Studies
CROUS
Read as a wordOfficialB1Meaning
centre régional des œuvres universitaires et scolaires
The body that runs student halls, university canteens and grants. Every student in France deals with it from the first week.
How it is said
crous
Gender and article
le CROUS · masculine
Where you meet it
A student housing file, a university canteen, a grant letter.
Example
Repas au resto U : tarif CROUS, 1 euro pour les boursiers.
Meals at the student canteen: CROUS rate, 1 euro for grant holders.
In the DELF
reading B1 · listening B1
Watch out
Read « crous », masculine. « Le resto U » is its canteen, « la bourse du CROUS » its grant.