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AS Educacion
Vocabulary for Education
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acceder a la universidad | to get into university |
| aprender de memoria | to learn by heart |
| aprobar | to pass |
| coger apuntes | to make notes |
| dar pautas | to give guidelines |
| darse bien/mal | to be good/bad at |
| decir palabrotas | to swear, cuss |
| ejercer una profesión | to ply a trade |
| escolarizar | to provide schooling for |
| estar al día | to be up to date |
| estar chupado | to be be a pushover, to be easy |
| hacer pellas | to skive off |
| imponer | to impose |
| inculcar | to instill |
| presentarse a un examen | to take an exam |
| repasar | to revise |
| salir adelante | to succeed |
| ser analfabeto | to be illiterate |
| ser culto | to be cultured |
| ser de mala educación | to be rude |
| ser mayor de edad | to be over 18 (over the age of majority) |
| suspender | to fail |
| tener malos modales | to have bad habits |
| alumno/a | pupil |
| asignatura, materia | subject |
| aula | classroom |
| beca | grant, scholarship |
| catedrático | teacher, lecturer |
| clases extraescolares | extra-curricular classes |
| colegio interno, internado | boarding school |
| compañero/a de clase | classmate |
| comportamiento | behaviour |
| curso académico | academic year |
| cursar (el segundo del ESO) | to study (in the 2nd year of ESO) |
| educación primaria | primary education |
| educación secundaria | secondary education |
| la ESO (educación secundaria obligatoria) | secondary education |
| formación continúa | lifelong learning |
| formación profesional | vocational training |
| aprendizaje | apprenticeship |
| bachillerato | A-Levels (in Spain) |
| instituto | school |
| librería | bookshop |
| listillo | clever-clogs, show-off |
| nota | mark/grade |
| personal docente | teaching staff |
| pizarra (blanca) | (white) board |
| pupitre | desk |
| redacción, ensayo | essay |
| rendimiento escolar | performance, attainment |
| sabelotodo | know-it-all |
| superdotado | gifted (i.e. M.A.T. pupil) |
| trimestre | term |
| ciclo | cycle (equivalent to a key stage) |
| fomentar | to promote |
| etapa | stage |
| educación bilingüe | bilingual education |
| matricularse | to enroll |
| fracaso escolar | failing at school |
| la selectividad | university entry exam |
| el horario | timetable |
| los deberes | homework |
| consolidar | to consolidate |
| pasar de curso | to move up a year |
| repetir curso | to repeat a year |
| el absentismo | truancy |
| faltar al respeto | to be disrespectful |
| sobrecargado | overloaded |
| inculcar | to instill |
| tener malos modales | to have bad manners |
| tener la cabeza sobre los hombros | to have one's head screwed on |
| tener los pies sobre la tierra | to have one's feet on the ground |
| la experiencia es la madre de la ciencia | experience is the father of wisdom |
| el que mucho abarca, poco aprieto | Jack of all trades, master of none |
| donde fueres, haz lo que vieres | When in Rome, do as the Romans do |
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