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Recuperación

English translation: Remedial Exam

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Spanish term or phrase:Recuperación
English translation:Remedial Exam
Entered by: BettinaVaamonde

13:35 Jan 14, 2015
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Transcripts
Spanish term or phrase: Recuperación
En Venezuela cuando uno estudia en un colegio si al final del año no pasas la materia, en septiembre puedes presentar un examen el cual incluye el contenido de todo el año. A esto se le dice: Recuperación

¿Cómo puedo decir esto en inglés? ¿Existe algo similar en Canadá o USA?
BettinaVaamonde
Canada
Local time: 04:43
Remedial Exam
Explanation:
After one fails a course, there may be several names for the exams that come after that: extraordinary exam or recovery exam. Remedial exam will be the very last shot one has at getting credit for that course.
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Luis Vasquez
Mexico
Local time: 02:43
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5resit
matt robinson
5make up test/exam
Gisela Bocco
3Remedial Exam
Luis Vasquez


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
resit


Explanation:
Can be used as a verb or noun.

Example sentence(s):
  • He had to resit the exam he failed in June, but now they've thrown him out because he failed the resit too.
matt robinson
Spain
Local time: 10:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Perales
42 mins
agree  James A. Walsh: Used in the UK/Irl for sure; no idea about the US/Canada.
1 hr
agree  Lisa McCarthy
2 hrs
agree  neilmac: Ah, the resits... happy memories of uni days :-)
2 hrs
  -> Not so happy, then!
agree  Sheila Critchley
7 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
make up test/exam


Explanation:
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=623320&langi...


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http://www.washington.edu/oea/services/testing_center/exams/...

http://psych.utoronto.ca/users/psy100/Handbookw2004/12makeup...

Gisela Bocco
Argentina
Local time: 05:43
Native speaker of: Spanish
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Remedial Exam


Explanation:
After one fails a course, there may be several names for the exams that come after that: extraordinary exam or recovery exam. Remedial exam will be the very last shot one has at getting credit for that course.

Luis Vasquez
Mexico
Local time: 02:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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Gracias
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