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10 Language-to-English DictionariesFachschule
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈfaxˌʃuːlə/
"Sie besucht eine Fachschule für IT-Systeme."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An educational institution offering programs that prepare students for specific trades, vocations, or technical careers.
"She enrolled in a technical school to become a certified automotive mechanic." - 2
A secondary or post-secondary school emphasizing practical instruction in applied sciences and industrial arts.
"The regional technical school provides modern laboratories for aspiring network engineers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'technical', derived from the Ancient Greek 'tekhnikos' (pertaining to art, craft, or skill), and 'school', from the Greek 'skholē' (leisure, spare time, place of learning). Historically evolving in the 19th and 20th centuries during the Industrial Revolution, it designates educational institutions focused on vocational and applied sciences.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Technical school" is said worldwide
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école technique
Transliteration: /ekɔl tɛknik/
"Il fréquente une école technique pour apprendre l'électricité."
Fachschule
Transliteration: /ˈfaxˌʃuːlə/
"Sie besucht eine Fachschule für IT-Systeme."
istituto tecnico
Transliteration: /istiˈtuːto ˈtɛkniko/
"Mio fratello si è diplomato in un istituto tecnico."
escuela técnica
Transliteration: /esˈkwela ˈtekni.ka/
"Estudió electrónica en una escuela técnica."
escola técnica
Transliteration: /esˈkɔlɐ ˈtɛknikɐ/
"Ele concluiu o curso de informática na escola técnica."
तकनीकी स्कूल
Transliteration: takniki skul
"वह एक तकनीकी स्कूल में अध्ययन कर रहा है।"
技校
Transliteration: jì xiào
"他在一所技校学习机械维修。"
기술학교
Transliteration: gisul-hakgyo
"그는 기술학교에서 용접을 배웠습니다."
工業高校
Transliteration: kōgyō gakkō
"彼は工業高校でプログラミングを学んだ。"
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