école
Americannoun
plural
écolesExample Sentences
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They are off for a long day at école maternelle, or nursery, which the French state provides free to all children.
From Economist • May 26, 2016
After passing the bac, most aspirants to a grande école attend a cours préparatoire; commonly known as a prépas: two years of intense study in their chosen field.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2014
I started the New Year in Paris with a mission: to enroll my daughter in école maternelle, France’s universal preschool program.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2014
La Flèche houses the oldest école maternelle in France.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2010
There’s hardly any way to keep the école secondaire open another term without funds, and parents are anxious that education is only putting their children at greater risk.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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