Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

erfüllt

English translation:

pass

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Nov 19, 2022 11:02
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German term

erfüllt

German to English Art/Literary Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs
I have been asked to translate a transcript of records issued by a Swiss university. It states course and grade "Designverständnis - erfüllt". What does "erfüllt" mean in this contexat and what would the equivalent by in English ? Thanks a lot for any info.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +6 pass
4 fulfilled
3 met
Change log

Nov 19, 2022 15:28: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary"

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Discussion

Kim Metzger Nov 22, 2022:
Greetings From an old Forsthaus teacher.

Proposed translations

+6
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pass

I think this refers to a pass/fail system.

Completed MAS, DAS and CAS programmes and academic achievements may be given grades or pass/fail assessments. Where they are graded, ETH Zurich deploys a grading scale of 1 to 6, in quarter-​grade steps. The pass grade for a performance assessment or overall performance is a 4 at least; the best grade is a 6. https://ethz.ch/students/en/continuing-education/qualificati...

Art. 9 1 Kompetenznachweise werden mit Noten oder mit den Prädikaten „erfüllt“ oder „nicht erfüllt“ bewertet.
Art. 12 1 Ein Modul gilt als bestanden, wenn mindestens die Note 4 oder E oder das Prädikat „erfüllt“ erreicht ist. https://www.bfh.ch/dam/jcr:9adb22ad-71cd-48fd-a672-44816959c...
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway
1 min
agree Mair A-W (PhD)
1 hr
agree AllegroTrans
1 hr
agree Rama Bhave
2 hrs
agree Z-Translations Translator
3 hrs
agree Gordon Matthews : Although I would normally translate "erfüllt" as "fulfilled", given the (all important) context, I think "pass" is more appropriate here.
6 hrs
I usually translate it as "met".
neutral Susan Starling : "Pass" for "erfuellt" only works if the only other option is "nicht erfuellt" (or similar). But we don't know that (see below reference comment).
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fulfilled

I believe it means “becoming skilled in that subject by fullfilling the requested objectives”
Peer comment(s):

neutral AllegroTrans : Yes and no: it really means passing the examinations and/or assesments
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met

met as in requirements met. can also mean sufficient or satisfactory. would have to see context, can also be pass
Peer comment(s):

neutral Lirka : I'd go with "satisfactory"
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Reference comments

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Reference:

fulfilled

Designverständnis - understanding of design - https://www.linguee.com/german-english/translation/designver...
erfüllt =
fulfilled, satisfied, accomplished, complied - https://www.dict.cc/?s= erfüllt
https://context.reverso.net/übersetzung/deutsch-englisch/erf...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

neutral AllegroTrans : Doesn't really help in this context
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disagree Susan Starling : Agree with AllegroTrans. This is nothing more than one of the main dictionary entries for "erfuellt", not what you'd say in this context.
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Reference:

Already in the glossary

Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree AllegroTrans
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Reference:

We need to know what the other options besides "erfuellt" are to decide this.

If this indeed refers to a pass/fail system then I'd agree that "erfuellt" would be "pass", but we don't know that - at least not based on the context provided. Failing more context I think you'd have to go with a more literal "requirements met" or similar. But what are the other options given for designating grades? If it's just "erfuellt"/"nicht erfuellt" then sure, "pass/fail" is what you'd want.
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