What does escuela in Spanish mean?

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

The word escuela in Spanish means school, school, school of life, training, expertise, streetwise, cagey, savvy, training ship, school ship, change school, night school, adult education center, business school, dance school, dance academy, middle school, Sunday school, Official School of Languages, private school, public school, rural school, farm school. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word escuela

school

nombre femenino (lugar de enseñanza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En mi pueblo los niños abandonan la escuela para ayudar a sus padres en el campo.
In my town children drop out of school in order to help their parents in the fields.

school

nombre femenino (conjunto de doctrinas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Durante ocho años Platón perteneció a la escuela socrática y posteriormente fundó su propia escuela.
For eight years Plato belonged to the Socratic school and then went on to set up his own one.

school of life

nombre femenino (figurado (donde se adquiere experiencia) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aprendió su oficio en la escuela de la calle y llegó a ser un gran empresario.
He learned his trade at the school of life and went on to become a successful businessman.

training, expertise

nombre femenino (conocimientos adquiridos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le falta escuela, solo sabe improvisar.
He needs training; he only knows how to improvise.

streetwise, cagey, savvy

nombre femenino (picardía) (learned on the street)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tiene mucha escuela, sabe cómo hacer una trastada y que no lo pillen.
He is streetwise; he knows how to play a dirty trick without getting caught.

training ship, school ship

nombre masculino (de formación militar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Leticia quería ser marinera y tuvo que pasar varios meses en un buque escuela.

change school

locución verbal (ir a otra escuela)

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

night school

(para adultos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Carlos va a la escuela abierta porque quiere ir a la universidad el próximo año.

adult education center

(escuela para mayores)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La escuela de adultos ofrece horarios especiales para los estudiantes que trabajan.
The adult education center offers special schedules to working students.

business school

(escuela técnica)

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

dance school, dance academy

(academia de baile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mis hijas van a la escuela de danza todos los sábados.
My daughters go to dance school every Saturday.

middle school

locución nominal femenina (instituto) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la escuela de enseñanza media se imparte la educación secundaria.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Middle school is one name for a school that comes after elementary school, but before high school.

Sunday school

locución nominal femenina (Religión (catecismo) (religious)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los niños aprenden las enseñanzas de la Biblia en la escuela dominical.
Children learn Bible teachings at Sunday school.

Official School of Languages

locución nominal femenina (centro educativo enseñanza idiomas) (Spanish language schools)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los exámenes de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas me parecen muy completos.

private school

(escuela no estatal) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hijo de Juan estudia en una escuela privada.
Juan's son studies at a private school.

public school

(a cargo del Estado) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María es maestra de matemáticas en una escuela pública.
Maria is a math teacher at a public school.

rural school

(escuela en pueblo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gobierno dedicará una parte del presupuesto de este año a mejorar las condiciones de las escuelas rurales.
The government will dedicate part of this year's budget to improving conditions at rural schools.

farm school

nombre femenino (centro educativo rural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quiero que mi hijo estudie en una granja escuela.
I want my son to study at a farm school.

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