Italian: 20/60English translation: with final mark of 20/60  KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More  |
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Italian to English translations [PRO]
Other / university grades | | Italian term or phrase: 20/60 | Un voto per un esame all'universita'. Il massimo e' 60 e il minimo e 18. What's the English equivalent of 20 out of 60?
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| simona dachilleKudoZ activityQuestions: 263 (all closed) ( 4 without valid answers) ( 7 closed without grading) Answers: 64
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| Clarification request(s) and responsesimon tanner: 19:37 Mar 8, 2008: in my experience, university marks in Italy are out of 30 (and the pass mark is in fact 18, which corresponds to 60%). As Ivana points out, 20/20 is only 33% - a bit low for a pass mark! Check that the original text is correct - it's almost definitely
simon tanner: 19:37 Mar 8, 2008: supposed to be 20/30
simona dachille: 20:16 Mar 8, 2008: that's my doubt... - I thought 30 was top mark too but the Italian person who prepared this text for me said it's marks out of 60. I guess it's the mark which would be just above a pass, any suggestions? These are subtitles, informal dialogue between students, nothing formal. TIA
Ivana Micheli: 20:27 Mar 8, 2008: Marks out of 60 are quite common in Italian degrees, the results being expressed in "sessantesimi" or marks out of 60 ( i.e. 20/60 would be expressed as "20 sessatesimi" or "20 /sessantesimi".
Ivana Micheli: 20:28 Mar 8, 2008: La valutazione di ognuna delle prove scritte e della prova orale sarà effettuata in sessantesimi. Alla prova orale s'accede previo superamento di entrambe le prove scritte. Le prove scritte e la prova orale s'intendono superate se si ottiene almeno 36/60 in ciascuna delle prove.
Ivana Micheli: 20:29 Mar 8, 2008: Here's the link:
http://www.scpol.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-128-expsubid-19.html
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| | with final mark of 20/60 | Explanation:
I'd translate it like this or "with final mark of 20 out of 60".
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-03-08 19:31:59 GMT)
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(... which is basically 33.3%)
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then that will be with (final) mark of 20/30 !! |
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 Ivana Micheli
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:53
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| with final mark of 20/60
Explanation:
I'd translate it like this or "with final mark of 20 out of 60".
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-03-08 19:31:59 GMT)
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(... which is basically 33.3%)
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Note added at 24 mins (2008-03-08 19:46:53 GMT)
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then that will be with (final) mark of 20/30 !!
| Ivana Micheli
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:53
Native speaker of:  English, Italian
PRO pts in category: 64
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| low pass
Explanation:
taking into account it's an informal dialogue, 'a low pass' might be best, without specifying, or '65%' if you want it as a percentage, or maybe 2:2 if you want it a British university equivalent. If not, opt for the straight version, and go for Ivana's
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Of course, I'm assuming it's out of thirty. If it's out of 60, as Ivana thinks it might be, then 'low pass' still works, but the other options would be 35% (rounding up, since it's informal) and 'a 3rd' or 'a pass'
| simon tanner
Italy
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 20
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