charm school

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Определение charm school в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

A school where lessons in etiquette and social skills are taught, often in brief courses and to children

From there, it was a short step to running a charm school, where she taught the children of the powerful how to bow, curtsey and tenderly ladle punch.

{i} school where proper etiquette and polite manners are taught

A school or course in which polite manners and proper etiquette are taught. a school where young women were sometimes sent in the past to learn how to behave politely and gracefully

Турецкое произношение

çärm skul

Произношение

/ˈʧärm ˈsko͞ol/ /ˈʧɑːrm ˈskuːl/

Этимология

[ 'chärm ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English charme, from Middle French, from Latin carmen song, from canere to sing; more at CHANT.