Latin A-Level
Accurate translation
What Accurate translation means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Accurate translation
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Translating a short Latin phrase from the passage accurately, checking case, tense and voice carefully rather than guessing from context.
Topics that use Accurate translation
- 2c. Content of Prose Literature (H443/03) - Group 1 - For examination in 2027, 2028 and 2029 (fifth set text cycle) (OCR A-Level)
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