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bedels

/ˈbiːdɛlz/

Meanings
noun

Bedel, ujier

An administrative official at universities in several European countries, often with a policiary function at the time when universities had their own jurisdiction over students.

Examples :

"Oxford today has four bedels, representing Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Arts."
Oxford tiene hoy cuatro bedeles, que representan Teología, Derecho, Medicina y Artes.
education history government law police organization job person state

Related Words

Illustration jurisdiction

jurisdiction noun

/d͡ʒɔːɹɪsˈdɪkʃən/ /d͡ʒɝɪsˈdɪkʃən/

Jurisdicción, competencia

"The school principal has jurisdiction over student behavior during lunch breaks. "

El director de la escuela tiene jurisdicción sobre el comportamiento de los estudiantes durante los descansos para almorzar.

Illustration universities

universities noun

/juːnɪˈvɜːsətiz/ /junɪˈvɝsətiz/

Universidades

"Many students apply to universities after finishing high school to pursue higher education. "

Muchos estudiantes solicitan ingreso a las universidades después de terminar la escuela secundaria para cursar estudios superiores.

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

Estudiantes

"He is a student of life."

Él es un estudiante de la vida.

Illustration representing

representing verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪŋ/

Representar, simbolizar, personificar

"The student is representing the country of France in the class presentation. "

El estudiante está representando a Francia en la presentación de la clase.

Illustration countries

countries noun

/ˈkʌntɹiz/

Región, zona

"The rolling hills and quaint villages are typical features of the countries surrounding Oxford. "

Las colinas onduladas y los pueblos pintorescos son características típicas de las regiones que rodean Oxford.

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

Terreno, propiedad

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

La familia posee varias propiedades, una pequeña parcela de tierra detrás de su casa.

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

Medicina, medicamento

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

La medicina ayudó a mi abuela a sentirse mejor después de tener gripe.

Illustration derecho

derecho noun

/dəˈɹeɪ.tʃoʊ/

Derrumbe

"The derecho caused significant damage to the school's roof. "

El derrumbe causó daños significativos en el techo de la escuela.

Illustration divinity

divinity noun

/dɪˈvɪnɪti/

Deidad, dios, diosa

"The ancient myth described a powerful divinity who controlled the weather. "

El antiguo mito describía una poderosa deidad que controlaba el clima.

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function noun

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/ /ˈfʌŋkʃən/

Función, finalidad

"The function of a school lunch is to provide students with nutrition. "

La función del almuerzo escolar es proporcionar nutrición a los estudiantes.

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administrative adjective

/ədˈmɪ.nɪs.tɹəˌtɪv/ /ədˈmɪ.nəsˌtɹeɪ.ɾɪv/

Administrativo

"The school's administrative staff handles student records and schedules. "

El personal administrativo de la escuela se encarga de los expedientes y horarios de los estudiantes.

Illustration official

official noun

/əˈfɪʃəl/

Funcionario

"David Barnes was the official charged with the running of the sports club."

David Barnes era el funcionario encargado de la gestión del club deportivo.