Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
bestået / godkendt
English translation:
pass / satisfactory
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David Rumsey
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Danish term
Canada
Fast, friendly and flexible.
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, US) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 1 more.
bestået / godkendt
Danish to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
University grading
In a transcript from 1980, the following grades are used:
Bestået/ikke-bestået
Godkendt/ikke-godkendt
Along with the 13-point scale.
Which is the "better" grade? "Bestået" eller "godkendt"?
Is this "Satisfactory" vs. "Pass" or "Attended" vs. "Pass"?
Bestået/ikke-bestået
Godkendt/ikke-godkendt
Along with the 13-point scale.
Which is the "better" grade? "Bestået" eller "godkendt"?
Is this "Satisfactory" vs. "Pass" or "Attended" vs. "Pass"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | pass / satisfactory |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
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Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
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pass / satisfactory
pass vs. fail and - on a lower level - satisfactory vs. unsatisfactory, rather than approved and not approved/ disapproved
Example sentence:
Ved bedømmelse gives karakterer efter 13-skalaen eller bedømmelsen Bestået/Ikke bestået eller Godkendt/Ikke godkendt, jf. karakterskalabekendtgørelsen.
Pass/Fail How do I write pass and fail? “B” and “IB” (bestået/ikke bestået – for pass/fail) The assessment should be registered individually for each student. Approved/Not Approved
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Discussion
Bekendtgørelse om eksamens
Retsinformation
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