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moyenne generale

English translation: average mark overall


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17:50 Dec 22, 2011
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French term or phrase: moyenne generale
Moyenne generale is a term french people use to calculate the subject point
sam leo
English translation:average mark overall
Explanation:
Not sure what you mean by "subject point" but a "moyenne générale" is the addition of your mark for each subject (on a school report at the end of term, for example), divided by the number of subjects.



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Note added at 11 mins (2011-12-22 18:02:34 GMT)
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As Romain Gril states, each subject mark will already be in the form of an average of the marks obtained in that particular subject.
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5 +2average mark overall
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
3global average
Romain Gril


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global average


Explanation:
The term "moyenne générale" refers to the average of all subject matters' averages taken together. It is usually expressed out of 20 in france. (Ex: 12/20)

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
moyenne générale
average mark overall


Explanation:
Not sure what you mean by "subject point" but a "moyenne générale" is the addition of your mark for each subject (on a school report at the end of term, for example), divided by the number of subjects.



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Note added at 11 mins (2011-12-22 18:02:34 GMT)
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As Romain Gril states, each subject mark will already be in the form of an average of the marks obtained in that particular subject.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 09:43
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agree  Yellowstone
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agree  B D Finch: Or just "overall average"?
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