tronc commun
French
Etymology
Calque of Latin truncus commūnis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁɔ̃ kɔ.mœ̃/
Noun
tronc commun m (plural troncs communs)
- (education) core curriculum (courses or other components of an educational program which are foundational, prerequisite, or mandatory, as opposed to the elective, secondary, or variable components of a program)
- une matière du tronc commun ― a core course, a core subject