Insuficient

English translation: poor, unsatisfactory, hence a fail

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Catalan term or phrase:Insuficient
English translation:poor, unsatisfactory, hence a fail
Entered by: Nadine Boothe Gooden

01:39 Jul 24, 2013
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
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Catalan term or phrase: Insuficient
This word is found in the "grade awarded" section on a transcript. The language is Catalan. I am wondering if it means Fail or just a basic pass.......
Nadine Boothe Gooden
Local time: 09:07
poor, unsatisfactory, hence a fail
Explanation:
I think we'd have to assume that it would be in line with the Spanish, which is as I have written above, so it's bound to be a fail, but you could just say unsatisfactory to be faithful to the original.
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David Connor
Australia
Local time: 00:07
Grading comment
Thank you Helen and Martyng, Thank you David , I used "unsatisfactory"
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4 +2poor, unsatisfactory, hence a fail
David Connor


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
poor, unsatisfactory, hence a fail


Explanation:
I think we'd have to assume that it would be in line with the Spanish, which is as I have written above, so it's bound to be a fail, but you could just say unsatisfactory to be faithful to the original.

David Connor
Australia
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Helen and Martyng, Thank you David , I used "unsatisfactory"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Johnston: I'd go for 'fail' The conventional scale is 'insuficient' (fail) 'suficient' (pass) 'bé' (good) 'notable' (very good) 'excel.lent' (excellent)
4 hrs

agree  Martyng
6 hrs
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