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Spanish term or phrase:
puede suspender de examen
English translation:
may bar ..... from the exam
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Yvonne Becker
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puede suspender de examen
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En un certificado de inscripción de una universidad, después de la lista de materias inscritas dice:
"El profesor **puede suspender** a un alumno **de examen** al no presentar este certificado."
Entiendo que puede dejar de admitir a un alumno a un examen si no presenta el certificado que comprueba que está inscrito.
"El profesor **puede suspender** a un alumno **de examen** al no presentar este certificado."
Entiendo que puede dejar de admitir a un alumno a un examen si no presenta el certificado que comprueba que está inscrito.
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may bar ..... from the exam
The professor may bar the student from the exam if this certificate is not presented.
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Nedra Rivera Huntington
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can stop a student due to take the an exam
o can prevent a student from taking an exam if...
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may give a failing grade to the student
I would feel better if someone from Venezuela confirmed this, but in Spain "suspender" is the verb that we use to mean "to flunk" or "to fail" a test or class.
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The way I understand it, if the student doesn't present the certificate when he/she takes the exam, the teacher is at liberty to fail the student.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-22 05:19:29 GMT)
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The way I understand it, if the student doesn't present the certificate when he/she takes the exam, the teacher is at liberty to fail the student.
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Nedra Rivera Huntington
: In Spain, this would be my understanding. This, or "fail the student".
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That's the way I understand it too, but the text is from Venezuela and who knows what the person who wrote it was thinking. It could have a very different meaning. Thanks for the agree Nedra - teju:)
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can refuse to allow a student to take an exam
Another option might be "disallow/prohibt a student from taking an exam"
Suerte y saludos, Yvonne!
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All parties involved in any attempt to take the test by proxy will be **banned from taking the test** for three years from the date of the attempt. ...
www.britishcouncil.org/ taiwan-exams-bulats-special-offer-for-civil-servants-test-venue-regulations.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar
As for "bar xxx from the exam," this is fine; another (similar) option is "ban a student from taking the exam" :-)
puede suspender a un alumno de examen = can/may refuse to allow xx to (take an exam) / ban xx from (taking an exam)
Suerte y saludos, Yvonne!
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All parties involved in any attempt to take the test by proxy will be **banned from taking the test** for three years from the date of the attempt. ...
www.britishcouncil.org/ taiwan-exams-bulats-special-offer-for-civil-servants-test-venue-regulations.htm - 32k - Cached - Similar
As for "bar xxx from the exam," this is fine; another (similar) option is "ban a student from taking the exam" :-)
puede suspender a un alumno de examen = can/may refuse to allow xx to (take an exam) / ban xx from (taking an exam)
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