Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 14, 2018 14:44
6 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
APTA
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
Angolan education system
Anyone familiar with the Angolan secondary education system? This appears to be the name of a school leaving examination.
"Concluiu no COLÉGIO XXXX o Ano Lectivo 2017, o II Ciclo do Ensino Secundário, na área de Ciências Físicas e Biológicas com resultado final de **APTA**, sob o processo n° 12FB20, no termo da pauta n° CN2017, Turma B, N° 20, Sala N° 31, arquivada nesta Escola, com as seguintes classificações:" There follows a table of examination grades.
"Concluiu no COLÉGIO XXXX o Ano Lectivo 2017, o II Ciclo do Ensino Secundário, na área de Ciências Físicas e Biológicas com resultado final de **APTA**, sob o processo n° 12FB20, no termo da pauta n° CN2017, Turma B, N° 20, Sala N° 31, arquivada nesta Escola, com as seguintes classificações:" There follows a table of examination grades.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | PASS |
Martin Riordan
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Proposed translations
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
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English
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: Scottish, British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand) 
, Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Selected
PASS
... with a final PASS grade...
See the comments for Nigeria in the link below. Basically, there is PASS and FAIL. I don't know if APTA has a more specific meaning in Angola.
See the comments for Nigeria in the link below. Basically, there is PASS and FAIL. I don't know if APTA has a more specific meaning in Angola.
Example sentence:
Nigeria: 40 - 44% E Pass
Peer comment(s):
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Obrigado Teresa!
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Margarida Ataide
1 day 1 hr
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Obrigado!
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T o b i a s
1 day 6 hrs
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Obrigado, Tobias.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Martin, and thanks also to Teresa. I was stupidly deceived by the capitalisation into thinking APTA were initials, and not simply the word "apta"."
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