lise
9.3
A school in France or French-speaking countries for students aged 15 to 18
- noun
:
liceo
- In France, students often attend a lise from the age of 15 until they graduate.
Examples
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The students at the lise study a variety of subjects including math, literature, and science.
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After completing their studies at the lise, many students go on to university.
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No smoking in the house, lise.
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So eloquent, lise.
Synonyms
lycee
vslise
1
9.9
A French secondary school for students aged 15 to 18 who study for the baccalauréat exam
is the general French secondary school rather than only exam preparation
lyceum
vslise
1
8.8
A school for teenagers before they go to college
is specifically the French secondary for ages fifteen to eighteen
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word lise comes from the French lycée, which in turn comes from the name of an old school in Athens called the Lyceum. So a lise is a 'secondary school' for older teenagers, the school you attend before university.