scolaire

school (adj.), academic

adjective skoh-LEHR Rare

Origin: Latin scholaris (of a school)

Usage Note

Scolaire is an invariable adjective that modifies nouns related to schooling: année scolaire (school year), livres scolaires (school books), résultats scolaires (academic results). It does not change form between masculine and feminine. The noun scolarité means 'schooling' or 'time spent at school'.

Examples

"L'année scolaire commence en septembre."

Natural Translation

The school year starts in September.

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