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school·ing

(sko͞o′lĭng)

1. Instruction or training given at school.

2. Education obtained through experience or exposure: Her tumultuous childhood was a unique schooling.

3. The training of a horse or a horse and rider in equitation.

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schooling

(ˈskuːlɪŋ)

1. (Education) education, esp when received at school

2. the process of teaching or being taught in a school

3. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the training of an animal, esp of a horse for dressage

4. an archaic word for reprimand

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school•ing

(ˈsku lɪŋ)

n.

1. instruction, education, or training, esp. when received in a school.

2. Archaic. a reprimand.

[1400–50]

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Noun	1.	schooling - the act of teaching at school teaching, pedagogy, instruction - the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
	2.	schooling - the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?" school education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"
	3.	schooling - the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) grooming, training, preparation - activity leading to skilled behavior

schooling

noun

1. teaching, education, tuition, formal education, book-learning normal schooling has been severely disrupted

2. training, coaching, instruction, grounding, preparation, drill, guidance the schooling of horses

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

schooling

noun

The act, process, or art of imparting knowledge and skill:

education, instruction, pedagogics, pedagogy, teaching, training, tuition, tutelage, tutoring.

Translations

istruzione

šolanje

schooling

[ˈskuːlɪŋ] N (= education) → instrucción f, enseñanza f; (= studies) → estudios mpl
compulsory schooling → escolaridad f obligatoria
he had little formal schooling → apenas asistió a la escuela

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

schooling

[ˈskuːlɪŋ] n (= studies) → études fpl (= educational background) → instruction fschool inspector schools inspector n (British) (secondary) → inspecteur/trice m/f d'académie; (primary) → inspecteur/trice m/f primaireschool kid schoolkid [ˈskuːlkɪd] n → écolier/ière m/fschool leaver school-leaver [ˈskuːlliːvə^r] n (British) jeune qui vient d'achever sa scolaritéschool-leaving age n → âge m de fin de scolaritéschool library n → bibliothèque f scolaire, centre m de documentationschool lunch (mainly US) school meal n → déjeuner m à la cantine (scolaire)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

schooling

n (= education) → Ausbildung f; compulsory schooling was introduced in 1870 → 1870 wurde die Schulpflicht eingeführt; compulsory schooling lasts 11 years → die (gesetzlich) vorgeschriebene Schulzeit dauert 11 Jahre

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

schooling

[ˈskuːlɪŋ] n → istruzione f
compulsory schooling → istruzione f obbligatoria, scuola dell'obbligo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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