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le bac

high school diploma, baccalaureate

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noun · masculine Rare #42,049
high school diploma, baccalaureate Informal abbreviation of baccalauréat, the French secondary school leaving qualification.
FR: Elle a eu son bac l’année dernière.
EN: She got her high school diploma last year.

Elle se décida à passer son bac.

She decided to take her baccalaureate.

Pour mon bac ?

For my fish tank?

— The Magnificent One (1973)

Au bac.

At the baccalaureate.

— La Double Vie de Véronique (1991)

Je n'ai jamais eu mon bac.

I never got my baccalaureate.

Je viens d'avoir mon bac.

I just passed my baccalaureate exams.

Ma fille a eu son bac l'an dernier.

My daughter got her baccalaureate last year.

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