Yap.Town

la preparatoria

high school

p ɾ e p a ɾ a ˈt o ɾ j a
prepar prepare, get ready + atoria relating to; for
noun · feminine Rare #41,709
high school Used especially in Mexico for the stage of education before university.
SP: Mi hermana empieza la preparatoria este año.
EN: My sister starts high school this year.

Todavía no me he graduado de la preparatoria.

I haven't graduated from high school yet.

Él abandonó la preparatoria.

He dropped out of high school.

Huh, y ahora, ¿a que preparatoria vas?

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

— Una Voz Silenciosa (2016)

Mi hermana se casó con un compañero de la preparatoria.

My sister married a classmate from high school.

¿Te mantienes en contacto con tus compañeros de la preparatoria?

Do you keep in touch with your high school classmates?

Bob era tímido cuando era estudiante de preparatoria.

Bob was shy when he was a high school student.

Son estudiantes de preparatoria.

They are high school students.