college
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
1. (institution of higher learning)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. l'université
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Where do you want to go to college?Où veux-tu aller à l’université ?
b. la fac
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Grace has been in college for two years and loves it.Grace est à la fac depuis deux ans et elle adore ça.
c. l'établissement d'enseignement supérieur
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
This scholarship is available to students enrolled at certain colleges.Cette bourse est accessible aux étudiants inscrits dans certains établissements d'enseignement supérieur.
2. (division in a university)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. la faculté
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
Mykel is hoping to find a job in a college of humanities and social sciences.Mykel espère trouver un emploi dans une faculté de lettres et de sciences sociales.
3. (institution for practical education)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
a. l'école professionnelle
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
My brother just completed a two-year design program at a college in London.Mon frère vient de terminer un cursus de deux ans en design dans une école professionnelle à Londres.
4. (institution of secondary education)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
a. l'établissement d'enseignement secondaire
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
My nephew attends a prestigious and expensive college.Mon neveu étudie dans un établissement d'enseignement secondaire prestigieux et coûteux.
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