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... con una asignatura pendiente

English translation: resit subject

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Spanish term or phrase:asignatura pendiente
English translation:resit subject
Entered by: MJ Barber

09:13 Apr 29, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / education, university
Spanish term or phrase: ... con una asignatura pendiente
En principio sólo para aquellos estudiantes que en el curso 2002 - 2003 cursarán 3°/4°/5° (en su caso), con max.una asignatura pendiente.

How to translate this practice of carrying failed subjects from the previous year?

(When I was at Uni if you failed, you failed, that was it, out)
MJ Barber
Spain
Local time: 07:36
resit subject
Explanation:

This is what Collins gives (apart from failed subject).



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Note added at 2003-04-29 09:18:48 (GMT)
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GCSE RESIT SUBJECTS

The following subjects are available as resits in the Sixth Form:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE and MATHEMATICS

These resit courses are available to students following A Level or VCE courses; there is no course available to students wishing to do only resits.
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rainhill/choose.htm

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tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:36
Grading comment
thanks, Cindy
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6resit subject
tazdog (X)
5students left back but on probation?
yolanda Speece
4exam resit
Sam D (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exam resit


Explanation:
with a maximum of one subject exam to resit

Sam D (X)
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
resit subject


Explanation:

This is what Collins gives (apart from failed subject).



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Note added at 2003-04-29 09:18:48 (GMT)
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GCSE RESIT SUBJECTS

The following subjects are available as resits in the Sixth Form:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE and MATHEMATICS

These resit courses are available to students following A Level or VCE courses; there is no course available to students wishing to do only resits.
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/rainhill/choose.htm



tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 07:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 76
Grading comment
thanks, Cindy

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EDLING (X)
2 mins
agree  Mijo Schyllert
30 mins
agree  Jacqueline van der Spek
1 hr
agree  Nikki Graham
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agree  XXX XXX
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agree  Mar Brotons
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
students left back but on probation?


Explanation:
is this what you are asking? It would be students on probationary status.
We have something like that at the uni where I went.

yolanda Speece
Local time: 00:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18
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