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[vintagedream]

Well as above.^^

[Hyperbole]

"Examen" in Swedish, specifically for the level we're at (17-19ish yeargroup).

In France the equivalent to A-levels, IB, high school etc. is called "baccalauréat", which I think is the origin of the word used in English. It's basically just a type of qualification.

[Irene]

http://www.answers.com/baccalaureate
http://en.wikipedia....i/Baccalaureate



I swear with increasing internet availability, general intelligence decreases.

[LinuxBeta]

It's more like a fancy word (of french origin) for diploma, more specifically the high school diploma.

[Kaylie]

This is quite interesting. I was unaware of what it was until now... And I've been in IB for seven years now! :/

[Ezak]

How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing.

Edited by Ezak, Nov 20, 2011 - 17:44.

[LiveBreathSleep]

Ezak, on Nov 20, 2011 - 17:44, said:

How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing.

Back-lah-rette is how I've always pronounced it.

[ninety]

Hmm, funny I should stumble upon this thread today. I was just wondering what the word meant earlier and looked it up in the Oxford dictionary:

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1 an examination intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education

They even have a separate entry for 'International Baccalaureate'.

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a set of examinations intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education in any of several countries.

I've known about the IB for at least four years and I never knew what the second word meant until today... :/

LiveBreathSleep, on Nov 27, 2011 - 11:25, said:

Ezak, on Nov 20, 2011 - 17:44, said:

How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing.

Back-lah-rette is how I've always pronounced it.

Oh? I always pronounced it as 'back-ah-law-ree-aht'.

By the way the Oxford dictionary says it's pronounced /ˌbakəˈlɔːrɪət/. Nope, can't decipher that

Edited by ninety, Dec 04, 2011 - 16:16.

[brofessional]

it means a painful two or three years of your life

[krox]

ninety, on Dec 04, 2011 - 16:15, said:

By the way the Oxford dictionary says it's pronounced /ˌbakəˈlɔːrɪət/. Nope, can't decipher that

back-ah-law-rih-aht

[crushxoxo]

I still can't spell that. I just thought it was a fancy word for bachelor (like a diploma).

[vandalism]

brofessional, on Dec 04, 2011 - 16:19, said:

it means a painful two or three years of your life

Haha, true.
& Lots of people I know who've been in the system for 5, 6 years still can't spell it. No big deal.

[sohanvs95]

google it

[Rares T. Gosman]

Something derived from the concept of graduation and class, but all I remember is that the word doesn't see much translation. Baccalaureate is pronounced almost the same in all latin and germanic languages.

[Nali]

Baccalaureate in swedish is a synonym to ''kandidatexamen''

[Sammie Backman]

Nali, on Apr 04, 2012 - 16:32, said:

Baccalaureate in swedish is a synonym to ''kandidatexamen''

Nope, it's the equivalent of "studentexamen". "Kandidatexamen" is the same as a bachelor's degree which is a university degree.

[Neuronic]

How is it supposed to be pronounced? Everybody pronounces it differently!

[citizenoftheuniverse]

Copy the dude in this video at 0:21.

[Crazy Gemini]

Ezak, on Nov 20, 2011 - 17:44, said:

How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing.

In English, baccalaureate is pronounced: (I'm going to use Swedish characters to spell it phonetically because it might make the sounds easier to understand, i always relate English words into Swedish alphabet if I'm learning pronunciations, it makes more sense to me that way) ba-ka-lå-reatt

From one swede to another, I hope that helps