que nosotros tengamos nuestro grado y la tienen que poner en numero y despues

08:42 Nov 28, 2001
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: que nosotros tengamos nuestro grado y la tienen que poner en numero y despues
que nosotros tengamos nuestro grado y la tienen que poner en numero y despues en la letra, creo que nos baja por que el ano pasado con el mismo grado sacabamos mas alta letra
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4 +1writing mistakes
Isabel Peralta
4 +1they want to be graded in numbers and not in letters.
Robert INGLEDEW
4I think that having our grades...
Tania Marques-Cardoso


  

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writing mistakes


Explanation:
I think you have some mistakes on this text, and that is why it becomes difficult to understand. It is about grades or marks given at an educational place (school, university...) It refers to different ways of marking (numbers/letters). I might translate it like this, but it depends on the knowledge of the client on educational systems and ways of marking:

" That we get our grade/mark and it has to be given in numbers and then with a letter,and I think that it will be lower because last year, with the same number we were given a higher letter"

Maybe you should explain the client the different ways of marking they are referring to here, as every country has a different one and it can be important. Maybe not...
Good luck anyway

Isabel Peralta
Spain
Local time: 19:38
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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they want to be graded in numbers and not in letters.


Explanation:
Some schools (generally the primary ones)qualify you with A, B, C, D, E
A: Outstanding
B: Above average
C: Average
D: Below average (but still approved)
E: Not approved / failed
In the secondary schools in Argentina they use numbers, which would have the following equivalent:

10: Oustanding
8-9: Very good
7: Good
4-5-6: Below average
0-1-2-3: Not approved

What the students are saying is that they want to be graded with numbers.
The literal translation follows:
We want to have our grade (mark), they must state it in numbers and then in letters, I believe they are giving us less because last year with the same grade we had a higher letter.

I trust you understand what I am trying to say.



Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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I think that having our grades...


Explanation:
... expressed as numbers and then as letters makes them lower, for last year we attained higher letters with the same grades.

Good luck!

Tania Marques-Cardoso
Brazil
Local time: 14:38
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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