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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesécole professionnelle
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ekɔl pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl/
"Elle fréquente une école professionnelle pour devenir mécanicienne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An educational institution that equips students with the specific practical skills required for a particular occupation or trade.
"He decided to enroll in a trade school to learn electrical wiring and plumbing." - 2
A vocational college providing specialized instruction in skilled crafts and technical services rather than traditional academic subjects.
"Many manufacturing companies actively recruit graduates directly from local trade schools."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'trade' (derived from Middle English denoting a track, course, or way of life, later shifting to mean a skilled craft or occupation) and 'school' (from Old English scōl, via Latin schola, from Greek scholē meaning leisure or learning). Established in the 19th and 20th centuries with the rise of industrialization, the compound describes educational institutions specifically designed to train individuals for technical, manual, and vocational professions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Trade school" is said worldwide
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école professionnelle
Transliteration: /ekɔl pʁɔfɛsjɔnɛl/
"Elle fréquente une école professionnelle pour devenir mécanicienne."
Berufsschule
Transliteration: /bəˈʁuːfˌʃuːlə/
"Er besucht eine Berufsschule, um Sch Tischler zu lernen."
scuola professionale
Transliteration: /ˈskwɔla profeʃjoˈnale/
"La scuola professionale offre corsi pratici per elettricisti."
escuela de formación profesional
Transliteration: /esˈkwela de foɾmaˈsjon pɾofesioˈnal/
"Estudia carpintería en una escuela de formación profesional."
escola técnica
Transliteration: /esˈkɔlɐ ˈtɛknikɐ/
"Ele frequenta uma escola técnica para aprender mecânica."
व्यासायिक विद्यालय
Transliteration: vyavasayik vidyalaya
"उसने बढ़ई का काम सीखने के लिए व्यावसायिक विद्यालय में प्रवेश लिया।"
职业学校
Transliteration: zhíyè xuéxiào
"他在职业学校学习了汽车修理技术。"
직업학교
Transliteration: jigeop-hakgyo
"그는 요리사가 되기 위해 직업학교에 다닌다."
専門学校
Transliteration: senmon gakkō
"彼女は建築を学ぶために専門学校に通っています。"
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