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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesescola primária
Pronunciation / Transliteration: iˈskɔlɐ pɾiˈmaɾjɐ
"Ele lembra com carinho da sua escola primária."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Suitable for or typical of children attending elementary school; relating to primary education.
"She still had her old grade-school notebooks stored in the attic."
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An elementary school providing primary education for children usually ranging from kindergarten or first grade up to sixth or eighth grade.
"He walked past his old grade-school every morning on his way to work."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'grade' (from Middle French 'grade', from Latin 'gradus' meaning step or degree) and 'school' (from Old English 'scōl', ultimately from Greek 'scholē' meaning leisure or place of learning). First coined in American English in the mid-19th century to denote an educational institution organized into sequential grade levels.
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école primaire
Transliteration: ekol primɛʁ
"Il fréquente l'école primaire du quartier."
Grundschule
Transliteration: ˈɡʁʊntˌʃuːlə
"Die Kinder gehen zusammen in die Grundschule."
scuola elementare
Transliteration: ˈskwɔla elementaɾe
"Mia figlia frequenta la scuola elementare."
escuela primaria
Transliteration: esˈkwela pɾiˈmaɾja
"Los niños juegan en el patio de la escuela primaria."
escola primária
Transliteration: iˈskɔlɐ pɾiˈmaɾjɐ
"Ele lembra com carinho da sua escola primária."
प्राथमिक विद्यालय
Transliteration: prathmik vidyalay
"वह अपने प्राथमिक विद्यालय के दिनों को याद करता है।"
小学
Transliteration: xiǎo xué
"这所小学拥有优秀的教师团队。"
초등학교
Transliteration: chodeunghakgyo
"제 아이는 내년에 초등학교에 입학합니다."
小学校
Transliteration: shōgakkō
"彼女はその小学校で英語を教えています。"
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