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216 months ago

C. Weberpals (a guest user) asked this question:

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216 months ago

   wrote:

civil service exam

My comment:

102,000 google hits for civil service exam. This is what we call tests for federal jobs in the USA. I'm not sure what the UK or Aussie term may be.

216 months ago

Rupert Kindermann   wrote:

Swiss Examination

My comment:

I would (intentionally) simplifly the translation. Eidgenössisch really means something to the German speaking area (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) but when it comes to English the picture (to them) becomes more general, broader (i.e. being precise will be LESS understood - which is my point).

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216 months ago

Rupert Kindermann   wrote:

You also had a question on FACHAUSWEIS ... Whenever I clicked on it I landed on this page ... therefore the comment here: in Leo you will find this term (specifically for Switzerland). Here's the link: http://dict.leo.org/forum/viewUnsolvedquery.php?idThread=289519&idForum=1&lp=ende&lang=de

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216 months ago

Charles Warcup   wrote:

'eidgenössische Prüfung' for surveyors

My comment:

... then I would add a verbose translation in brackets, e.g.
'eidgenössische Prüfung' for surveyors (examination for surveyors at national level).

216 months ago

TecTrans Martin   wrote:

Swiss federal examination