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pu·pil 1
(pyo͞o′pəl)n.
1. A student under the direct supervision of a teacher or professor.
2. Law A minor under the supervision of a guardian.
[Middle English pupille, orphan, from Old French, from Latin pūpillus, diminutive of pūpus, boy.]
pu′pil·lar·y (-pə-lĕr′ē) adj.
pu·pil 2
(pyo͞o′pəl)n.
The apparently black circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
[Middle English, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla, little doll, pupil of the eye (from the tiny image reflected in it); see pupil1.]
pu′pi·lar, pu′pil·lar·y (-pə-lĕr′ē) adj.
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pupil
(ˈpjuːpəl)n
1. (Education) a student who is taught by a teacher, esp a young student
2. (Law) civil law Scots law a boy under 14 or a girl under 12 who is in the care of a guardian
[C14: from Latin pupillus an orphan, from pūpus a child]
pupil
(ˈpjuːpəl)n
(Anatomy) the dark circular aperture at the centre of the iris of the eye, through which light enters
[C16: from Latin pūpilla, diminutive of pūpa girl, puppet; from the tiny reflections in the eye]
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pu•pil1
(ˈpyu pəl)n.
a person, usu. young, who is learning under the supervision of a teacher at school or a private tutor; student.
[1350–1400; pupille < Middle French < Latin pūpillus (masculine), pūpilla (feminine) orphan, ward, diminutives of pūpus boy, pūpa girl]
pu•pil2
(ˈpyu pəl)n.
the expanding and contracting opening in the iris of the eye, through which light passes to the retina.
[1350–1400; < Latin pūpilla literally, little doll; for sense compare Greek kórē girl, doll, pupil of the eye, alluding to tiny reflections seen in the pupils]
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pu·pil
(pyo͞o′pəl) The opening in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye.
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pupil
- eleve - A French term used for a pupil or scholar.
- indocible - Means unteachable as a pupil.
- pupil - From Latin pupilla, it first meant "orphan, ward, minor."
- apple of his eye - Results from the fact that the pupil of the eye was called the "apple" in earlier English because it was thought to be a solid sphere.
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pupil
The hole in the middle of the iris, through which light enters the eye.
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Noun 1. [画像:pupil - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution]pupil - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
art student - someone studying to be an artist
auditor - a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
catechumen, neophyte - a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
crammer - a student who crams
enrollee - a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study
Etonian - a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Eton College
Ivy Leaguer - a student or graduate at an Ivy League school
law student - a student in law school
major - a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
medical student, medico - a student in medical school
nonreader - a student who is very slow in learning to read
overachiever - a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated
passer - a student who passes an examination
scholar - a student who holds a scholarship
seminarian, seminarist - a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)
sixth-former - a student in the sixth form
skipper - a student who fails to attend classes
nonachiever, underachiever, underperformer - a student who does not perform as well as expected or as well as the IQ indicates
withdrawer - a student who withdraws from the educational institution in which he or she was enrolled
Wykehamist - a student enrolled in (or graduated from) Winchester College
teacher-student relation - the academic relation between teachers and their students
2. pupil - the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
iris - muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
aperture - a natural opening in something
3. [画像:pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school)]pupil - a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
boarder - a pupil who lives at school during term time
day boarder - a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school but sleeps at home
latchkey child - a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work)
schoolboy - a boy attending school
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pupil
noun
1. student, scholar, schoolboy or schoolgirl, schoolchild a school with over 1,000 pupils
student teacher, tutor, schoolteacher, master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress
student teacher, tutor, schoolteacher, master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress
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Translations
إِنْسَانُ العَيْن بُؤبُؤ العَيْنتِلْميذتِلْمِيذ
žákzornicepanenka-yně
elevpupil
lernantinolernantolernejanopupilo
oppilaspupilli
učenikzjenicazjenađakučenica
diákpupillatanuló
nemandiljósop, sjáaldur; augasteinn
生徒瞳孔
눈동자학생
skolēns, skolnieks, skolniecezīlīte
eleveleva
zrenica
zenicaučenec
ученикученица
elevpupill
ช่องตาดํานักเรียน
đồng tửhọc sinh
pupil
1 [ˈpjuːpl] N1. (in school) → alumno/a m/f, educando/a m/f (frm)
last year pupil numbers increased by 46,100 → el año pasado hubo un aumento de 46.100 en el número total de alumnos
pupil-teacher ratio → proporción f de alumnos por maestro
see also teacher-pupil ratio
last year pupil numbers increased by 46,100 → el año pasado hubo un aumento de 46.100 en el número total de alumnos
pupil-teacher ratio → proporción f de alumnos por maestro
see also teacher-pupil ratio
2. [of musician, artist etc] → alumno/a m/f, discípulo/a m/f
pupil
2 [ˈpjuːpl] N (Anat) → pupila fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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pupil1
(ˈpjuːpl) noun a person who is being taught by a teacher or tutor. The school has 2,000 pupils. skoliere تِلْميذ ученик aluno žák, -yně der/die Schüler(in) elev μαθητής alumno õpilane شاگرد oppilas écolier/-ière תלמיד छात्र tanítvány, növendék murid nemandi alunno, scolaro 生徒 학생, 문하생 mokinys skolēns, skolnieks, skolniece murid leerling elev uczeń زده كوونكى aluno şcolar ученик žiak, -čka učenec učenik elev นักเรียน öğrenci 小學生 учень; вихованець شاگرد، طالب علم học sinh 小学生
pupil2
(ˈpjuːpl) noun the round opening in the middle of the eye through which the light passes. pupil بُؤبُؤ العَيْن зеница pupila zornice die Pupille pupil κόρη του ματιού pupila silmatera مردمک silmäterä pupille אישון पुतली pupilla anak mata ljósop, sjáaldur; augasteinn pupilla ひとみ 눈동자, 동공 vyzdys (acs) zīlīte anak mata pupil pupill źrenica د سترګو تور pupila pupilă зрачок zrenica zenica zenica pupill ลูกตาดํา göz bebeği 瞳孔 зіниця آنکھ کي پتلي con ngươi 瞳孔
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pupil
→ إِنْسَانُ العَيْن , تِلْمِيذ panenka, žák elev, pupil Pupille , Schüler κόρη ματιού , μαθητής alumno , pupila , pupilo oppilas, pupilli élève , pupille učenik, zjenica alunni , pupille 生徒, 瞳孔 눈동자, 학생 leerling , pupil elev , pupill uczeń , źrenica aluno , pupila зрачок , ученик elev, pupill ช่องตาดํา, นักเรียน gözbebeği , öğrenci đồng tử, học sinh 学生 , 瞳孔Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
pu·pil
n. pupila, abertura contráctil del iris que da entrada a la luz.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
pupil
n (of the eye) pupila (del ojo)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.