pupil
A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacherA learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
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» The teacher handles his pupils well.
Der Lehrer kann mit seinen Schülern gut umgehen. — raggione
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5 sensesA learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
Schüler, Schülerin, Schulkind
учени́кučeník, учени́цаučeníca, уча́щийсяučáščijsja
у́ченьúčenʹ, учени́цяučenýcja
One who studies under supervision of a renowned expert in their field.
Plato was Socrates' pupil, and in turn Aristotle was Plato's pupil.
The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.
Pupille, Sehloch, das Schwarze im Auge
зрачо́кzračók, зени́цаzeníca
зіни́цяzinýcja, зі́нкаzínka
The central dark part of an ocellated spot.
(obsolete)An orphan who is a minor and under the protection of the state.
- the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
- a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
- a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
Examples
427 sentencesThe teacher handles his pupils well.
deDer Lehrer kann mit seinen Schülern gut umgehen. — raggione
There are twenty-seven pupils in my class.
ruВ моём классе двадцать семь учеников. — averoes
Tom's pupils became dilated.
ruЗрачки Тома расширились. — Wezel
The pupil was punished for smoking.
Учня покарали за паління. — deniko
ruУченика наказали за курение. — odexed
deDer Schüler wurde wegen Rauchens bestraft. — Tamy
There are 40 pupils in this class.
У цьому класі 40 учнів. — brambury
ruВ этом классе 40 учеников. — al_ex_an_der
deIn dieser Klasse sind vierzig Schüler. — Espi
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“oFrom Middle English pupille, from Anglo-Norman pupille (“orphan”), from Latin pūpillus (“orphan, minor”), variant of pūpulus (“little boy”), from pūpus (“child, boy”).
From Middle English pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla (“pupil; little girl, doll”), named because of the small reflected image seen when looking into someone's eye.
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Forms
plural: pupilsSynonyms
4 synonyms- a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution:studenteducatee
- a young person attending school (up through senior high school):schoolchildschool-age child
Word family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- B1School and university — Because the lesson uses it
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.