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predmetová olympiáda

English translation: olympiads in various school subjects

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Slovak term or phrase:predmetová olympiáda
English translation:olympiads in various school subjects
Entered by: Tomas Foltyn

20:45 Jul 15, 2015
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Slovak term or phrase: predmetová olympiáda
From a document on the 'Akční plán pre mládež':

Úloha 3.4: Podpora prepájania programov, projektov a iniciatív v oblasti podpory podnikania mládeže.
Cieľ úlohy: Šírenie aktuálnych informácií o programoch a iniciatívach takým inštitúciám, kde existuje veľký potenciál na spoluprácu. Využitie niektorého z existujúcich portálov a aktuálnych opatrení, napr. systém *predmetových olympiád* a postupových súťaží.
Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:23
olympiads in various school subjects
Explanation:
'Knowledge contest' would probably be good for some contexts, but I think it's a tad too general. My understanding is that they specifically refer to 'olympiads' in/on pretty much any school subject, be it any of the science disciplines, the Slovak language, etc. In fact, it's a pretty big thing at many primary/elementary schools (not quite sure about secondary/high schools), and quite a few kids join at least one of the 'olympiads', obviously as long as their grades are up to snuff. After they make it through the school-level round, they can go on and qualify for city, regional, national, etc. olympiads (you get the picture). I realise that the word 'olympiad' may well look weird, yet it is used, even on countless British and U.S. websites.

http://www.usaco.org/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-17680326
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/engagement/schools/biology-olympiad-b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Olympiad
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Tomas Foltyn
Slovakia
Local time: 16:23
Grading comment
Thank you for the info. "Olympiad" is not a particularly familiar word - it wasn't part of my school experience in the UK - but I can see that it's used sometimes (perhaps originally it was associated mainly with chess).
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Summary of answers provided
4olympiads in various school subjects
Tomas Foltyn
3knowledge contest
Petr Kedzior
3academic olympics
Roni_S


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knowledge contest


Explanation:
on various school subjects

Petr Kedzior
Czech Republic
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Czech
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olympiads in various school subjects


Explanation:
'Knowledge contest' would probably be good for some contexts, but I think it's a tad too general. My understanding is that they specifically refer to 'olympiads' in/on pretty much any school subject, be it any of the science disciplines, the Slovak language, etc. In fact, it's a pretty big thing at many primary/elementary schools (not quite sure about secondary/high schools), and quite a few kids join at least one of the 'olympiads', obviously as long as their grades are up to snuff. After they make it through the school-level round, they can go on and qualify for city, regional, national, etc. olympiads (you get the picture). I realise that the word 'olympiad' may well look weird, yet it is used, even on countless British and U.S. websites.

http://www.usaco.org/
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-17680326
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/engagement/schools/biology-olympiad-b...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_Olympiad

Tomas Foltyn
Slovakia
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for the info. "Olympiad" is not a particularly familiar word - it wasn't part of my school experience in the UK - but I can see that it's used sometimes (perhaps originally it was associated mainly with chess).
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academic olympics


Explanation:
You could use something simple and straightforward like this - and according to doctor google it is an actual thing

Roni_S
Slovakia
Local time: 16:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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