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"F"

English translation: Final

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Spanish term or phrase:"F"
English translation:Final
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

22:57 Apr 21, 2014
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / college transcript
Spanish term or phrase: "F"
I'm translating a Venezuelan university transcript. There are five columns:
Code, Name of Subject, Academic Period. Grade and the last column says "Tipo" in Spanish, which I've translated as Type. So it looks like the following. (Grades are between 0 and 20)

Code Name of Subject Academic Period Grade Type
7777 English 1 2002-1 Thirteen F

My concern is I don't know what the "tipo" stands for. And although so far I've just left it as "F" I'm concerned that might be confusing as F looks like it would mean Fail.
Any ideas, anyone?
Thank you!!
Patricia Weist
Local time: 20:02
Final
Explanation:
that's all.

The final grade. Of course validation of the grade is implied but I would not put the word "approval"
so, you should be able to make clear somewhere that it means "final" rather than "fail"

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Note added at 8 days (2014-04-30 21:09:54 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 01:02
Grading comment
Thank you to all.
I put "final."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Final (approval of grade)
Paul Brown
4Final
Yvonne Gallagher


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Final (approval of grade)


Explanation:
Ufff don't get me started on Venezuelan university transcripts haha

I recently had this. Please refer to my recent question on Proz:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/certificates_di...

The most accurate translation I think is that the grade has a "final approval"

Paul Brown
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Becker: I would think it means final grade
5 hrs
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: not with "approval" and previously answered questions should be put as a reference rather than as answers//welcome to Proz by the way:-)
10 hrs
  -> Sure. will do in future! Thanks a lot!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Final


Explanation:
that's all.

The final grade. Of course validation of the grade is implied but I would not put the word "approval"
so, you should be able to make clear somewhere that it means "final" rather than "fail"

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Note added at 8 days (2014-04-30 21:09:54 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 01:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 110
Grading comment
Thank you to all.
I put "final."
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