What does colegio in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word colegio in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use colegio in Spanish.

The word colegio in Spanish means school, school building, school, bar association, become a member, school smock, school gown, change school, bar association, college of physicians, Press Club, polling place, residence hall, residence hall, private school, public school, admission to the Bar, back to school. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word colegio

school

nombre masculino (escuela)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le enseñaron a sumar en el colegio.
They taught him to add at school.

school building, school

nombre masculino (edificio de escuela)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Están pintando el colegio.
They're painting the school.

bar association

nombre masculino (asociación profesional) (lawyers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo mejor es que te inscribas en el colegio de abogados al terminar la carrera.
You need to be admitted to the bar association after you earn your law degree.

become a member

verbo pronominal (inscribirse en un gremio) (professional association)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

school smock, school gown

(babero de alumno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El pequeño Tomás manchó su bata de colegio con chocolate.
Little Tomas stained his school smock with chocolate.

change school

locución verbal (ir a otra escuela)

Martín cambió de escuela a sus hijos.
Martin changed his children's school.

bar association

(agrupación de abogados)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Para ejercer la profesión, la ley exige que todos los abogados se incorporen al colegio de abogados.
In order to practice the profession, the law requires all lawyers to join the bar association.

college of physicians

(agrupación de doctores)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El juramento hipocrático es la norma principal del colegio de médicos.
The Hippocratic oath is the primary standard of the college of physicians.

Press Club

locución nominal masculina (organización gremial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me han nombrado miembro de honor del colegio de periodistas.

polling place

(lugar donde se vota) (voting: US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A ti te corresponde el colegio electoral de la esquina.
Your polling place is on the corner.

residence hall

(ES (residencia universitaria) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los colegios mayores son carísimos.
The residence halls are wildly expensive.

residence hall

(alojamiento para estudiantes) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

private school

(escuela sin subvención)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mis hijos estudian en un colegio privado.
My children study at a private school.

public school

(escuela del Estado) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los maestros hicieron una marcha en defensa del colegio público.
The teachers organised a march in defence of state schools.

admission to the Bar

(der: aceptación practicar derecho)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

back to school

(inicio del curso)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. September is the month when many children go back to school.

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