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die Hochschulreife

university entrance qualification, higher education entrance qualification, A-levels

Er hat die allgemeine Hochschulreife erworben.

He has obtained the general university entrance qualification.

Für dieses Studium ist die Hochschulreife erforderlich.

The university entrance qualification is required for this course of study.

to acquire/have the university entrance qualification ((et4)) Sie hat die Hochschulreife erworben.

Synonyms: Abitur, Matura

From 'Hochschule' (university/college) + 'Reife' (maturity, ripeness). Literally 'maturity for university'.

Think of it as being 'ripe' (reif) for 'high school' (Hochschule), i.e., university.

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