Unit 4C Vocabulary

l'amour

love

attendre

to expect (baby)

cité universitaire

university housing

dire

to say

entrer à l'université

to go to college

une époque

era, period

les études

studies

un étudiant/une étudiante

student (m/f)

une expérience

experience

une faculté

university; faculty

s'inscrire

to register, to enroll

s'inscrire en science

to declare a major .. (in science)

s'inscrire en lettres

to declare a major in Humanities

un, une jeune

young person

les lunettes

eyeglasses

les lunettes de soleil

sunglasses

manquer

to lack

manquer à quelqu'un

to be missed by someone

se marier

to get married

neuf, neuve

new

occuper

to occupy

raconter

to tell

le resto-U (restaurant universitaire)

university cafeteria

la révolution

revolution

si

how about

se spécialiser en

to major in

l'université

college, university

Le Diplôme d'Accès aux Etudes Uniersitaires (D.A.E.U)

A 2nd chance HS Diploma for students who failed to graduate HS such as the GED.

Brevet de Technicien (BTS)

A technical certificate/Diploma earned after the Bac/ HS.

Diplôme Universitaire de Technologie (DUT)

A short certificate/Diploma in a technical field usually earned after the Bac/HS

Class Préparatoire aux grandes écoles (CPGE)

Preparation for Standardized Tests into the "Grandes Ecoles" similar to our Ivy League Schools.

Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maîtres (IUFM)

College of Education for Primary and Secondary school teachers.

License Pro

Professional degree

License

Bachelors degree

Centres Régionales des Oeuvres Universitaires et Scolaires (C.R.O.U.S)

French Governmental Agency responsible for all forms of student life

école technique

trade school

faire un stage

to do an internship

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