German: 2. Wh.English translation: 2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition/resit 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | 2. Wh. | | English translation: | 2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition/resit | | Entered by: | Trudy Peters |
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Education / Pedagogy / school certificate | | German term or phrase: 2. Wh. | On a certificate from the RWTH Aachen.
Mechanik nicht ausreichend 2. Wh.
Physik anerkannt
Vermessungskunde befriedigend 3.3
etc.
It was translated as "2nd choice," but I'm not convinced.
Could it really stand for Wahl, or maybe Wahlfach or something else altogether? |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseTrudy Peters (asker): 5:07pm May 2, 2004: Sorry Andy, - but Karin gave the German AND the English! No offense intended!
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| | 2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition | Explanation:
usually wh. is Wiederholung
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-27 21:30:32 GMT)
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it could have been one of those exams you can take several times |
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 Karin Zimmer
United States
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| 2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition
Explanation:
usually wh. is Wiederholung
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-27 21:30:32 GMT)
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it could have been one of those exams you can take several times
| Karin Zimmer
United States
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Native speaker of:  German
PRO pts in category: 20
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| second resit
Explanation:
Yes, it means he repeated the exam twice; this is the term generally used as one speaks of "resitting" examinations rather than just "repeating" them.
| Krokodil
Germany
Native speaker of:  English
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| 2. Wiederholung
Explanation:
he flunked it twice?
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Note added at 4 days (2004-05-02 16:47:36 GMT) Post-grading
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You are very welcome Trudy. I am always happy to help!
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The translation workplace 
