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Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

op voldoende wijze slagen

English translation:

to pass satisfactorily

Added to glossary by Jan Van Den Bulcke
Mar 10, 2011 12:52
13 yrs ago
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Dutch term

op voldoende wijze slagen

Dutch to English Other Education / Pedagogy
I'm translating a diploma and I'm not sure how to get this right.

"To get a pass" or "a satisfactory" seems a bit too straight forward..
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 to pass satisfactorily
4 adequately pass
4 to graduate

Discussion

Jan Van Den Bulcke (asker) Mar 12, 2011:
thank you all!
writeaway Mar 10, 2011:
fwiw http://www.google.com/search?q="has passed the final examina...
Kirsten Bodart Mar 10, 2011:
Then it is satisfactorily, yes. 'Adequaat' can mean more than 'bevredigend' which is 'satisfactorily'. But here it is indeed satisfactorily. The sentece in Dutch is a bit strange too...
Jan Van Den Bulcke (asker) Mar 10, 2011:
ok satisfactorily seems totally acceptable to me! thx! to you too Kirsten!
Dave Greatrix Mar 10, 2011:
"has passed the final examination satisfactorily" - I can't really see what else you can make of it. "Adequate" or "adequaat" is also used in Dutch and would suggest to me just scraping over the line.
Jan Van Den Bulcke (asker) Mar 10, 2011:
More context Extract from the source document:

"De examencommissie van de Hogeschool Gent verklaart dat X het eindexamen op voldoende wijze heeft afgelegd."

Voldoende wijze = de graad net onder een onderscheiding.

Proposed translations

+2
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to pass satisfactorily

Good enough for Cambridge University!
Reference:

http://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/pages/examination-and-assessment.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Ron Willems
1 hr
agree Peter van der Hoek : Or "in a satisfactory manner".
1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thx!"
9 mins

adequately pass

The Dutch term suggests that there is more needed than a normal pass or satisfactory, so 'adequately' seems adequate ;). But if there were more context, we could offer a better judgement.
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to graduate

Er is, althans in de US, geen echt equivalent.
Iemand die het toch goed heeft gedaan maar geen Latijn mag toevoegen kan ook graduate honorably, maar dit is toch al meer dan "op voldoende wijze".
Peer comment(s):
neutral writeaway : I don't understand what this has to do with graduating or with the USA
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