student

étudiant, élève

Personne qui étudie une matière, notamment à l’école ou à l’université.

En anglais simple : Someone who learns about a subject, especially at school or college.

• She is a student of English.
• The students asked their teacher a question.
• Even experienced writers remain students of language.

Comment l'utiliser : a student of something (As a student of French, I read simple stories every day.)

Synonymes : learner, pupil

Expressions courantes : language student, art student, student of history

étudiant, élève

Personne inscrite dans une école, une université ou un autre établissement pour y apprendre.

En anglais simple : Someone officially attending a school, college, university, or other place of education.

• I am a student at this school.
• University students receive a discount on tickets.
• How many students are enrolled this year?

Comment l'utiliser : a student at somewhere (He is a student at the local college.)

Synonymes : pupil, learner

Expressions courantes : university student, student card, medical student

observateur, connaisseur

Personne qui s'intéresse beaucoup à un sujet et l'étudie avec soin.

En anglais simple : Someone who is deeply interested in a subject and studies it carefully.

• He is a careful student of politics.
• As a student of the game, she notices every change in tactics.
• My grandfather remained a lifelong student of human nature.

Comment l'utiliser : a student of something (She is a keen student of human behaviour.)

Synonymes : observer, scholar

Expressions courantes : student of life, student of politics, keen student

stagiaire, en formation

Se dit d'une personne qui apprend un métier ou une compétence et n'est pas encore pleinement qualifiée.

En anglais simple : Learning a skill or profession and not yet fully qualified.

• A student nurse checked my temperature.
• The student teacher led her first lesson today.
• Student pilots must fly with an instructor at first.

Synonymes : trainee

Contraires : qualified

Expressions courantes : student nurse, student teacher, student pilot