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tresreinas
Argentina

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Hi everyone!!!

 
I need your help!
How do you call a student who pretends to love the teacher more than the rest ??
In Argentina we call them "Chupa medias" My students have asked me for the word in English and I haven �t been able to find an answer yet!!
Thanks in advance!!
Have a nice day!

4 Mar 2012      





lagringa
Argentina

Hello, tresreinas. Isn �t it apple polisher? Hugs

4 Mar 2012     



tresreinas
Argentina

I think you are right!!!

Thanks from Quilmes!!

4 Mar 2012     



rockthevinyl
United States

We say "teacher �s pet" or "brownnoser" (the last is an unpleasant visual) in the U.S.

4 Mar 2012     



cunliffe
United Kingdom

�Apple polisher! � - it �s lovely, but I �ve never heard it before. Maybe it comes from years ago, when a goody two -shoes pupil would bring an apple to school for the teacher.

�The teacher �s pet � is the teacher �s favourite pupil. It �s a real put-down for a pupil to be called the teacher �s pet by his or her classmates. I suppose a good term for a pupil who sucks up to the teacher would be �creep. �

4 Mar 2012     



tresreinas
Argentina

Thanks for answering
I have always  had the idea that teacher�s pet is the teacher�s favourite student but I was looking for a word to call those students who try hard to make the teachers like them and often the rest of the students reject this kind of behavior . Please leet me know if I�m mistaken.
 

4 Mar 2012     



cindyfreksen
Denmark

I would also call that kind of student a swot, altho that is probably a little public school, Billy Bunter �ish - definatly British English :-)

4 Mar 2012     



IbuLulu
Australia

Brown-nose or suck-up in Australia... ;-)

4 Mar 2012     



tresreinas
Argentina

Thanks Ibululu!!
I think BROWN NOSE is the word I was looking for. I have already checked it with the Cambridge on line dictionary
Thanks everyone from sunny Argentina

4 Mar 2012     



declan.aglbraith
Palestine

Hello i need also help from to all of you. could you please share with me lovely song related to our earth. i will be thankful to u all if u send me.... thanks

5 Mar 2012