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Elternsprechtag

parents' evening, parent-teacher conference day

noun EL-tern-shprekh-tahk Rare
People & Society Education

Usage Note

Elternsprechtag is a scheduled day (or evening) when parents can meet teachers individually to discuss their child's progress. It happens once or twice a year; parents book 5–10 minute slots with each subject teacher.

Examples

"Beim Elternsprechtag erfuhren die Eltern, dass ihre Tochter in Mathematik aufgeholt hatte."

Natural Translation

At the parent-teacher conference, the parents learned that their daughter had caught up in mathematics.

Literal Translation

At the parents'-conversation-day the parents learned that their daughter in mathematics had caught-up.

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