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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

20/60

English translation:

with final mark of 20/60

Added to glossary by simona dachille
Mar 8, 2008 19:21
16 yrs ago
Italian term

20/60

Italian to English Other Other university grades
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?
TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 with final mark of 20/60
3 low pass

Discussion

Ivana UK Mar 8, 2008:
Here's the link:
http://www.scpol.unifi.it/CMpro-v-p-128-expsubid-19.html
Ivana UK 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 UK 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".
simona dachille (asker) 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
simon tanner Mar 8, 2008:
supposed to be 20/30
simon tanner 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

Proposed translations

+2
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with final mark of 20/60

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 !!
Peer comment(s):
agree simon tanner : if it's just a normal exam, without the 'final', though
7 mins
yes, you're right (I automatically thought it was the translation of a degree certificate)
agree Giulia D'Ascanio : with Simon
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low pass

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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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-08 20:29:41 GMT)
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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'
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