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School
German vocab - my studies, life at school/college
| German | English |
|---|---|
| Direktor der | headteacher, principal |
| Fach das | subject |
| Fremdsprache die | foreign language |
| gerecht | fair, just |
| klug | clever, intelligent |
| lehren | to teach |
| Schulfach das | school subject |
| Schulleiter der | headteacher, principal |
| Stunde die | lesson |
| ungerecht | unfair |
| Werken | DT |
| 1 = sehr gut | very good |
| 2 = gut | good |
| 3 = befriedigend | satisfactory, fair |
| 4 = ausreichend | sufficient, pass (just) |
| 5 = mangelhaft | poor, unsatisfactory, fail |
| 6 = ungenügend | extremely poor, inadequate |
| Abschlusszeugnis das | school leaving certificate |
| Anspitzer der | pencil sharpener |
| Antwort die | answer |
| antworten | to answer |
| anziehen (sich) | to get dressed |
| Anzug der | suit |
| aufpassen | to pay attention |
| aufstehen | to get up |
| aufwachen | to wake up |
| Aula die | (assembly) hall |
| Austausch der | exchange |
| Auswahl die | choice |
| ausziehen (sich) | to get undressed |
| bestehen | to pass (exam/test) |
| blau machen | to skip work, to play truant |
| Bluse die | blouse |
| dauern | to last |
| Erfolg der | success |
| erfolgreich | successful |
| erklären | to explain |
| erzählen | to tell, to narrate |
| faul | lazy |
| fehlen | to be missing, absent |
| Ferien (pl) | holidays |
| fleißig | hard working, industrious |
| Frage die | question |
| fragen | to ask |
| Ganztagsschule die | school that lasts all day |
| Gesamtschule die | comprehensive school |
| gründen | to found |
| Grundschule die | primary school |
| Gymnasium das | grammar school |
| Halle die | hall |
| Hauptschule die | secondary school |
| Hausmeister der | caretaker |
| Hemd das | shirt |
| Hose die | trousers |
| Internat das | boarding school |
| Klassenarbeit die | test |
| Klassenfahrt die | school trip |
| Kleid das | dress |
| korrigieren | to correct |
| Krawatte die | tie |
| Kreide die | chalk |
| Labor das | laboratory |
| Lehrerzimmer das | staff room |
| Lineal das | ruler |
| malen | to paint |
| Mittagspause die | lunch break |
| mündlich | orally |
| nachsitzen | to have a detention |
| Note die | grade, mark |
| Notendruck der | pressure to achieve good marks/grades |
| Pause die | break |
| plaudern | to chat, to talk |
| Prüfung die | exam |
| rasieren (sich) | to shave |
| Raum der | room |
| Realschule die | secondary school |
| rechnen | to calculate, to do sums |
| Regel die | rule |
| Rock der | skirt |
| schaffen | to manage, to cope; to create |
| Schal der | scarf |
| schminken (sich) | to put on make-up |
| schriftlich | written |
| Schüler der | student |
| Schulhof der | school yard, playground |
| schwatzen/schwätzen | to chatter |
| Seite die | page |
| Sekretariat das | office (school), reception |
| setzen (sich) | to sit down |
| sitzen bleiben | to repeat a school year |
| Sprachlabor das | language lab |
| Stundenplan der | timetable |
| Tafel die | black/white board |
| Turnhalle die | sports hall |
| üben | to practise |
| Übung die | exercise |
| Umkleideraum der | changing room |
| umziehen (sich) | to get changed, change clothes |
| Unterricht der | lessons; teaching |
| unterrichten | to teach |
| verlassen | to leave |
| Versammlung die | assembly |
| verstehen | to understand |
| versuchen | to try |
| wählen | to choose |
| waschen (sich) | to have a wash |
| wiederholen | to repeat |
| wissen | to know |
| Wörterbuch das | dictionary |
| Zahnbürste die | toothbrush |
| Zahnpasta die | toothpaste |
| zeichnen | to draw |
| Zeugnis das | school report |
| zuhören | to listen |