el
masculine
/koˈlexjo/
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Translation
school, college
Word origin
From Latin 'collegium' ('a body of colleagues, an association'). The same root gives English 'college' and 'collegiate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- collegium
- English cognates
- college, collegiate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcolegios
Examples
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The children go to school by bus.
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She studies at a state school near her house.
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The school is going on a trip to the museum on Friday morning.
Pagué muchísimo .
I paid a fortune for a private school abroad.
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At school they taught us to read in two languages.
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