🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zeugnis

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsoyg-nis

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Report Card/rɪˈpɔːrt kɑːrd/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Schüler warten auf ihr Zeugnis am Ende des Semesters."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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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