Italian word
scrutinio
end-of-term grade meeting (where teachers decide final grades and promotions/failures)
Looks like
scrutiny
close and critical examination/observation
⚠️ The trap
In Italian schools, 'scrutinio' is the formal teacher meeting at the end of a term to assign final grades and decide who passes or fails. English 'scrutiny' just means careful examination — it has no specific school-meeting meaning.
To say "close and critical examination/observation" in Italian:
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"scrutinio" in English means:
end-of-term grade meeting (where teachers decide final grades and promotions/failures)
Example
"Dopo lo scrutinio, i voti vengono pubblicati online."
"After the grade meeting, the marks are published online."
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