grad school
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(education)
Regionalism used in the United States.
(United States)
a. le master
(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)
During the second year of grad school, Daniel postponed a vacation to finish collecting data.Pendant la deuxième année de son master, Daniel a reporté des vacances afin de terminer sa collecte de données.
b. le doctorat
(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)
After relocating to Chicago for grad school, Marissa rented an apartment with two other doctoral students.Après avoir déménagé à Chicago pour son doctorat, Marissa a loué un appartement avec deux autres doctorantes.
c. les études universitaires de deuxième cycle
(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)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
(master's)
After quitting a corporate job, Marcus moved across the country to start grad school.Après avoir quitté un emploi en entreprise, Marcus a traversé le pays pour commencer des études universitaires de deuxième cycle.
d. les études universitaires de troisième cycle
(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)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
(doctorate)
Toward the end of grad school, Natalie revised each one of her dissertation chapters five times before submitting them.Vers la fin de ses études universitaires de troisième cycle, Natalie a révisé chacun des chapitres de sa thèse cinq fois avant de les soumettre.
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