Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

8th and 9th Grade levels

Swedish translation:

8:de- och 9:de-klassare

Added to glossary by Tomas Onsjö
Sep 1, 2005 18:11
18 yrs ago
English term

8th and 9th Grade levels

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Handlar om läs- och skrivsvårigheter

Average reading skills of adults in the US are between the 8th and 9th Grade level

Proposed translations

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8:de- och 9:de-klassare

Den allmänna läskunskapen bland vuxna i USA motsvarar den hos elever i åttan och nian.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Charlesp : sort of - but certainly not the level of those in 8:de- och 9:de-klassare in Sweden. They are much better at English, grammar and reading. (I am referring to the Swedish students being much better than Americans.)
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8:e och 9:e klassernas kunskapsnivå

Något liknande. Läskunskaperna befinner sig på 8:e eller 9:e klassens nivå.
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5 hrs

lägre än gymnasium nivå

After giving some thought to it, I would suggest not translating it literally, but rather to translate the meaning of it - that they can not even read at high school level.
It is meant as a criticism, a deficiency - it is not meant in a neutral way.
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