Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles
English translation:
Preparatory exam entrance courses to the "Grandes Ecoles" in France
Added to glossary by
Swatchka
Apr 2, 2007 12:10
17 yrs ago
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French term
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France
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles
French to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
university
"Grandes Ecoles" do not exist in English. So it must be a "translation-explanation"...
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Preparatoty exam entrance courses to the "Grandes Ecoles" in France
It's long but clear I hope :))
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-02 13:54:20 GMT)
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Typo. Preparatory. Apologies.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-02 13:54:20 GMT)
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Typo. Preparatory. Apologies.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, you should be a candidate! ;-) |
Peer comment(s):
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cjohnstone
: bon compromis, très fûté, aime bien!
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Merci Catherine :))
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Hilarious Azeh
: it's entrance exam not exam entrance
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I like it because it is explaining and translating! Sorry I can't share points because Melzie's, Suezen's and Catherine's solutions were worth considering!"
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Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Ecoles
For a good explanation in English, see the link below
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(highly demanding/intensive) 2-year undergraduate course
as most non-French readers will mainly understand the university system, this seems to be the simplest formula ... if you want you can also add 2-year undergraduate pre-business/engineering school undergraduate course ... depends how much detail you want to go into ...
classes préparatoires. 2-year undergraduate course to. prepare for business or. engineering school. codirection (f). joint supervision. compétences (f) ...
staff.ucreative.ac.uk/Document%20Store/Registry%20Services/Study%20Abroad/Links/Glossary_French_English.pdf
Classes préparatoires Intensive 2-year preparation course (advanced Maths ...
www.scelva.univ-rennes1.fr/langues/anglais/cv/cv/degrees.ht... - 11k
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Note added at 49 mins (2007-04-02 13:00:06 GMT)
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another one with more detail ...
Classes Préparatoires (Math Sup, Math Spé):. Intensive undergraduate courses to prepare the competitive entrance ...
people.deas.harvard.edu/~gdesbord/CV_GD.html - 17k
classes préparatoires. 2-year undergraduate course to. prepare for business or. engineering school. codirection (f). joint supervision. compétences (f) ...
staff.ucreative.ac.uk/Document%20Store/Registry%20Services/Study%20Abroad/Links/Glossary_French_English.pdf
Classes préparatoires Intensive 2-year preparation course (advanced Maths ...
www.scelva.univ-rennes1.fr/langues/anglais/cv/cv/degrees.ht... - 11k
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Note added at 49 mins (2007-04-02 13:00:06 GMT)
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another one with more detail ...
Classes Préparatoires (Math Sup, Math Spé):. Intensive undergraduate courses to prepare the competitive entrance ...
people.deas.harvard.edu/~gdesbord/CV_GD.html - 17k
Peer comment(s):
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Sheila Wilson
: agree with intensive; normally best to expand a bit more, depending on context
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yes, I agree ... explanation depends on context. Thanks Sheila
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Héloïse Ki (X)
: Also agree with above comment - how much you need to explain depends a lot on target audience. Could add e.g. "in preparation for entrance to the 'Grandes Ecoles'/higher-level universities/ ..."
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thanks Heloise ...exactly
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cjohnstone
: but putting in two years is unwise, sometimes more!!!
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hi Catherine ... really? All the classes prépa I know are 2 years (unless the students fail and do an extra year) ... do you have examples
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cjohnstone
France
France
Native in French
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English
Works in field
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French , English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
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either leave it F or special (competitive)universities (university colleges) preparatory classes
ideas!
I usually leave it in French with whatever explanation depending on context and target
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-02 13:53:31 GMT)
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Swatchka suggestion me piace molto!!
I usually leave it in French with whatever explanation depending on context and target
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-04-02 13:53:31 GMT)
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Swatchka suggestion me piace molto!!
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2 to 3 year preparatory classes for competitive admission exams to French Grandes Ecoles
On appelle 3/2 (trois-demis) un élève qui est pour la première fois en deuxième année de classe préparatoire scientifique et 5/2 (cinq-demis) un élève qui ...
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupin_(prépa) - 24k
In most cases, Grandes Écoles recruit students not after the end of their ... Unlike most of the other Grandes Écoles, the Écoles Normales Supérieures (ENS) ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandes_écoles - 62k -
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taupin_(prépa) - 24k
In most cases, Grandes Écoles recruit students not after the end of their ... Unlike most of the other Grandes Écoles, the Écoles Normales Supérieures (ENS) ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandes_écoles - 62k -
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Prestigious university-level college preparing students for senior posts...
and then you have to specify the domain but Harraps does keep the term "Grande Ecole" plus the name of it.
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