la preparatoria

high school

p ɾ e p a ɾ a ˈt o ɾ j a
prepar to prepare, to get ready + atoria relating to; for
noun · feminine Rare #27,424
high school In Mexico and some other countries, this refers to the last stage of secondary education, often similar to grades 10–12.
SP: Mi hermana va a la preparatoria cerca de nuestra casa.
EN: My sister goes to the high school near our house.

Él abandonó la preparatoria.

He dropped out of high school.

Bob era tímido cuando era estudiante de preparatoria.

Bob was shy when he was a high school student.

Mi hermana se casó con un compañero de la preparatoria.

My sister married a classmate from high school.

Me da mucho placer haber estudiado inglés en la preparatoria.

I am very pleased to have studied English in high school.

Tú eras fea en la preparatoria.

You were ugly in high school.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Huh, y ahora, ¿a que preparatoria vas?

Huh, so which high school do you go to now?

— A Silent Voice (2016)

De ti en la preparatoria?

You in high school?

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Son estudiantes de preparatoria.

They are high school students.

La última vez que leí literatura japonesa clásica fue en la preparatoria.

The last time I read classic Japanese literature was in high school.

Todavía no me he graduado de la preparatoria.

I haven't graduated from high school yet.

Leí el libro en mi segundo año en la preparatoria.

I read the book in my second year of high school.