What does éducation in French mean?

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

The word éducation in French means education, teaching, tuition, instruction, manners, school monitor, parental leave, chief education adviser, citizenship, child-rearing, liberal education, musical education, music education, Ministry of National Education, joint parenting, physical education, physical education, religious education, Ministry of National Education inspector, poor education, ministry of education, ministry of national education, minister of national education, physical education teacher, without an education, badly brought up, undisciplined, unruly, rudely, priority education area, priority education zone. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word éducation

education, teaching, tuition, instruction

nom féminin (enseignement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'éducation évite bien des maux à la société.
Education spares society many evils.

manners

nom féminin (savoir vivre)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Ce rustre manque cruellement d'éducation.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. It must be his upbringing that makes him so arrogant.

school monitor

(Scolaire, France (surveillant en école)

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

parental leave

nom masculin (arrêt de travail pour élever un enfant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le congé parental d'éducation est un congé pouvant être pris par l'un des parents salariés, afin de participer à l'éducation de son enfant.

chief education adviser

(responsable de la vie scolaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le conseiller principal d'éducation suit les élèves en participant entre autres aux conseils de classe.

citizenship

nom féminin (enseignement de la vie en société) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France l'éducation civique commence au collège.

child-rearing

nom féminin (façon dont on éduque les enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nombreux livres ont été publiés sur l'éducation familiale.

liberal education

nom féminin (philosophie poltitique)

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

musical education, music education

nom féminin (instruction artistique) (subject)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Une bonne culture générale ne néglige pas une éducation musicale.

Ministry of National Education

nom propre féminin (France : ministère de l'instruction) (France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Éducation nationale gère les professeurs et les programmes.

joint parenting

nom féminin (éducation en couple des enfants)

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

physical education

nom féminin (sport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marie était bonne en éducation physique à l'école.
Mary was good at physical education at school.

physical education

nom féminin (matière sportive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon fils est très sportif et a de très bonnes notes en éducation physique et sportive. Julien est professeur d'éducation physique et sportive.

religious education

nom féminin (instruction à la religion)

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

Ministry of National Education inspector

nom masculin (contrôleur des enseignants) (France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce sont les inspecteurs de l'Éducation Nationale qui contrôlent et évaluent les enseignants.

poor education

nom féminin (éducation déficiente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette jeune fille a reçu une mauvaise éducation, elle ne connaît ni les règles de politesse ni les usages du monde.

ministry of education

nom masculin (administration de l'enseignement) (usually capitalized)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un ministère de l'Éducation est chargé de la scolarité des enfants de son pays.

ministry of national education

nom masculin (enseignement d'État) (usually capitalized)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France c'est le ministère de l'Éducation nationale qui est chargé de l'enseignement.

minister of national education

nom masculin et féminin (responsable de l'éducation) (usually capitalized)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le ministre de l'Éducation Nationale gère la plus grosse entreprise de France.

physical education teacher

(enseignant de sport)

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

without an education

locution adjectivale (sans instruction)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les gens sans éducation ont peu d'accès à l'emploi.

badly brought up

locution adjectivale (mal élevé)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cet enfant sans éducation est une plaie.

undisciplined, unruly

locution adjectivale (sauvage)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les enfants des rues sont souvent sans éducation.

rudely

locution adverbiale (de façon rude)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Je trouve qu'il s'est conduit sans éducation avec elle.

priority education area, priority education zone

nom féminin (établissements scolaires sensibles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une zone d'éducation prioritaire, les établissements scolaires sont dotés de moyens supplémentaires.

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