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Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / histórico escolar | | Portuguese term or phrase: considerado retido na 3ª serie | 'considerado retido na 3ª serie do ensino medio'.
This appears on a Brazilian school record and refers to a student. Is there a term for this in English? I understand it means that the student did not get good enough grades to be able to move onto the next grade and had to repeat the year. Is that right? It's to be translated to British English. Thanks for your help! |
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| | retained in the third series/twelfth grade | Explanation:
Another possibility to add to Michael's. I think Michael's answer is the most common way of referring to this in conversational speech.
Depending on your context, you might consider this term sometimes used by educators. |
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Sam Cogdell
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5 mins confidence:   considered bo te held back in the 3rd year ...
Explanation:
of middle school or junior high
This is US English and may be different in UK English
Mike
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Note added at 5 mins (2011-07-12 23:21:44 GMT)
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American English and may be different in British English
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