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classe

class, classroom

noun KLAHS Less Common
People & Society Education

Also means

rank, category

Usage Note

Classe covers the school classroom (en classe, in class), a school year group (la classe de sixième), and social class (la classe ouvrière, the working class). It is also used informally to mean stylishness — avoir de la classe means 'to have class'. The related verb classer means 'to classify' or 'to file'.

Examples

"Les élèves attendent devant la classe."

Natural Translation

The students wait in front of the classroom.

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