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playgroup

(ˈpleɪˌɡruːp)
n
(Social Welfare) a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play. See also preschool, playschool
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
Translations
dětský kroužek
børnehave
leikkikerho
grupa za učenje kroz igru
プレイグループ
사설 보육원
förskola
กลุ่มเล่นของเด็ก
nhóm chơi cho trẻ em

playgroup

[ˈpleɪˌgruːp] N → jardín m de infancia, guardería f, kinder m (LAm)
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

playgroup

[ˈpleɪgruːp] n → garderie f
to go to playgroup → aller à la garderie
James goes to playgroup two mornings a week → James va à la garderie deux matinées par semaine.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

playgroup

[ˈpleɪˌgruːp] n → asilo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

playgroup

→ حِضَانَة dětský kroužek børnehave Spielgruppe ομάδα παιχνιδιού ludoteca leikkikerho garderie grupa za učenje kroz igru ludoteca プレイグループ 사설 보육원 peuterklas lekegruppe grupa zabaw jardim de infância детский сад förskola กลุ่มเล่นของเด็ก çocuk oyun grubu nhóm chơi cho trẻ em 幼儿游戏组
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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