Abitur

n; -s, -e; Qualifikation: university entry qualification; Prüfung: school-leaving exam; Brit. etwa A-levels; Zeugnis: school-leaving certificate, Am. high-school diploma; das Abitur machen (die Prüfung machen) take one’s school-leaving exam, Brit. take one’s A-levels, Am. graduate from high school; weitS. get one’s school-leaving certificate (oder Am. high-school diploma), Brit. be taking one’s A levels

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das Abitur

A-levels

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In Germany the Abitur examination is taken at the end of the Gymnasium when students are 18 or 19. It consists of written and oral tests in four core subjects. The overall mark also takes account of students' performance throughout their Kollegstufe. The Abitur is also known as the allgemeine Hochschulreife, since it is a required for acceptance onto a university course. The Austrian equivalent is the Matura, and in Switzerland it is the Maturität. See: → Gymnasium, Kollegstufe

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Abi·tur

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[abiˈtu:ɐ̯]

nt pl selten Abitur (school examination usually taken at the end of the 13th year and approximately equivalent to the British A level/American SAT exam)

das/sein \Abitur ablegen (geh) to sit the/one's Abitur

[das] \Abitur haben to have [one's] Abitur

[das] \Abitur machen to do [one's] Abitur

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das; Abiturs, Abiture Abitur (school-leaving examination at grammar school needed for entry to higher education); ≈ A levels (Brit.)

sein od. das Abitur machen — do or take one's Abitur

•• Cultural note:

Abitur

The Abitur, or Matura in Austria, is the final exam taken by pupils at a Gymnasium, usually when they are aged about 19. The final result is based on continuous assessment during the last two years before the Abitur, plus examinations in four subjects. On passing the Abitur, a Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife is issued. This certificate is the obligatory qualification for university entrance

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Abitur n; -s, -e; Qualifikation: university entry qualification; Prüfung: school-leaving exam; Br etwa A-levels; Zeugnis: school-leaving certificate, US high-school diploma;

das Abitur machen (die Prüfung machen) take one’s school-leaving exam, Br take one’s A-levels, US graduate from high school; weitS. get one’s school-leaving certificate (oder US high-school diploma), Br be taking one’s A levels

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das; Abiturs, Abiture Abitur (school-leaving examination at grammar school needed for entry to higher education); ≈ A levels (Brit.)

sein od. das Abitur machen — do or take one's Abitur

•• Cultural note:

Abitur

The Abitur, or Matura in Austria, is the final exam taken by pupils at a Gymnasium, usually when they are aged about 19. The final result is based on continuous assessment during the last two years before the Abitur, plus examinations in four subjects. On passing the Abitur, a Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife is issued. This certificate is the obligatory qualification for university entrance

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-e n.

high school leaving diploma n.