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écolier

schoolboy

noun eh-kol-YEH Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

pupil, schoolchild

Usage Note

Écolier specifically denotes a child attending primary school (école élémentaire). The feminine is écolière. Older students are collégiens (middle school) or lycéens (high school). The idiom en rang d'écoliers (in single file, like schoolchildren) is still commonly heard.

Examples

"Les écoliers traversent la rue en rang."

Natural Translation

The schoolchildren cross the street in a line.

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