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kin·der·gar·ten
(kĭn′dər-gär′tn, -dn)n. Abbr. K
A program or class for four-year-old to six-year-old children that serves as an introduction to school.
[German : Kinder, genitive pl. of Kind, child (from Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind; see genə- in Indo-European roots) + Garten, garden (from Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto; see gher- in Indo-European roots).]
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kindergarten
(ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən)n
(Education) a class or small school for young children, usually between the ages of four and six to prepare them for primary education. Often shortened to (in Australia and New Zealand): kinder, kindy or kindie
[C19: from German, literally: children's garden]
ˈkinderˌgartener n
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kin•der•gar•ten
(ˈkɪn dərˌgɑr tn, -dn)n.
a class or school for young children, usu. five-year-olds.
[1850–55; < German (1840): literally, children's garden =Kinder children (akin to kind2) + Garten garden]
kin′der•gart`ner, kin′der•gar`ten•er (-ˌgɑrt nər, -ˌgɑrd-) n.
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kindergarten
A school or class for children from the ages of four through six, intended to prepare them for primary school.
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| Noun | 1. |  kindergarten - a preschool for children age 4 to 6 to prepare them for primary schoolpreschool - an educational institution for children too young for elementary school |
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Translations
رَوْضَة أطْفالمَدرَسَةٌ لِلأَطْفَالِ
první stupeň
børnehavebørnehaveklasse
کودکستان
esikoulu
mala škola
óvoda
leikskóli
幼稚園
유아학교
vaikų darželis
bērnudārzs
otroški vrtec
lågstadiet
โรงเรียนเด็กเล็ก
ana okuluanaokuluçocuk yuvası
trường mẫu giáo
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
kindergarten
[ˈkɪndərgɑːrtən] n → jardin m d'enfantskind-hearted [ˌkaɪndˈhɑːrtɪd] adj [man] → bon after n, au bon cœur; [woman] → au bon cœur
a kind-hearted man → un homme bon, un homme au bon cœur
a kind-hearted woman → une femme au bon cœur
the most kind-hearted man
BUT le meilleur homme qui soit.
the most kind-hearted woman → la meilleure femme qui soit
one of the most kind-hearted men that the world ever produced
BUT l'un des meilleurs hommes que le monde ait jamais produit.
to be kind-hearted [man, woman] → avoir bon cœur
a kind-hearted man → un homme bon, un homme au bon cœur
a kind-hearted woman → une femme au bon cœur
the most kind-hearted man
BUT le meilleur homme qui soit.
the most kind-hearted woman → la meilleure femme qui soit
one of the most kind-hearted men that the world ever produced
BUT l'un des meilleurs hommes que le monde ait jamais produit.
to be kind-hearted [man, woman] → avoir bon cœur
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kindergarten
n → Kindergarten m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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kindergarten
(ˈkindəgaːtn) noun a school for very young children.
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kindergarten
→ مَدرَسَةٌ لِلأَطْفَالِ první stupeň børnehaveklasse Grundschule νηπιαγωγείο escuela de primera etapa de primaria esikoulu maternelle mala škola scuola materna 幼稚園 유아학교 kleuterschool førskole zerówka escola para crianças de 4 a 7 anos, jardim infantil подготовительное дошкольное учреждение lågstadiet โรงเรียนเด็กเล็ก ana okulu trường mẫu giáo 幼儿学校Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009