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студенты младших курсов университетов

English translation: 1st and 2nd year students

13:43 Jun 8, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: студенты младших курсов университетов
Участвовать в проекте приглашаются старшеклассники и студенты младших курсов университетов от 15 до 22 лет

undergraduates? university undergraduates?

thanks in advance!
Arabella Bishop
Local time: 20:52
English translation:1st and 2nd year students
Explanation:
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Yulia Tsybysheva BA MSc MCIL
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:52
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +41st and 2nd year students
Yulia Tsybysheva BA MSc MCIL
4 +2freshmen and sophomores
Vladimir Zakharov
3 +2lower/junior level university students
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4underclassmen
Rachel Douglas


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
1st and 2nd year students


Explanation:
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Yulia Tsybysheva BA MSc MCIL
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lazyt3ch: Кстати, гуглится.
20 mins
agree  Sofia Gutkin: These are the terms used in Australia as well. Freshman and sophomore are very American terms.
19 hrs
agree  Olga Cartlidge
22 hrs
agree  cyhul
8 days
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
freshmen and sophomores


Explanation:
also juniors if the third year should be included

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Note added at 5 mins (2015-06-08 13:48:08 GMT)
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variant: freshman and sophomore university students

Vladimir Zakharov
Russian Federation
Local time: 20:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
8 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Lazyt3ch: Хотя я не уверен, что имеются в виду именно первые 2 курса. Напомню, в некоторых вузах есть специальности, на которые учатся по 7 лет.
17 mins
  -> What a torture :-D @Asker: what kind of a project is it? If it's a technical one, then it's most probably a bachelor/master system (4/6 years)
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
lower/junior level university students


Explanation:
IMO

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Note added at 10 hrs (2015-06-08 23:52:28 GMT)
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 13:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lazyt3ch
19 mins
  -> Thank you very much, Rashid.
agree  Valeri Kouznetsov
4 hrs
  -> You are most kind, Valeri.
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
underclassmen


Explanation:
That's what first and second year university students are called, collectively, in English.

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2015-06-10 03:00:55 GMT)
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I don't know why they don't just say university students, since upperclassmen + underclassmen = all of them.

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 13:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
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