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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Colle

English translation:

Regular and short oral examination

Added to glossary by Jana Cole (X)
Jun 8, 2007 09:07
16 yrs ago
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French term

Colle

Non-PRO French to English Other Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs law school
Listed as an elective on a law school transcript.
Proposed translations (English)
4 -1 Regular and short oral examination
4 a common term for practice examinations
2 oral test

Discussion

Drmanu49 Jun 8, 2007:
Et si ça ne durait que 10 à 20 minutes, ça ferait plaisir aux étudiants !
Drmanu49 Jun 8, 2007:
COLLE ECRITE. Mercredi 29 septembre 2004. MC CLERVOY ...
www.essa-bdx.fr/ENC/calendrierD4Ly1.pdf
Drmanu49 Jun 8, 2007:
Désolé de contredire formellement Anne sur ce point mais il n'y a pas que les prépas. Il y a des colles écrites et orales dans d'autres disciplines.
Par exemple la médecine pour l'ECN.
Sandra Petch Jun 8, 2007:
I was curious so I checked in the Petit Robert and this is where the expression "poser une colle" originates!
Anne Diamantidis Jun 8, 2007:
if they were written there wouldn´t be any point more to call them "colles", they would be devoirs sur table... I never came across written colles ;-)
Anne Diamantidis Jun 8, 2007:
I never heard of written 4 hours long "colles" - we call them then "DS" devoir sur table. I´m still a student and that´s the point that makes the difference between colles and devoirs sur tables : colles are oral tests (well short ok maybe not everywhere)
Drmanu49 Jun 8, 2007:
Sorry to disagree, colles are neither short nor exclusively oral.
They can be written exams lasting up to 4 hours.
Anne Diamantidis Jun 8, 2007:
well...review ? No, I wouldn´t take the risk, this could let too much room for interpretation and doesn´t seem precise : "colles" really are short and individual oral tests on a regular basis. I´m afraid a single term won´t do the trick. Best regards !

Proposed translations

-1
7 mins
Selected

Regular and short oral examination

les colles - ou khôles- sont des examens oraux dont la durée varie (généralement 20 / 30 minutes) dans une matière - autrement dit, une colle par matière - et à un rythme régulier, généralement une fois par semaine, pour tester les acquis de connaissance des derniers jours dans la matière.
Cela permet d´avoir plusieurs notes et de faire en sorte que les étudiants travaillent leurs cours à un rythme régulier.
Les khôles étaient mon cauchemar quand j´étais en prépa.... ! :-)
Note from asker:
What do you think of "review" as a translation?
Peer comment(s):
disagree Drmanu49 : Sorry to disagree, colles are neither short nor exclusively oral.
1 hr
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3 mins

oral test

that's the only thing I can come with
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2 mins

a common term for practice examinations

Licence Droit (L3) : Conférence Anglais Conférences Anglais : épreuve de remplacement pour les étudiants absents à la colle. ...
fdse.unilim.fr/rss.xml - 6k -

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Note added at 8 heures (2007-06-08 17:32:48 GMT) Post-grading
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d’une note de colle (exercice écrit organisé dans les conditions de l’examen). et/ou. - d’autres notes éventuelles au choix de l’enseignant. ...
www.univ-reunion.fr/universite/composantes/droit/formations... -
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