2. Wh.

English translation: 2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition/resit

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German term or phrase:2. Wh.
English translation:2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition/resit
Entered by: Trudy Peters

21:23 Apr 27, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / school certificate
German term or phrase: 2. Wh.
On a certificate from the RWTH Aachen.


Mechanik nicht ausreichend 2. Wh.
Physik anerkannt
Vermessungskunde befriedigend 3.3
etc.

It was translated as "2nd choice," but I'm not convinced.
Could it really stand for Wahl, or maybe Wahlfach or something else altogether?
Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 01:50
2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition
Explanation:
usually wh. is Wiederholung

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-27 21:30:32 GMT)
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it could have been one of those exams you can take several times
Selected response from:

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
Grading comment
Thank you, Karin, and all the other contributors.

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +92. Wiederholung
Andy Lemminger
4 +12. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition
Anne-Carine Zimmer
5second resit
Robin Ward
4zwei Wiederholungsprüfungen
Juri Istjagin. Ph.D.


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Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
2. Wiederholung / 2nd repetition


Explanation:
usually wh. is Wiederholung

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-04-27 21:30:32 GMT)
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it could have been one of those exams you can take several times

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you, Karin, and all the other contributors.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Swantje Holtken: it definitely was, I have a friend at that uni and all his exams are like that.
12 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zwei Wiederholungsprüfungen


Explanation:
2 Wh. meint, dass die Person zwei Wiederholungsprüfungen machen musste
re-examenation, repetition

Juri Istjagin. Ph.D.
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Steffen Walter: re-exam*i*nation
40 mins
  -> jawohl!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
second resit


Explanation:
Yes, it means he repeated the exam twice; this is the term generally used as one speaks of "resitting" examinations rather than just "repeating" them.

Robin Ward
Germany
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +9
2. Wiederholung


Explanation:
he flunked it twice?

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Note added at 4 days (2004-05-02 16:47:36 GMT) Post-grading
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You are very welcome Trudy. I am always happy to help!

Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 23:50
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher
1 min

agree  Maria Ferstl: He seems to have failed 3 times: the first one and the 2 repetions.
6 mins
  -> yes, it seems like it

agree  Optical
10 mins

agree  Sonja Schuberth-Kreutzer
11 mins

agree  Steffen Walter: ... so he had to resit the exam twice, and still failed ...
43 mins

agree  Armorel Young
3 hrs

agree  Robert Schlarb
8 hrs

agree  wrtransco
9 hrs

agree  Swantje Holtken
12 hrs
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