Definitions tagged escuela in the street dictionary.
The term escuela refers to the place where people go to learn. It can refer to the physical building, the learning process, the specific methodology used by teachers, or the collective staff of an institution. It is used in both literal ways, such as referring to the physical structure, and symbolic ways, such as referring to the formative experience of education.
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A student who has failed a grade or has been held back (typically pronounced quedao).
A: Jorge's son is a quedao. He's already 18 and still hasn't passed ninth grade. B: Oh, poor Jorge...
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To ditch or skip class, usually without feeling any guilt.
A: Martin and Javier se fugaron from math class. B: And they se fugaron from English yesterday. What nerve.
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To skip out on or ditch a responsibility, typically used in an academic context like cutting class or playing hooky. It means intentionally not showing up to a commitment.
A: I cannot pavear tomorrow because I have a Physics exam. B: Then pavéate on Thursday and let's go to the movies.
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To give someone a sound thrashing or a heavy beating. Although the literal meaning refers to a stick, the phrase describes hitting someone hard and is most often used as a warning or a threat of physical discipline.
A: I told you that if you brought home bad grades again I was going to give you a palo limpio. B: Oh, mom, it is just that I do not understand this math...
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A person who seems to have no life of their own, always seen trailing behind someone else like a mindless follower or a brown-noser.
Why are you acting like a huele peo with that guy if he didn't even invite you to his birthday? | My school is full of huele peos, everyone wants to be friends with the president's son.
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A school bus or van used specifically for student transportation (in Panama, these are often private vehicles or small buses contracted by parents).
"The man driving the colegial is named Ramiro" : "My dad does not have time to take me to school, so they pay for a colegial for me"
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To play hooky, skip school, or cut class without parents or teachers finding out. It is also commonly expressed as hacerse la rata.
Are we going to ratearnos tomorrow since there is a biology exam?
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To play hooky or skip school without parents or teachers finding out. The expression hacerse la rata is also used.
Should we ratearnos tomorrow since there is a biology exam?
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A term for a chalkboard or whiteboard eraser, typically rectangular and made of felt.
When the teacher left, they started throwing the chalk and the motas at each other.
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A parent or legal guardian responsible for a minor student. (In Panama, this is the formal term used by schools to refer to the person in charge of a student).
Jose Manuel, bring your acudiente tomorrow, I want to talk to him. | Remember to tell your acudientes about the fee for the end of the year event.
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To skip out on an obligation, job, or class. To ditch or play hooky.
He paveó from work; His grades are bad because he always pavea
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A pencil case or small pouch used to organize pens, pencils, and school or office supplies.
His cartuchera was stolen at school, can you believe it? : I am not buying you any more cartucheras because you already have a lot at home.
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The act of studying a subject intensely, as if your life depends on it, to grind or hit the books hard. (Derived from the traditional act of pounding grain with a mortar and pestle, implying hard work.)
I am going to pilar for that exam like you would not believe | He is a pilón, that is why he always gets good grades
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A school grade or, by extension, the physical report card or transcript.
Julio's father went to the school to pick up the nota.
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A person or thing that looks extremely unkempt, typically wearing dirty, ragged, or worn-out clothes.
He is a total zarrapastroso.
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A woman who teaches a specific skill or subject to others, often used to refer to someone who is an expert or a pro.
The maestra taught me how to make a baby, and now I have 10!
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A pelada caliente is an edgy or flashy haircut that is banned in schools and military institutions because it is associated with tígueres (a Dominican term for street-smart or tough individuals from urban areas). These styles include flat tops, braids, small ponytails, mohawks, and very high fades or razor cuts.
They sent him home from school because of his pelada caliente. I told him not to keep that little ponytail.
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A place of learning where students gain new knowledge and prepare for university. It encompasses all schooling levels before higher education, including nursery, preschool, elementary, and high school. (In Spanish, this term refers to K, 12 education rather than a post, secondary college).
I learn at the Colegio.
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A public school providing early and primary education, located in the town of Urena in the state of Tachira, Venezuela.
It serves boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 12.
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1. A standard school notebook, usually letter or A4 size (named after a famous Dominican brand from the past). 2. In baseball, a catcher's mitt or a first baseman's glove.
1. I forgot my math mascota. 2. Man, that mascota really popped with that fastball.
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A brand of lice treatment popular in the Dominican Republic during the 1980s. It is widely remembered for a television commercial starring Roberto Salcedo with the rhyming slogan: 'Avispa al pelo... y piojo al suelo!' which translates to 'Avispa to the hair... and the louse to the ground!' (Roberto Salcedo was a famous Dominican comedian and TV personality).
If Shampoo Avispa does not work, try Quitoso.
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A school graduating class or cohort. (In Peru, students in their final year choose a collective name for their group, often using acronyms or phrases emphasizing unity and friendship).
all of us always united in a bond of friendship
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A school in San Cristobal (a city in the Dominican Republic) with a mix of students, including preppy kids and those acting like street-smart tough guys. It is considered one of the best in the country. The school culture is focused on showing off and acting superior. Despite being constantly dissed by students from other schools, the students there do not let it get to them.
At santa rita school there are only preppies and losers...
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A language school specializing in English located in the city of Higuey, Dominican Republic.
Target escuela de idiomas teaches English in Higuey.
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This is the most hardcore vocational high school in the whole Republic (referring to a specific school in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). The top dogs are Bohechio Polanco and Victor Ruiz. It is full of characters like Felipe Arias, Estrella, and Benita. The toughest are Rufin and La Brega, while Bohechio is the biggest riot. It is a place to have fun, fight, learn, and eat free mangoes and tamarinds, plus play basketball and get online thanks to Silie, the IT teacher.
Miraflores neighborhood.
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One of the most prestigious private bilingual schools in the Dominican Republic.
My kids study at Saint joseph School.
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A police academy where you cannot even scratch your ass while standing at attention because those faggots will make you do squats (refers to the Belisario Peguero Guerrero Police Academy in Santo Domingo, known for its rigid discipline).
politecnico belisario Peguero Guerrero
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A high school where students grow marijuana during the high school shift in order to pass their classes, where the daily homework consists of smoking and planting weed (General Antonio Duverge is a public high school in Santo Domingo that has a local reputation in urban slang for delinquency).
Teacher, what did I get on the joint rolling exam? You got a hundred. And on the smoking part? An eighty, because you dropped half of it.
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A) A goat. B) Suspicious or fishy: used when something causes doubt or wariness. C) A cheat sheet: a small paper with answers used to cheat on an exam. D) Goat meat (often served with chenchen, a traditional Dominican dish of cracked corn). E) A missed spot: an unfinished area or flaw in a job, like a patch of wall a painter forgot to cover.
A) Look at that Chivo in the meadow. B) Well, that story about him getting robbed makes me feel Chivo. C) Oh my god, the teacher found Juan's Chivo. D) Later we are going to Pedro's house to eat chenchen with Chivo. E) Look, the painter left a Chivo on that wall.
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The school is huge! For the 2008-2009 school year, it is going to be packed with new people because almost everyone from Santo Tomas de Aquino is moving there (STA is closing down, for those who do not know). Students do not like the uniform much since it can get hot, at least for the girls, but it looks super sharp during inter-school events, modesty aside.
To the guys: there are some REALLY PRETTY girls at Colegio Santo Domingo! To the girls: pray that some guys enroll for the 2008-2009 year! Because right now there is NOT EVEN ONE! GUYS FROM STA, YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE!
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A school in Santo Domingo featuring Father Hector, a damn pot-bellied guy who looks like Santa Claus (Colegio Calasanz is a well-known private Catholic school in the Dominican Republic).
Colegio Calasanz.
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This is the toughest high school in the Dominican Republic. The teachers assign a ton of work, but when it is time to hang out, they are the coolest, and if there is a fight, that is where we bring the heat. Its main leaders are Bohechio and Mictor, who act as directors, and the main teachers include Maria Piantini, Esperanza, and Maria Eusebia, nicknamed Estrella. (Liceo Tecnico Union Panamericana is a real public high school in Santo Domingo known for a rowdy or street-smart student reputation).
1. Man, run for it, here comes Bohechio! 2. Dude, it is great that Estrella did not come, they are going to let us out early.
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A really cool private school where not everyone is a faker; the only posers are the spoiled rich kids who live off their parents, so do not generalize. (Educare is a private school in the Dominican Republic).
Veronica thinks she is so hot, that little shit, just because she is seeing the son of the mayor: there is no one more gossipy than her!
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This refers to a specific school known for having the most girls and the wildest students, though it is still considered good. It is also known for having many cuero (a vulgar term for promiscuous women) who cannot be overlooked. (The Colegio Don Bosco is a prominent Salesian school in Santo Domingo).
Colegio DonBosco.
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First off, to the Popi girls who think they are all that when they are not even hot, and the same goes for The 21s, Mariela, and La Pegui: 1- Mariela better stay out of Mi Chu's way. 2- La Pegui needs to stop being such a suck-up. Signed: La PVC. 3- And Griselda as well. (Politecnico Ave Maria is a school in the Dominican Republic; Popi is a slang term for wealthy or preppy youth who are often seen as acting superior).
Nah, we are ready for the fight, whenever you all want we have hands.
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The school for the true rich kids of Santo Domingo, where not just any low-class person can study. Classes are in English, so there are many international students whose families live in the city. Getting in requires a boatload of money and serious cash. It is considered one of the best schools in the country. (Carol Morgan is a prestigious private international school in Santo Domingo primarily for the elite and expatriate community.)
The Carol Morgan School on Sarasota Avenue and Nuñez de Cáceres where a massive traffic jam of government SUVs, limos, Mercedes, Land Rovers, BMWs, and other luxury cars forms at dismissal. A traffic jam worth over 200 million pesos.
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A private bilingual school and English language institute in Santo Domingo. It is known as a social hub where people go to hang out, show off, flirt, eat snow cones outside, and pig out in the cafeteria, doing everything except actually studying or learning English. (The Instituto Cultural Dominico-Americano is a prominent educational center in the capital).
A: Yo, what level are you at? B: Advanced 2. A: Oh, so you know English real good by now, right? B: Yes my friend, that is all I know.
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Considered the trashiest private school in the Dominican capital, it is the place where everyone expelled from other schools ends up. It gathers the worst of Santo Domingo in one spot: druggies, idiots, and psychos. (Chopo is a Dominican term for something tacky or low-class).
A: Dude, where do you study? B: At Colegio Senderos. A: What! Are you really that bad?
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The top school in Moca, known for producing the city's biggest show-offs, girls who are big liars but extremely hot, and killjoy teachers (Moca is a city in the northern Dominican Republic).
Luis Oolanco, Vico: Araselis, Country girl: Inosencio, Mad biochemist: Pedro, The Kibbeh (a fried snack popular in the DR): Orlando, Mr. Incredible: Fernando, Dickhead: Rebeca, The hottest one: Jenny, The Piranha: Mary, The Bitch: Francisca, The Spanish girl: Carmen Delia, Half a lay: Olguita, Lalalala missing teeth: Jessenia, The Whale: Juana, The Racer: Janes, Fairy.
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Without a doubt the most killer and cool school in Moca, especially if you are looking for girls that are hot. This school defines itself as the creators of the new and better generation. Even though they have a colonel in charge of discipline, she is nothing compared to the general at Angelita or the major at Luis Polanco. The principal looks like a little angel but you do not want to see her mad. It is full of crazies, from the teachers to the janitor outside the boys bathroom. It definitely has the hottest guys in Moca, though a few at Educare do not stay far behind (Moca is a city in the Dominican Republic, the other names mentioned are rival local schools).
Cecilia= The Colonel, Marcelino= The one who never loses, Inoa= The dumbass, Heriberto= The slacker, Maritza= Gentle as a dove but sly as a snake, Francis= Mr. Incredible, Angela= Hello, Danny= The caveman, Damian= The phenomenon, Marisol= Biochem-crazy, Miguelina= The hottest one, Jose Luis= Frozone, Cirio= The loser, Pedro= Robocop, Reina= The 'serious' one, Juan Carlos= The stud, Omar= The crazy one, Noemi= The boss!
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A person who fucks with your life because someone pays them to screw with you, and they will not leave you in peace until they stop getting paid.
The Profesor said to do pages 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 200, 201, 202... and they are always goddamn right.
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One of the best, if not the best school in San Cristobal and the Dominican Republic, known for excellent classes and advanced technology throughout the campus. (Refers to the Instituto Politecnico Loyola, a prestigious Jesuit technical school).
The fact that Hipolito Mejia was a bad president is not Loyola's fault, because I think everyone does whatever they want with their life.
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A famous technical school in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, known for its programs in Agronomy and Industrial Mechanics. It is notorious for being a place where students really have to struggle to pass, as the teachers are famously tough and intent on making students suffer even more than they did (coger lucha is a local expression for struggling or going through a hard time).
This was the school attended by that blockhead (ñame is a local term for a slow-witted person) of a former president we had in the Dominican Republic, Hipolito Mejia.
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A school with a good academic reputation. It is full of wild people but it is cool: you will find snobbish people, crazy ones, flirty types, strict folks, wholesome kids, and weirdos (Educare is a well-known private school in the city of Moca).
Educare in Moca City.
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In the Dominican Republic, Colegio refers to private schools, from elementary through high school. It is where kids, brats, street-smart teens, and preppy kids go to 'learn', which usually involves showing off in the halls, flirting, getting into trouble, starting drama, gossiping, and experimenting with booze and cigarettes. After graduating, they move on to university where the non-stop partying keeps going.
A couple of famous Colegio options in Santo Domingo are: Babeque, Carol Morgan, ABC, Senderos (trash), Lux Mundi, New Horizons, among others.
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A place where a significant number of books are kept and organized for reading.
Let's go to the biblioteca to read for free.
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