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School

la alumna

pupil (female)

la escuela de comercio

business school

el alumno

pupil (male)

la asignatura, la materia

subject, course

el bachillerato

high school degree

la beca

scholarship

el borrador

eraser

las calificaciones, las notas

grades

la facultad

faculty

la carrera

career

la clase

class

la licenciatura

university degree

el conocimiento

knowledge

el cuaderno

notebook

el curso

course (of study)

la tarea

homework

el decano

dean

el director

principal

la enseñanza

teaching

la escuela secundaria

middle school, high school

la nota

mark (grade)

la escuela de artes y oficios

liberal arts school

la pagina

page

la escuela tecnica

technical school

el aula, la sala de clase

classroom

la escuela pública

public school

la especialización

major (course of study)

el estudiante

student (male)

la estudiante

student (female)

el examen

test

el jardin de infancia

kindergarten

la habilidad

skill

la frase

sentence

el horario

schedule

el colegio

private school

el lápiz

pencil

la lección

lesson

el libro

book

la maestra

teacher (female)

el maestro

teacher (male)

la matrícula

registration

el nivel

level

la mochila, el morral

bookbag, backpack

el error

mistake

la ciudad universitaria

(university) campus

aprobar

to pass

la palabra

word

el papel

paper

el párrafo

paragraph

el pensamiento

thought

la pizarra, el pizarrón

chalkboard

la pluma

pen

entrenarse

to train

el profesor

teacher

la profesora

teacher (female)

la prueba

quiz/test

el puntaje

score

el pupitre

student's desk

el requisito

requirement

la residencia estudiantil

dormitory

solicitar

to apply, to ask for

el semestre

semester

el titulo

diploma

la (escuela) secundaria, superior

high school

la tiza

chalk

Las vacaciones escolares

school breaks

el vocabulario

vocabulary

exigente

demanding

reprobar, suspender (una asignatura)

to fail a course

asistir a

to attend

comportarse bien

to behave

contestar

to answer

enseñar

to teach

la (escuela) primaria

elementary school

escoger

to choose

explicar

to explain

faltar

to miss, to skip

graduarse

to graduate

ingresar

to enroll

matricular

to register

poner atención

to pay attention

la sala de clase

classroom

preguntar

to question (to ask a question)

realizar

to fulfill, to make real

la sabiduria

wisdom

responder

to answer

licenciarse

to graduate with a professional degree

tomar apuntes

to take notes

aplicado, trabajador

hard working

reprobar, suspender (una asignatura)

to fail a course

cotidiano

daily

aprender

to learn

optativo

elective

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