French term
United Kingdom
An eye for detail
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Japanese (Variant: Standard-Japan) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Japanese to English, and 1 more.
esthétique
This is a question for people who are familiar with francophone education systems.
The source is a school report for a student in in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As you would expect, there is a list of subjects including "histoire", "anglais", "chimie", "dessin", "géographie" and so on. But there is also a subject "esthétique", which I am not sure about. I am considering these possibilities:
1. "Esthetics" as in "beauty treatments". (In France it is possible to do a baccalauréat specialising in "esthétique cosmétique parfumerie"; on the other hand, the student here is a 12 to 13-year-old male, which makes this interpretation a bit unlikely.)
2. "Esthetics" in the literal sense (i.e. theory of art)
3. "Design"
Can anyone help me choose between these possibilities, or suggest a better one? Thanks in advance,
Michael
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Conor McAuley
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Bokani Hart
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Proposed translations
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish, Irish, British)
Works in: French to English, English
Aesthetics
The appreciation of beauty. Seems a bit strange, but there you go.
Oscar Wilde, art for art's sake, that kind of thing.
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A more formal definition:
"Definition of aesthetic (Entry 2 of 2)
1aesthetics also esthetics\ es-ˈthe-tiks , is- , British usually ēs- \ plural in form but singular or plural in construction : a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aesthetic
Pupils start the French vocational beauty treatments bac course at about age 15 I think.
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(The point about the French course being that the French system is often used as a template in French-speaking African countries, of which DRC is one, albeit a former Belgian and not former French colony.)
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Thanks Barbara!
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Thomas Miles
: In a list of fields (whether these fields are GCSE subjects or high-level intellectual specialisms) this would be it.
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Thanks Thomas!
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philgoddard
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Thanks Phil!
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ph-b (X)
: https://docplayer.fr/14701134-Programme-national-d-esthetiqu...
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"Développer la sensibilité de l’élève et ouvrir son esprit aux différentes formes du beau." Thanks! I like it, and I think it can be safely defined as aesthetics and not art, but thanks Bokani.
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United Kingdom
Human Rights, Energy and Sustainable Dev
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
Discussion
Il est d’ailleurs souhaitable que le professeur initie à l’occasion ses élèves à d’autres formes artistiques, musique, cinéma, poésie."