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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

interrogations

English translation:

Tests

Added to glossary by Jana Cole
Feb 21, 2016 00:01
8 yrs ago
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French term

interrogations

French to English Other Education / Pedagogy
This term appears on a college transcript, on a list of classes - see image http://www.screencast.com/t/tuJv5dSY
MATHEMATIQUES DIST 3
MATHEMATIQUES DST 4
MATHEMATIQUES INTERROGATIONS 2
MATHEMATIQUES PROJET
MATHEMATIQUES - INTERROGATIONS 3
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 Tests
5 viva voce
3 +1 questions section 2
3 +1 oral tests

Discussion

katsy Feb 21, 2016:
It could well be oral - given that DST are mentioned.
In higher education there are regular oral tests called "colles", or more formally "interrogations orales".
However, the term in itself is not clear enough. So I personally would just say "test".
Katherine Rutter Feb 21, 2016:
It is an examination. Test would also be correct, but I think examination might be more appropriate in an official document like this. It is not a class - this is a transcript of someone's results. Each module is assessed on several components - for example the Maths one has two "DSTs", two examinations, and a project.
Jana Cole (asker) Feb 21, 2016:
This is a computer science program.
Jana Cole (asker) Feb 21, 2016:
Here is a larger view of the page http://www.screencast.com/t/0LiQ2pWx
Jana Cole (asker) Feb 21, 2016:
Is it a whole class devoted to testing?

Proposed translations

+4
14 mins
Selected

Tests

The context does not make it possible to know whether these are written or oral tests.
See: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/i...

You may also want to do a search using "interrogation" = "test"
Peer comment(s):
agree Chakib Roula
5 hrs
agree Katherine Rutter
11 hrs
agree katsy : I suspect it perhaps is oral (see discussion box). However the term here is not clear enough for asker to be more precise than "test" IMO
14 hrs
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Often, but not always, oral, so this is th best solution without further context.
1 day 10 hrs
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+1
1 min

questions section 2

questions section 2

Additional context is required.
Note from asker:
More of the page here http://www.screencast.com/t/0LiQ2pWx
Peer comment(s):
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne : Another possible solution, although I prefer "tests".
1 day 10 hrs
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+1
4 hrs

oral tests

my take
Peer comment(s):
neutral Chakib Roula : They could also be written tests not necessarily oral ones.
1 hr
agree Lisa Jane : I would say the DSTs are written and these are oral exams. Also in Italy we use the term only for oral exams or tests.
17 hrs
Thanks, Jane!
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8 hrs

viva voce

An oral examination consisting of having to answer oral questions.
Peer comment(s):
neutral katsy : an "interrogation" can be written or oral. Not clear in this context.
6 hrs
neutral Nikki Scott-Despaigne : "viva voce" back translates quite well to "soutenance" and is thus for an oral on a dissertation or a thesis which can probably be ruled out here.
1 day 1 hr
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