c’est la rentrée - French expression

What does the French expression ‘ c’est la rentrée ’ mean? What do French people do for ‘back to school’? How is it used in a sentence? Listen to Anne’s audio.

c’est la rentrée - Il y a plusieurs ‘rentrées’ en France, en septembre et en octobre.

La rentrée scolaire, universitaire, littéraire, et parlementaire. Tout le monde retourne à la routine. Mais quand on dit ‘c’est la rentrée’, on parle de la rentrée des scolaires – de la maternelle au lycée – début septembre. Tout le pays marche au rythme de la rentrée scolaire, quand les enfants sont occupés à l’école.

There are several ‘rentrées’ in France, in September and October.

Schools, universities, new novels, and government. Everyone goes back to the daily grind. But when you hear ‘c’est la rentrée’, one refers to going back-to-school – from Kindergarten to high-school, at the beginning of September. The whole country is tuned on that ‘rentrée’, when kids are busy with school.

I must point out that France is pretty much on auto-pilot in August. All the major companies close down, people go on vacation. So, it’s a big deal when, at the start of the fall everybody goes back to school and work.

There is also the expression ‘à la rentrée’, which really means ‘in September’. – On verra ça à la rentrée – We’ll deal with this in September.

• « En septembre, à FRENCH HOUR, c’est la rentrée. Il y a plein de nouveaux cours. »
• “It’s back to school at FRENCH HOUR in September . There’s a whole bunch of new courses.”

Related: French School Course .

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Try using this expression at least 4 times today 🙂

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