Brevet des collèges

English translation: Brevet des collèges (with explanation)

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French term or phrase:Brevet des collèges
English translation:Brevet des collèges (with explanation)
Entered by: Nina Iordache

15:54 Sep 2, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / France
French term or phrase: Brevet des collèges
A diploma in a CV
Nina Iordache
Romania
Local time: 16:37
Brevet des collèges
Explanation:
Add in parenthesis "middle-school certificate" so that there is no confusion with higher education.
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Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 10:37
Grading comment
Tahnk you for your answer!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4Brevet des collèges
Jean-Louis S.
3Junior High School Diploma
Serge F. Vidal
3 -1Diploma in Level II
mohanv


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Brevet des collèges


Explanation:
Add in parenthesis "middle-school certificate" so that there is no confusion with higher education.

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Tahnk you for your answer!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz cencetti (X): Yes, you have to leave the French and add an explanation, depending on the client's nationality/experience.
42 mins
  -> Merci Liz!

agree  Trevor Keast (X)
1 hr
  -> Merci Trevor!

agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
  -> Merci Ingeborg!

agree  swanda
17 hrs
  -> Merci Swanda!
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Junior High School Diploma


Explanation:
Peut-être avec une note du traducteur pour expliquer l'écart (de un an?)

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-09-02 16:00:06 GMT)
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A la réflexion, je préfère aussi 'certificate'

Serge F. Vidal
Switzerland
Local time: 15:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 5
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Diploma in Level II


Explanation:
The Brevet des collèges is a French diploma given to pupils at the end of the Troisième (Year 10 / Ninth grade), similar level to the British GCSE

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-09-02 16:02:25 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brevet_des_collèges


    Reference: http://www.tfs.ca/academic-program/diplomas-at-tfs.html
    Reference: http://www.tfs.ca/academic-program/diplomas-at-tfs.html
mohanv
India
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  liz cencetti (X): It's not at all similar to the British GCSE, which is of a much higher standard. The brevet is only in a few subjects (Maths, French and History) and is virtually given away nowadays!
38 mins
  -> may be; but this is what is given in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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