class

UK
/klɑːs/
US
/klæs/

Translations

classnoun
classes
pl
UK
/klɑːs/
US
/klæs/
The class gathered in the auditorium for the assembly.
La classe s’est rassemblée dans l’auditorium pour l’assemblée.
She signed up for a yoga class at the community center.
Elle s’est inscrite à un cours de yoga au centre communautaire.
The novel explores the tensions between different social classes.
Le roman explore les tensions entre différentes classes sociales.
The new model of car falls into the luxury class.
Le nouveau modèle de voiture appartient à la classe luxe.
classeDans l’expression « système de classes ».
The class system in the country has been a topic of debate for many years.
Le système de classes du pays fait l’objet de débats depuis de nombreuses années.
classeEn biologie.
Birds belong to the class Aves.
Les oiseaux appartiennent à la classe des Aves.
classeEn informatique orientée objet.
Instantiate the class by calling its constructor.
Instanciez la classe en appelant son constructeur.
Additional translations
classeStyle ou élégance, surtout dans l’expression figée « avec classe ».
classeEn logique mathématique et en théorie des ensembles.
classverb
classed
Past Simple
classed
Past Participle
classing
Gerund
UK
/klɑːs/
US
/klæs/
The teacher will class the students based on their performance in the exam.
L’enseignant classera les élèves en fonction de leurs résultats à l’examen.
classadjective
UK
/klɑːs/
US
/klæs/
Used chiefly in British informal speech to mean “excellent; first-rate”.
Additional translations
classeFamilier : excellent, très réussi.
classinterjection
Additional translations
ClasseExclamation d’approbation ou d’admiration.

Definitions

classnoun
A group of students who are taught together.
The class gathered in the auditorium for the assembly.
A course of instruction in a particular subject.
She signed up for a yoga class at the community center.
A social division based on social or economic status.
The novel explores the tensions between different social classes.
A set or category of things having some property or attribute in common and differentiated from others by kind, type, or quality.
The new model of car falls into the luxury class.
A system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.
The class system in the country has been a topic of debate for many years.
Elegance, style, or high quality (used without an article and not ordinarily pluralised).
She handled the criticism with class.
In biological taxonomy, a rank below phylum and above order.
Birds belong to the class Aves.
In object-oriented programming, a blueprint or template that defines the properties and behaviours of objects.
Instantiate the class by calling its constructor.
In set theory and mathematical logic, a collection of sets that may be too large to be a set itself.
The class of all sets cannot itself be a set.
classverb
To assign or categorize something or someone into a particular group or category.
The teacher will class the students based on their performance in the exam.
classadjective
Excellent; first-rate; impressive.
That was a class performance by the striker.
classinterjection
An exclamation of approval, admiration, or enthusiasm.
“Class!” shouted the fans after the spectacular goal.