto.
a. la universidad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My school didn't have a football team.Mi universidad no tenía un equipo de fútbol americano.
b. la facultad (F) (department)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I went to law school after college.Fui a la facultad de derecho después de la universidad.
3. (group)
a. la escuela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Louis Sullivan is my favorite architect of the Chicago School.Louis Sullivan es mi arquitecto favorito de la escuela de Chicago.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to train)
a. educar
Were both their sons schooled in the UK?¿Sus hijos fueron educados en el Reino Unido los dos?
old school(
old
skul
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (colloquial) (traditionalist)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. de la vieja escuela
That method for teaching math is old school but effective.Ese método para enseñar matemáticas es de la vieja escuela pero eficaz.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
I can't believe you still play board games. That's so old-school!No me puedo creer que todavía juegues juegos de mesa. ¡Qué anticuado!
I'd much rather listen to some old-school reggae than the music kids like today.Prefiero mucho más escuchar un poco del reggae de antes que la música que les gusta a los chicos hoy en día.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la vieja escuela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The rules of the old school don't necessarily apply to this generation.Las normas de la vieja escuela no necesariamente se aplican a esta generación.
