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10 Language-to-English DictionariesReport Card
/rɪˈpɔːrt kɑːrd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A document issued by a school to a student that summarizes their academic performance and progress.
"At the end of the semester, students eagerly await their report cards to see their grades." - 2
A summary of performance or achievement in a specific area, often used metaphorically.
"The company's annual report card showed significant improvements in customer satisfaction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'report card' originated in the United States in the late 19th century, combining 'report', derived from the Latin 'reportare' meaning 'to bring back', and 'card', which comes from the Latin 'charta' meaning 'paper'. Initially, it referred to a written document summarizing a student's academic performance.
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bulletin scolaire
Transliteration: byl-tan skoh-lair
"Les élèves attendent avec impatience leur bulletin scolaire."
Zeugnis
Transliteration: tsoyg-nis
"Die Schüler warten auf ihr Zeugnis am Ende des Semesters."
pagella
Transliteration: pa-jel-la
"Gli studenti sono ansiosi di vedere la loro pagella."
boletín de calificaciones
Transliteration: bo-le-tin de ka-li-fi-ka-ciones
"Los estudiantes esperan con ansias su boletín de calificaciones."
boletim escolar
Transliteration: bo-le-tim es-ko-lar
"Os alunos aguardam ansiosos pelo boletim escolar."
रिपोर्ट कार्ड
Transliteration: report card
"छात्र अपने रिपोर्ट कार्ड का इंतजार कर रहे हैं।"
成绩单
Transliteration: chéngjì dān
"学生们期待着他们的成绩单。"
성적표
Transliteration: seongjeokpyo
"학생들은 성적표를 기다리고 있습니다."
成績表
Transliteration: seiseki-hyō
"学生たちは成績表を待っています。"
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