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el cole in English

school (informal, for children) noun Spain

Number 625 of the 5,000 most used words in everyday Spanish.

Example

Los niños vuelven al cole en septiembre.

The children go back to school in September.

In Latin America

At this place in the list: la prepa (high school, sixth form (ages 15 to 18)).

Before: el finde · Next: terrible

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