two Es at A level

[diait]

Hi all,
I am translating Jonathan Coe's article about writer Martin Amis' attack on Corbyn.

He writes:
In his recent, rather surprising ad hominem attack on Jeremy Corbyn, Martin Amis ranged a number of charges against the current Labour leader. Among them were his lack of education (two Es at A level!), his evident lack of “the slightest grasp of the national character” and his allegiance to the “encysted dogmas” of the old left.

Dou you think I might translate it "due insufficienze all'ultimo anno di liceo"?
Thank you so much, everybody!
Diana

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[johngiovanni]

The E was the lowest pass grade, so would that be "due sufficienze"?

 

[diait]

As our school grades differ, I opted for "insufficienza", which would be "a grade that does not allow you to pass an exam".

 

[johngiovanni]

But he didn't take exams in Italy and he did pass - just! So "insufficienza" would seem incorrect.

 

[alfaalfa]

Le E sarebbe un 6--. Appena appena sufficiente.

 

[diait]

Thank you, both, alfaalfa and johngiovanni.
Maybe I'll go for "Due brutti voti al liceo", then.
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[Pietruzzo]

Thank you, both, alfaalfa and johngiovanni.
Maybe I'll go for "Due brutti voti al liceo", then.
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I'd rather say "un diploma preso con appena la sufficienza"; unless you want to explain to your Italian readers that Alevel is split into two years, what Alevel is etc

 

[Einstein]

Mi sembra la soluzione migliore.

 

[diait]

Thank you so much, Pietruzzo. You're right.
Si tratta di una frase da semplificare, infatti. E la tua soluzione è ottima.
Grazie ancora a tutti
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