Studies
CAP
Letter by letterOfficialB1Meaning
certificat d'aptitude professionnelle
The first diploma for a manual or service trade, two years after lower secondary school: CAP cuisine, CAP coiffure, CAP boulangerie.
How it is said
cé-a-pé
Gender and article
un CAP · masculine
Where you meet it
A job advert, a bakery window, a brochure.
Example
Recherche boulanger titulaire du CAP, expérience souhaitée.
Seeking a baker with a CAP, experience preferred.
In the DELF
reading B1
Watch out
Said letter by letter, cé-a-pé, never read like the word « cap ». Masculine: un CAP. The BTS comes AFTER the bac, the CAP before: do not rank them at the same level.
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