| English | German | |
| expelled {adj} {past-p} [of persons: removed from a group, university, etc.] | 315 ausgeschlossen [aus Schule, Verein etc.] | |
| educ. secondary {adj} [school] | 54 weiterführend [Schule] | |
| rural {adj} [e.g. church, community, school, store] | 7 Dorf- [z. B. Kirche, Gemeinschaft, Schule, Laden] | |
| Internet not school-suitable {adj} <NSS> [coll.] | [Internetseite, die in der Schule nicht angesehen werden sollte] | |
| bibl. Bible {adj} [attr.] [e.g. criticism, edition, lessons, school, study, translation] | Bibel- [z. B. Kritik, Ausgabe, Unterricht, Schule, Studium, Übersetzung] | |
| country {adj} [attr.] [rural] [e.g. curate, pub, school] | Dorf- [z. B. Pfarrer, Kneipe, Schule] | |
| all-girl {adj} [attr.] | Mädchen- [nur für Mädchen, z. B. Schule] | |
| at school {adv} | schulisch [in der Schule] | |
| educ. secondary {adj} [e.g. education, school] | Sekundar- [z. B. Ausbildung od. Bildung, Schule] | |
| mus. violin {adj} [attr.] [e.g. concerto, étude, method, sonata, works] | Violin- [z. B. Konzert, Etüde, Schule, Sonate, Werke] | |
Verbs |
| to attend sth. [school, religious service etc.] | 8320 etw. besuchen [Veranstaltung, Schule] | |
| to admit sb./sth. [in a school, club etc.] | 1259 jdn./etw. aufnehmen [in Schule, Verein etc.] | |
| to govern sth. [be in charge of] | 628 etw.Akk. leiten [Schule, Ministerium etc.] | |
| to crib [coll.] | 585 abschreiben [in der Schule] | |
| to admit sb. [to hospital, a school etc.] | 233 jdn. aufnehmen [in Krankenhaus, Schule etc.] | |
| educ. to demote [Am.] | 187 zurückversetzen [Schule] | |
| to finish sth. [school, one's degree, etc.] | 128 etw.Akk. absolvieren [die Schule, sein Studium etc.] | |
| educ. to cover sth. [topic at school] | 59 etw. durchnehmen [Thema in der Schule] | |
| to crib sth. [coll.] | 5 etw. abbimsen [regional] [abschreiben (in der Schule)] | |
| to skip school [coll.] | blaumachen [ugs.] [die Schule schwänzen] | |
| educ. to graduate from sth. [Am.] | etw.Akk. absolvieren [Schule] | |
| educ. to take sth. [a subject in school] | etw.Akk. haben [als Unterrichtsfach in der Schule lernen] [ugs.] | |
| to bunk (off) sth. [Br.] [sl.] [to absent oneself from sth.] [school, work] | etw. schwänzen [ugs.] [Schule, Unterrichtsstunde, Arbeit] | |
| to get time off | freibekommen [ugs.] [von Dienst, Schule etc.] | |
| educ. to test sb. orally | jdn. abfragen [Schule] | |
| to pick sb. up [to meet in order to take somewhere] | jdn. abholen [z. B. von der Schule] | |
| to pick sb./sth. up [at school, the post office, the theatre, etc.] | jdn./etw. abholen [von der Schule, der Post, dem Theater etc.] | |
| to play hooky [Am.] [idiom] | schwänzen [Schule, Arbeit usw.] | |
| to mitch (off) [Irish] | schwänzen [Schule] [ugs.] | |
| to play hookey [Am.] [coll.] [spv.] [idiom] | schwänzen [ugs.] [Schule, Arbeit usw.] | |
| to have to repeat class | sitzenbleiben [Schule] | |
Nouns |
| recess [Am.] | 990 Pause {f} [Schule] | |
| tawse [Scot.] | 564 Riemen {m} [zur Züchtigung von Kindern in der Schule] | |
| jobs head | 491 Leiter {m} [in Firma, Br. Schule] | |
| performance | 448 Abschneiden {n} [in Schule, Wettbewerb etc.] | |
| educ. lessons {pl} [classes, school] | 355 Unterricht {m} [in oder außerhalb der Schule] | |
| dropout [from society, school, etc.] | 203 Aussteiger {m} [aus Gesellschaft, Schule, etc.] | |
| attending [school, etc.] | 173 Besuch {m} [Schule usw.] | |
| educ. dropout | 101 Abbrecher {m} [Schule, Universität etc.] | |
| entrance [e.g. to a school] | 73 Aufnahme {f} [Eintritt z. B. in Schule] | |
| educ. homework {sg} | 30 Aufgaben {pl} [z. B. Schule] | |
| educ. [advanced level of a high school] | 30 Oberstufe {f} [einer Schule] | |
| educ. school | 16 Penne {f} [ugs.] [veraltend] [(höhere) Schule] | |
| educ. prep [a period set aside for doing homework or preparing for lessons] | 10 Silentium {n} [in einem Internat (Studierzeit für Hausaufgaben) od. in der Schule (Hausaufgabenbetreuung)] | |
| art School [also: school] [e.g. Burgundian, Flemish, Florentine, Venetian school] | 7 Schule {f} [Stileinheit; z. B. burgundische, flämische, florentinische, venezianische Schule] | |
| pandy [esp. Br.] | 7 Tatze {f} [früher Bestrafungsart in der Schule, Schlag mit Rohrstock od. Riemen auf die Hände] | |
| jobs housemaster | 6 Hausvorsteher {m} [Internat, Schule] | |
| educ. hist. relig. Prophezei | 6 Prophezei {f} [Züricher Schule] | |
| educ. college [school] | 5 Collegium {n} [veraltet] [Schule] [bes. in Schulnamen] | |
| educ. reading [reading comprehension passage for school children] | 5 Lesetext {m} [der Altersstufe angepasster Text, der in der Schule gelesen wird] | |
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