schoolroom

school·room

(sko͞ol′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′)

A classroom.

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schoolroom

(ˈskuːlruːm)

(Education) a classroom, esp the only classroom in a small school

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school•room

(ˈskulˌrum, -ˌrʊm)

n.

a room in which a class is conducted or pupils are taught.

[1765–75]

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Noun

schoolroom - a room in a school where lessons take place

classroom

home room, homeroom - a classroom in which all students in a particular grade (or in a division of a grade) meet at certain times under the supervision of a teacher who takes attendance and does other administrative business

lecture room - classroom where lectures are given

room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

schoolhouse, school - a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"

study hall - a classroom reserved for study

Translations

schoolroom

[ˈskuːlrʊm] N → aula f, sala f de clase

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

schoolroom

[ˈskuːlruːm] n → salle f de classe, classe fschool run n
to do the school run → emmener les enfants à l'écoleschool superintendent n (US) → inspecteur/trice m/f

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schoolroom

[ˈskuːlˌrʊm] n → aula

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Overpowered by this time with weariness, I scarcely noticed what sort of a place the bedroom was, except that, like the schoolroom, I saw it was very long.

Again the bell rang: all formed in file, two and two, and in that order descended the stairs and entered the cold and dimly lit schoolroom: here prayers were read by Miss Miller; afterwards she called out -

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A profound impression was made upon me, I remember, by the roar of voices in the schoolroom suddenly becoming hushed as death when Mr.