FINISHING SCHOOL

Meaning of FINISHING SCHOOL in English

noun

: a private school that prepares young women for social life (as by emphasizing cultural accomplishments and social graces) rather than for a vocational or professional career

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

FINISHING SCHOOL — noun Date: 1832 a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FINISHING SCHOOL — a private school, usually at the high-school or junior-college level, that teaches young women social graces and prepares them for …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FINISHING SCHOOL — Date: 1832 : a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FINISHING SCHOOL — Function: noun Date: 1832 : a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FINISHING SCHOOL — ■ noun a private college where girls are prepared for entry into fashionable society.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FINISHING SCHOOL — [finishing school] n (ca. 1837): a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students esp. for social …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FINISHING SCHOOL — noun a private school where young women from rich families are taught how to behave in fashionable society
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINISHING SCHOOL — ˈfinishing ˌschool BrE AmE noun [countable] a private school where rich girls go to learn social skills
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FINISHING SCHOOL — ( finishing schools) A finishing school is a private school where rich or upper-class young women are taught manners and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FINISHING SCHOOL — (~s) A ~ is a private school where rich or upper-class young women are taught manners and other social skills …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FINISHING SCHOOL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Happened straight after finishing school in Vienna. ▪ Her roommate, Elinor McLane, was going to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц (окончивших среднюю школу; частный; готовит к светской жизни)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц пансион благородных девиц (готовит к светской жизни)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц ( готовит к светской жизни )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц ( готовит к светской жизни )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц ( готовит к светской жизни )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FINISHING SCHOOL — _n. пансион благородных девиц
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
FINISHING SCHOOL — n. пансион благородных девиц
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
FINISHING SCHOOL — [n.] частная школа для девушек из состоятельных семей, в которой учат правильному поведению в обществе
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
FINISHING SCHOOL — n частная школа для девушек из состоятельных семей, в которой учат правильному поведению в обществе
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
FINISHING SCHOOL — 1. образ частная средняя школа (колледж низшей ступени) В таком учебном заведении уделяется большое внимание преподаванию гуманитарных дисциплин [liberal arts] и воспитанию …
FINISHING SCHOOL — образ. 1. частная средняя школа (колледж низшей ступени) В таком учебном заведении уделяется большое внимание преподаванию гуманитарных дисциплин [liberal arts] …
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц (окончивших среднюю школу; частный; готовит к светской жизни)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
FINISHING SCHOOL — пансион благородных девиц пансион благородных девиц (готовит к светской жизни)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCHOOL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Annales school Ash Can school Austrian school of economics Avignon school Barbizon school Bohemian …
Английский словарь Британика
SCHOOL — I. ˈskül noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola leisure devoted to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINISHING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English finisshing, from gerund of finisshen to finish — more at finish : the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FINISHING — (a.) Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use.
Английский словарь Webster
FINISHING — (n.) The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing.
Английский словарь Webster
FINISHING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Finish
Английский словарь Webster
SCHOOL — school 1 — schoolable , adj. — schoolless , adj. — schoollike , adj. /skoohl/ , n. 1. an institution …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FINISHING — n. terminating, ending; bringing to an end; destroying; defeating; completing, perfecting; polishing; act of adding the finishing touches
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FINISHING — adj. completing, concluding, pertaining to completion; ending; terminating
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SCHOOL — I. ˈskül noun Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholē leisure, discussion, lecture, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCHOOL — noun a session of an institution of instruction. 2. school ·noun a shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish. …
Webster English vocab
FINISHING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of finish. 2. finishing ·adj tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for …
Webster English vocab
SCHOOL — [school] n [ME scole, fr. OE scol, fr. L schola, fr. Gk schole leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perh. akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCHOOL — / skuːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun WHERE CHILDREN LEARN 1. [ C ] a place where children …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCHOOL — I. school 1 S1 W1 /skuːl/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ school , pre-school, ↑ schooling …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCHOOL — n. & v. --n. 1 a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCHOOL — n. & v. n. 1 a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 years, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCHOOL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a an institution for educating or giving instruction, esp. Brit. for children under 19 …
Oxford English vocab
SCHOOL — ( schools, schooling, schooled) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A school …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCHOOL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCHOOL — n. Annales school Ash Can school Austrian school of economics Avignon school Barbizon school Bohemian school Bolognese school Burgundian school …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FINISHING — Synonyms and related words : ablation, absorption, assimilation, attrition, burning up, capping, close, closing, completing, completion, completive, completory, concluding, conclusion, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FINISHING — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SCHOOL
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FINISHING — noun Finishing is used before these nouns: ↑ line , ↑ move , ↑ nail , ↑ post , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SCHOOL — See ↑ GROUP 3, ↑ SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY 1,5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ comprehensive school • ↑ elementary school/grade school • ↑ high …
Longman Activator English vocab
SCHOOL — n. 25B6; noun the village school : EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION; academy, college; seminary; alma mater. See list. the university's School of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FINISHING — noun окончание
Dirty English-Russian vocab
SCHOOL — noun 1 BAD : Her daughter wants to leave the school and get married. GOOD : Her daughter wants to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SCHOOL — I 1. сущ. 1) школа She works at/in a school. ≈ Она работает в школе. Their son is still at …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINISHING — 1. сущ.; текст. аппретура; обработка, отделка, усовершенствование 2. прил. завершающий, конечный, последний Syn : final, concluding завершение, отделка (техническое) отделка, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FINISHING — Завершающий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SCHOOL — school.ogg _I 1. sku:l n 1. 1> школа, учебное заведение day night /evening/ school - дневная вечерняя школа elementary /primary/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FINISHING — 1. ʹfınıʃıŋ n 1. завершение, отделка 2. 1> тех. отделка, чистовая обработка, доводка; полировка 2> текст. аппретура 3> метал. рафинирование …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FINISHING — 1) отделка, чистовая (отделочная, финишная) обработка 2) чистовая прокатка, адъюстат 3) рафинирование ( расплава ) ; доводка ( плавки ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FINISHING — 1) отделка, чистовая (отделочная, финишная) обработка 2) чистовая прокатка, адъюстат 3) рафинирование (расплава); доводка (плавки) 4) мн. ч. добавки ферросплавов или раскислителей 5) аппретирование • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SCHOOL — 1) учебный 2) училище 3) учиться в школе 4) школа 5) экзамены на ученую степень • - driving school - fixed school - homogeneous school - iterated school - public …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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