| Formas compostas: |
| Inglês | Português |
| acting school n | (drama school, stage school) | escola de teatro loc sf |
| after school adv | (when school day is over) | depois da aula loc adv |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective |
| The teacher made Kyle stay after school to finish his homework. |
| after-school adj | (extra-curricular) | extracurricular adj |
| Drama is a popular after-school activity at my school. |
| Teatro é uma atividade extracurricular popular no meu colégio. |
| art school n | (school: teaches art) | escola de arte loc sf |
| He wants to study illustration, so he will attend art school in the fall. |
| at school adv | (attending classes) (assistindo aulas) | na escola loc adv |
| Sara isn't home right now; she's at school. |
| at school adv | US (at university) (na universidade) | na escola loc adv |
| My son is at school in New York, studying for a business degree. |
| at school adj | UK (of school age) (na idade) | escolar adj |
| Gareth has two children at school and a toddler. |
| attend school v expr | (go to classes) | assistir aula loc v |
| frequentar a escola loc v |
| We attend school from Monday through Friday. |
| back to school expr | (return to school after vacation) | volta às aulas expres |
| The sign above the supermarket shelf laden with books and stationery read "Back to school". |
| A volta às aulas das crianças começa em 6 de setembro esse ano. |
| back-to-school adj | (relating to return to school) | de regresso à escola loc adj |
| Nota: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| We like to buy our children's clothes at back-to-school sales, when the prices are low. |
| boarding school n | (school: residential) (escola onde crianças vivem e estudam) | internato sm |
| Paul misbehaved so badly that his parents sent him to a boarding school. |
| Paul se comportou tão mal que seus pais o enviaram para um internato. |
| business school n | (teaches business, management) | escola de administração loc sf |
| Julia is studying for a master's degree in marketing at a business school. |
| Catholic school n | (educational establishment) | escola católica loc sf |
| His mother sent him to Catholic school as she was a devout Catholic. |
| charm school n | (teaches etiquette) (onde se ensina etiqueta e boas maneiras) | escola de etiqueta loc sf |
| charter school n | US (publicly funded autonomous school) (EUA: escola pública autônoma) | escola charter loc sf |
| Many charter schools have a better curriculum than public schools. |
coeducational school,
co-educational school,
also UK: mixed school,
mixed-sex school n | mainly US (school for both sexes) (ambos os sexos) | escola mista sf |
composite school,
comprehensive school n | Can (secondary education institution) | escola secundária sf + adj |
| comprehensive school n | UK (non-selective secondary school) (INGL, escola pública) | escola secundária loc sf |
| cookery school n | (place where cooking is taught) | escola de culinária loc sf |
| escola de gastronomia loc sf |
| Many chefs train for their careers by going to cookery school. |
| correspondence school n | (distance-learning school) | ensino à distância loc sm |
| Correspondence schools may be the only choice for people living in rural areas. |
| dental school n | (institution that trains dentists) | faculdade de odontologia loc sf |
| drama school n | (for studying acting) | escola de teatro sf + loc adj |
| driving school n | (vehicle operation lessons) | auto-escola sf |
| elementary school n | US (primary school) | escola primária sf + adj |
| (BRA) | escola elementar sf + adj |
| Children usually start elementary school at five or six years old. My wife taught elementary school. |
| As crianças normalmente começam a escola primária com cinco ou seis anos de idade. Minha esposa dá aula na escola primária. |
| elementary school teacher n | US (educator in primary school) | professor de escola primária loc sm |
| Ms. Talton is an excellent elementary school teacher. |
| engineering school n | (institution: trains engineers) | faculdade da engenharia loc sf |
| failing school n | (underperforming school) | escola de má qualidade sf |
| Inspectors judged it to be a failing school. |
| finishing school n | (school of etiquette) | escola de boas maneiras sf |
| escola de formação sf |
| Some say the college is little more than a finishing school. |
| go back to school v expr | (return to school) | retornar à escola vt + sf |
| The children go back to school on 6th September this year. |
| go to school v expr | (attend classes) | ir à escola loc v |
| ir às aulas loc v |
| ir à faculdade loc v |
| Children start going to school at age 5. |
| As crianças começam a ir à escola aos cinco anos. |
| grad school n | abbreviation, US (school of postgraduate studies) | pós-graduação sf |
| (BRA, informal) | pós sf |
| You'd better go to grad school if you want to be hired here. |
| grade school n | US (kindergarten through 6th) | jardim de infância sm |
| Karen starts grade school next year. |
graduate school (US),
postgraduate school (UK) n | (university division) | curso de pós-graduação expres |
| What do you intend to do after finishing graduate school? |
| O que você pretende fazer após terminar seu curso de pós-graduação? |
| grammar school n | UK (secondary school) (BRA) | escola de ensino médio, escola de 2º grau loc sf |
| (POR) | escola secundária loc sf |
| I attended the grammar school for seven years before going on to university. |
| Frequentei a escola de ensino médio por sete anos antes de entrar na universidade. |
| grammar school n | US (elementary school) | escola primária loc sf |
| (BRA) | ensino fundamental loc sm |
| (POR) | ensino básico loc sm |
| She learned to play the trumpet while she was still in grammar school. |
| Ela aprendeu a tocar trompete enquanto ainda estava na escola primária. |
| H.S. n | written, abbreviation (high school) | ensino médio loc sm |
| high school n | US (education: grades 9 or 10 to 12) (BRA, ensino médio) | colégio sm |
| (POR) | liceu sm |
| The high school has a new French teacher. |
| O colégio tem um novo professor de Francês. |
highschool,
high-school n as adj | US (of school for grades 9 or 10 to 12) | do ensino médio loc adj |
| (POR) | da escola secundária loc sf |
| (POR) | do ensino secundário, do liceu loc sm |
| The local high school football team beat the visitors. |
| O time de futebol do ensino médio venceu os visitantes. |
| high school n | UK, regional (education: ages 11-18) | ensino médio sm |
| I took a gap year between leaving high school and starting my university course. |
| high-school n as adj | UK, regional (of education for ages 11-18) | ensino médio sm |
| Isla's high-school French wasn't good enough to understand the conversation at the next table. |
| high school graduate n | US ([sb]: passed secondary-school) | formando sm |
| Very few high school graduates are able to speak a foreign language. |
| high-school diploma n | US (school-leaving qualification) | diploma de ensino médio sm |
| Many jobs require at least a high school diploma. |
high-school student,
also: high-school pupil (UK,
regional) n | US, UK regional (pupil: at secondary school) | estudante de escola secundária expres |
| estudante de ensino médio expres |
| I started studying Spanish (and dating girls) when I was a high-school student. |
| home-school [sb]⇒ vtr | (teach at home) | instruir em casa vt + sf |
| Private schools were expensive and public ones were dangerous so she decided to home-school her children. |
| junior high school n | US (lower secondary) (EUA, ensino) | ginásio sm |
| Karen is in her third year at junior high school. |
| law school n | (university where law degrees are taught) | faculdade de direito loc sf |
| He graduated from law school with full honours. |
| med school n | informal (medical school) | faculdade de medicina sf |
| What med school did your doctor graduate from? |
| medical school n | (for a medical degree) | faculdade de medicina loc sf |
| I want to be a doctor so I will have to spend many years at medical school. |
| Eu quero ser médico, então terei que passar muitos anos na faculdade de medicina. |
| middle school n | US (junior high) (etapa escolar) | ginásio sm |
| Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| O suporte dos pais tem um papel vital em ajudar os pré-adolescentes e adolescentes a terem sucesso no ginásio. |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) | ginásio sm |
| (BRA) | segundo ciclo do ensino fundamental expres |
| Escola preparatória expres |
| My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
military academy,
military school n | (for military training) (instituição) | academia militar loc sf |
| West Point is a highly-respected military academy. |
| music school n | (college where music is studied) | escola de música loc sf |
| naval school n | (training institution for the navy) | escola da marinha, colégio naval loc sm |
night school,
evening school n | (adult evening classes) | escola noturna loc sf |
| I am learning Russian at night school every Thursday evening. |
| nursery school n | (pre-school) (escola maternal, pré-escola) | creche sf |
| My 3-year-old daughter goes to nursery school as I have to go to work. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | velha guarda sf |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. |
old school,
old-school adj | figurative (traditionalist) | tradicional adj |
| da velha guarda loc adj |
| He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| out of school adv | figurative, slang (in an unacceptable or inappropriate way) | grosseiramente adv |
| You shouldn't talk out of school like that to your elders. |
| out-of-school adj | (person: not attending school) (pessoa) | fora da escola loc adj |
| out-of-school adj | (activity: not part of school) (atividade) | fora da escola loc adj |
| extracurricular adj |
out-of-school,
out of school adj | figurative, slang (unacceptable, inappropriate) | inaceitável adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| Whoa, that's an out-of-school comment. |
play school,
play schools v expr | (children: pretend to teach) | brincar de escolinha expres v |
| prep school n | UK, informal, abbreviation (preparatory: primary school) | escola preparatória de ensino fundamental sf |
| He went to an expensive prep school. |
| prep school n | US, abbreviation (preparatory: secondary school) | escola particular de ensino médio sf |
| escola preparatória sf |
| Most of the prep schools in New England offer on-campus living accommodations to the students. |
| preparatory school n | UK (private primary school) | escola preparatória sf |
| The preparatory school offers education to approximately 150 boys. |
| preparatory school n | US (private secondary school) | escola preparatória sf |
| This private boarding school is among the most selective preparatory schools in the U.S. |
preschool,
pre-school n | (nursery school) (BRA, escola maternal) | pré-escola sf |
| (POR) | creche sf |
| (POR) | infantário sm |
| (POR) | jardim de infância sm +sf |
| The children started preschool at age 3. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of a preschool) (relacionado à pré escola) | pré-escolar adj |
| Several of the preschool teachers had no qualifications. |
preschool,
pre-school n as adj | (of early childhood) (relacionado à infância) | pré-escolar adj |
| What educational activities work with preschool kids? |
preschool child,
pre-school child n | (child under 5) (criança antes de 5 anos de idade) | criança em fase pré-escolar loc sf |
| Pre-school children must be accompanied by both parents. |
preschool student,
pre-school student n | US (child at nursery school) (criança que frequenta a creche) | aluno da pré-escola loc sm |
| criança em fase pré-escolar loc sf |
preschool teacher,
pre-school teacher n | (educator at nursery school) (educador em uma creche) | professor de creche loc sm |
| professor de pré-escola loc sm |
| professor pré-escolar loc sm |
| primary school n | UK (junior, elementary school) | escola primária loc sf |
| ensino fundamental loc sm |
| There's a very good primary school in the area we're moving to. |
| Tem uma escola primária muito boa na área para onde estamos nos mudando. |
| private school n | (privately-run school) | escola particular sf |
| Did you attend public or private school? |
| public school n | UK (private secondary school) (INGL, escola secundária privada) | escola particular loc sf |
| Eton is the most famous public school in the world. |
| public school n | US (publicly-funded school) (EUA, escola de fundação pública) | escola pública loc sf |
| Their children attend the public school in their neighborhood. |
| reform school n | (correctional facility for young offenders) (lugar corretivo para jovens delinquentes) | reformatório sm |
| (centro para menores infratores) | centro socioeducativo loc sm |
| The young pickpocket was sent to a reform school. |
| riding school n | (place where horse-riding is taught) | escola de equitação loc sf |
| escola de hipismo loc sf |
| The girl attended a riding school, where she had weekly lessons. |
| school assembly n | (gathering of pupils and teachers) | reunião escolar sf |
| assembleia escolar sf |
| school bag n | (bag carried by school pupil) | mochila escolar sf |
| bolsa escolar sf |
| school bell n | (signal: start or end of class) (sinal avisando o início e fim das aulas) | sinal escolar sm |
| sino escolar sm |
| campainha sf |
| When the 8:00 school bell rings, students should be seated at their desks. |
| school board n | (education committee) | comitê de educação sm |
| conselho escolar sm |
| The school board met to decide the district's budget for new classrooms. |
| school bus n | (vehicle transporting schoolchildren) (BRA) | ônibus escolar loc sm |
| (BRA, informal) | van sf |
| transporte escolar loc sm |
| autocarro da escola loc sm |
| School buses are usually painted yellow in the U.S. |
| Os ônibus escolares geralmente são pintados de amarelo nos EUA. |
| school canteen n | UK (school cafeteria) | cantina da escola loc sf |
school child,
schoolchild n | (pupil) | aluno, aluna sm, sf |
| estudante smf |
| Three school children said they saw your dog running around the playground. |
school commissioner,
also UK: schools commissioner n | UK, Can regional (education official) | superintendente escolar smf |
school counselor (US),
school counsellor (UK) n | (person employed to advise students) | orientador educacional sm |
| school day n | (daily hours when school takes place) | dia letivo loc sm |
| dia de aula loc sm |
| The school day begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:15 p.m. |
| school day n | (day on which school takes place) | dia letivo loc sm |
| dia de aula loc sm |
| I can go to the movies on the weekends and holidays but not on school days. |
| school desk n | (table in a classroom) | carteira sf |
| cadeira escolar sf |
| (POR) | secretária sf |
| school dinner n | (meal served at educational institution) (escolar) | merenda sf |
| school district n | (official region of school) | distrito escolar sm + adj |
| school exchange n | (reciprocal visits abroad by school pupils) | intercâmbio escolar sm |
| Our daughter went to France on the school exchange, and Emilie and Stéphanie came to stay with us in the U.S. |
| school excursion n | (outing for school pupils) | excursão escolar loc sf |
| The students were treated to a school-excursion to view dinosaur bones at the museum. |
| school governor n | UK, regional (school official) | diretor escolar sm |
| school kid n | informal (child of school age) | estudante smf |
| aluno, aluna sm, sf |
| When I was a school kid I had to walk miles to school. |
school leaver,
school-leaver n | (young person leaving school) | pessoa que estudou até o segundo grau expres |
| Some school-leavers go on to university, while others go straight into the world of work. |
| school locker n | (secure compartment for pupils' belongings) | armário escolar loc sm |
| She put her purse in her school locker every day to keep it safe. |
| school meal n | (lunch served at educational institution) (escolar) | merenda sf |
school newspaper,
school paper,
school magazine n | (publication produced by school pupils) | jornal escolar sm + adj |
