colonie

colonie [kɔlɔni]

feminine noun

colony

• colonie de vacances ≈ children's holiday camp (Brit), ≈ summer camp (US)

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COLONIE DE VACANCES

The colonie de vacances or colo is an important part of life for many French children. Colonies de vacances are residential centres in the countryside, in the mountains or at the seaside where children, supervised by trained « moniteurs » and « monitrices », can participate in a range of open-air activities. The colonie de vacances helps break up the two-month summer holiday for parents and children alike.

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kɔlɔni

nom féminin

1) Politique colony

les colonies — the colonies

2) (groupe) (d'artistes) colony; (ethnique) community

3) Zoologie, Biologie colony

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Phrasal Verbs:

- colonie de vacances

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kɔlɔni nf

1) (autrefois: pays dépendant) colony

2) (groupe de personnes, dans un certain endroit) community, [défricheurs, nouveaux occupants] settlement

la colonie française de Los Angeles — the French community in Los Angeles

3) ZOOLOGIE, BOTANIQUE colony

4) (colonie de vacances) summer camp USA

aller en colonie; aller en colonie de vacances — to go to summer camp USA

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colonie nf

1 Pol, Écon colony; les colonies the colonies;

2 (groupe) (d'artistes) colony; (ethnique) community;

3 Zool, Biol colony.

Composés

colonie pénitentiaire† reformatory†; colonie de vacances holiday camp GB, summer camp US.

ⓘ Colonie de vacances A holiday village or summer camp for children. Originally set up to give poorer children a means of getting out into the countryside, these are still largely state-subsidized. The informal word for them is colo.

[kɔlɔni] nom féminin

1. [population] settlement

2. POLITIQUE [pays] colony

[fondation]

colonie pénitentiaire penal colony

3. [communauté] community, (little) group

la colonie bretonne de Paris the Breton community in Paris

4. ZOOLOGIE colony group

des colonies de touristes marchaient vers la plage crowds of tourists were marching along to the beach

5. LOISIRS

colonie (de vacances)organized holidays for children

l'été dernier, j'ai fait une ou je suis allé en colonie [enfant] I went to summer camp last year

COLONIE DE VACANCES

The colonie de vacances or colo is an integral part of childhood for many French people.The colonie is a sort of summer camp; the children are supervised by moniteurs (group leaders), who organize games and activities.