Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Approvato
English translation:
Credited/unrated
Added to glossary by
Audrey Pate
Mar 2, 2013 06:10
11 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
Approvato
Italian to English
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Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
University degree certificate
This appears in the "voto" column of a university degree certificate.
The column also contains "sostenuto" which I have translated as "passed" and "convalidato" which I have been told means that the student has changed course and that the university has "validated" the exams they passed in their previous course, allowing them to count as credit towards the course they are know graduating in.
So, if "convalidato" is "validated", what is "approved"? I know I can translate it literally but would really like to know the difference between "convalidare" and "approvare", if any, in this context.
The column also contains "sostenuto" which I have translated as "passed" and "convalidato" which I have been told means that the student has changed course and that the university has "validated" the exams they passed in their previous course, allowing them to count as credit towards the course they are know graduating in.
So, if "convalidato" is "validated", what is "approved"? I know I can translate it literally but would really like to know the difference between "convalidare" and "approvare", if any, in this context.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Credited/unrated |
Margherita Russo
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| 3 +1 | passed/approved |
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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| 4 | Approved or Accepted |
Josephine Cassar
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Mar 7, 2013 12:06: Audrey Pate Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
1 hr
Margherita Russo
Thailand
Thailand
Native in Italian
Specializes in field
Thailand
NAATI Professional Translator
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English, Italian, and 1 more.
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4
Selected
Credited/unrated
Here is an example from the University of Turin.
"Gli studenti dei corsi di laurea che prevedono la verifica delle competenze in lingua straniera attraverso una prova apposita (senza esame, 6 cfu, solo Approvato) non sono tenuti a frequentare corsi specifici."
"Gli studenti dei corsi di laurea che prevedono la verifica delle competenze in lingua straniera attraverso una prova apposita (senza esame, 6 cfu, solo Approvato) non sono tenuti a frequentare corsi specifici."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Margherita, your link was helpful and in the end I used "credited"."
+1
21 mins
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Works in field
Portuguese translations
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, South African, European/Portugal, Cape Verdean) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, and 4 more.
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20
passed/approved
Imho
convalidare: recognized/granted (like when student has taken similar exam in another previous course)
sostenere a exam is just to sit it.
Hth
convalidare: recognized/granted (like when student has taken similar exam in another previous course)
sostenere a exam is just to sit it.
Hth
Peer comment(s):
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TrishCivitella
: Yes - and correct also that "sostenere" just means the exam was taken.
3 hrs
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Trish, thank you
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4 hrs
Josephine Cassar
Malta
Malta
Native in English
Malta
12 yrs. experience translating EU stuff
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) , Maltese
Works in: English to Maltese, Italian to Maltese, French to Maltese, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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40
Approved or Accepted
Normally Approved
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Note added at 7 hrs (2013-03-02 13:30:37 GMT)
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Confirm too but not exactly same meaning
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Note added at 7 hrs (2013-03-02 13:30:37 GMT)
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Confirm too but not exactly same meaning
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