Phrase guide

driving school

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An institution where people learn to drive a land vehicle such as a car or motorcycle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a school where people are taught to drive automobiles

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: school

History

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: аўташкола (awtaškóla) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Catalan: autoescola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Chinese Cantonese: 駕駛學校 /驾驶学校 (gaa3 sai2 hok6 haau6) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Chinese Cantonese: 駕校 /驾校 (gaa3 haau6) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 駕駛學校 /驾驶学校 (jiàshǐ xuéxiào) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 駕校 /驾校 (jiàxiào) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 駕培學校 /驾培学校 (jiàpéi xuéxiào) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Czech: autoškola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Dutch: rijschool — institution where people learn to drive
  • Dutch: motorrijschool — institution where people learn to drive
  • Finnish: autokoulu — institution where people learn to drive
  • French: auto-école — institution where people learn to drive
  • French: moto-école — institution where people learn to drive
  • French: école de conduite — institution where people learn to drive
  • Galician: autoescola — institution where people learn to drive
  • German: Fahrschule — institution where people learn to drive
  • Greek: σχολή οδηγών (scholí odigón) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Hungarian: autósiskola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Icelandic: ökuskóli — institution where people learn to drive
  • Italian: autoscuola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Japanese: 自動車学校 (jidōsha gakkō) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøreskole — institution where people learn to drive
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: køyreskule — institution where people learn to drive
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: køyreskole — institution where people learn to drive
  • Polish: szkoła jazdy — institution where people learn to drive
  • Portuguese: autoescola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Russian: автошко́ла (avtoškóla) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Slovak: autoškola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Slovene: avtošola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Spanish: autoescuela — institution where people learn to drive
  • Spanish: escuela de manejo — institution where people learn to drive
  • Spanish: escuela de conducir — institution where people learn to drive
  • Swedish: trafikskola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Swedish: körskola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Swedish: bilskola — institution where people learn to drive
  • Ukrainian: автошко́ла (avtoškóla) — institution where people learn to drive
  • Vietnamese: trường dạy lái xe — institution where people learn to drive