lycée
Definition
Noun: - A lycée is a secondary school in France or other French-speaking countries, typically providing education for students aged 15 to 18, leading to the baccalaureate examination.
Usage Examples
- (A French secondary school.)
- (The educational program of a French secondary school.)
Advanced Usage
- "le lycée" (French phrase): often used in English contexts to refer specifically to the French system.
- After finishing collège, he entered the lycée to prepare for the bac. (After middle school, he entered the French secondary school to prepare for the baccalaureate.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lycéen (noun): a male student at a lycée.
- The lycéen studied diligently for his exams. (The male lycée student studied hard.)
- Lycéenne (noun): a female student at a lycée.
- The lycéenne excelled in mathematics. (The female lycée student performed well in math.)
Synonyms
- Secondary school: a general term for schools educating students between elementary and university level.
- High school: the equivalent term in many English-speaking countries, though lycée often implies a more academically rigorous or state-run system.
Related Idioms
- (No common idioms directly using "lycée" exist in English, as it is a loanword from French.)