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  2. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    a close relationship or connection; an affair. The French meaning is broader; liaison also means "bond"' such as in une liaison chimique (a chemical bond) lingerie a type of female underwear. littérateur an intellectual (can be pejorative in French, meaning someone who writes a lot but does not have a particular skill). [35] louche

  3. Academic ranks in France - Wikipedia

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    Note that in French, the word professeur is used much more widely than the English "professor", and when used on its own it suggests a schoolteacher in secondary education. Qualified terms such as professeur des universités are therefore used to clarify the function of the professeur.

  4. Academic grading in France - Wikipedia

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    Since 1890, the French baccalauréat exam, required to receive a high school diploma, has traditionally scored students on a scale (Barème) of 0-20, [1] [2] [3] as do most secondary school and university classes. Although the traditional scale stops at 20/20, French baccalauréat results can be higher than 20/20 due to supplementary "options".

  5. Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles - Wikipedia

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    Front entrance of Lycée Henri-IV, in Paris, one of the famous Lycées providing access to Grandes écoles.. The Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (French pronunciation: [klas pʁepaʁatwaʁ o ɡʁɑ̃dz‿ekɔl], Higher school preparatory classes, abbr. CPGE), commonly called classes prépas or prépas, are part of the French post-secondary education system.

  6. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2007 June 17

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    My main official reason for thinking it should be "was" is simply intuition, developed by studying French, trying to learn formal English grammar as a dilettante, and doing occasional proofreading. It isn't a lot, and I admit I can sometimes make mistakes from being too self-conscious with my grammar.

  7. Grande école - Wikipedia

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    The best engineering schools will often provide such a general and very intensive education, although this is not always the case. Most of the schools of the following first four groups train the so-called 'generaliste' engineers: 1. ParisTech alliance (it is an alliance of the best French engineering schools in Paris. Some of these schools are ...

  8. Secondary education in France - Wikipedia

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    The collège is the first level of secondary education in the French educational system.A pupil attending collège is called collégien (boy) or collégienne (girl). Men and women teachers at the collège- and lycée-level are called professeur (no official feminine professional form exists in France although the feminine form "professeure" has appeared and seems to be gaining some ground in ...

  9. Brevet de technicien supérieur - Wikipedia

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    The French government has developed a web−portal at ONISEP (a French work and study information institute), for accessing the list of schools providing training. [1] The scale of BTS institutions is similar to a high school: in the numerous places of educational offerings, the number of students per class, and the average study load.