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Leistungsfach

English translation: advanced level subject

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German term or phrase:Leistungsfach
English translation:advanced level subject
Entered by: Fantutti (X)

03:54 Jun 25, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Education
German term or phrase: Leistungsfach
It reads Englisch(Leistungsfach), what will be it's english equivalent .
Aniruddha Vishwakarma
India
Local time: 16:12
advanced level subject
Explanation:
ProZ.com Group Glossaries
... College, Education. German>English, Leistungsfach, **advanced level subject**,
Education. English>German, distinction, mit Auszeichnung, Education.
www.proz.com/?eid_s=67557& float=y&glossary=11673&sp=mt - 11k

Hi Aniruddha, hope it helps!
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Fantutti (X)
Local time: 03:42
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7advanced level subject
Fantutti (X)
4 +5major
Katrin Atienza (X)


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
advanced level subject


Explanation:
ProZ.com Group Glossaries
... College, Education. German>English, Leistungsfach, **advanced level subject**,
Education. English>German, distinction, mit Auszeichnung, Education.
www.proz.com/?eid_s=67557& float=y&glossary=11673&sp=mt - 11k

Hi Aniruddha, hope it helps!

Fantutti (X)
Local time: 03:42
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
52 mins
  -> Thanks, Johanna. My first thought was 'major' too, but I'm quite sure they're talking about advanced level as opposed to basic level courses here.
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Aniello!
agree  Robert Schlarb: Yes, more appropriate than "major", which is heavily contextualized in American college academia
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Robert!
agree  writeaway
4 hrs
  -> thanks writeway!
agree  cologne
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Jane!
agree  Mag. Sabine Senn
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Sabine!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 5 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
major


Explanation:
The English equivalent is "major". It's a subject that you have twice as many lessons in.

Katrin Atienza (X)
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellen Zittinger
27 mins
agree  Sabine Tietge: www.oia.duq.edu/page/newstudents/newfaq.htm
54 mins
agree  vafo
1 hr
agree  avantix
2 hrs
neutral  writeaway: it's the US English equivalent. not a question of 'twice as many subjects'. your studies are concentrated in that area.
4 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
2 days 5 hrs
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