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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesescola secundária
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /iˈskɔlɐ sekunˈdaɾjɐ/
"Ele concluiu a escola secundária com excelentes notas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A school for young people, usually between the ages of 11 and 16 or 18, coming after primary school.
"She is a science teacher at the local secondary school." - 2
An institution providing intermediate education ranking above primary school and below higher education.
"The educational reform aims to improve infrastructure across all secondary schools."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'secondary', originating from Latin 'secundus' meaning 'following' or 'second', with 'school', derived from the Ancient Greek 'scholē' meaning 'leisure' or 'place of discussion'. Together, the compound phrase emerged in modern educational systems to designate the phase of formal learning that follows primary education.
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collège
Transliteration: /kɔlɛʒ/
"Mon frère entre au collège en septembre."
weiterführende Schule
Transliteration: /ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌfyːʁəndə ˈshuːlə/
"Nach der Grundschulzeit gehen die Kinder auf eine weiterführende Schule."
scuola secondaria
Transliteration: /ˈskwɔla sekonˈdarja/
"Gli studenti frequentano la scuola secondaria per cinque anni."
escuela secundaria
Transliteration: /esˈkwela sekunˈdaɾja/
"Ella prefiere estudiar en la escuela secundaria de su barrio."
escola secundária
Transliteration: /iˈskɔlɐ sekunˈdaɾjɐ/
"Ele concluiu a escola secundária com excelentes notas."
माध्यमिक विद्यालय
Transliteration: madhyamik vidyalaya
"मेरा भाई माध्यमिक विद्यालय में पढ़ता है।"
中学
Transliteration: zhōngxué
"这家中学拥有优秀的师资力量。"
중등학교
Transliteration: jungdeunghakgyo
"그는 중등학교 교사로 일하고 있습니다."
中学校
Transliteration: chūgakkō
"娘は来春から中学校に通います。"
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