Level 3Experienced
Grades and ring words in six languages
The answer
Excellent is Vorzüglich in Germany and Eccellente in Italy. The table to keep on your phone.
FCI grades are the same everywhere; only the language changes. On the critique and the results board you will see them in the local language, sometimes in English.
The grades
| Français | English | Español | Italiano | Deutsch | Nederlands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent | Excellent | Excelente | Eccellente | Vorzüglich | Uitmuntend |
| Très bon | Very Good | Muy bueno | Molto buono | Sehr gut | Zeer goed |
| Bon | Good | Bueno | Buono | Gut | Goed |
| Assez bon | Sufficient | Suficiente | Sufficiente | Genügend | Voldoende |
| Disqualifié | Disqualified | Descalificado | Squalificato | Disqualifiziert | Gediskwalificeerd |
Words worth recognising
- Ring: ring (FR, DE, NL, IT), pista (ES).
- Dog / bitch: mâle / femelle (FR), macho / hembra (ES), maschio / femmina (IT), Rüde / Hündin (DE), reu / teef (NL).
- Best of Breed: Meilleur de race, Mejor de Raza, Migliore di Razza, Bester der Rasse, Beste van het Ras. In Scandinavia: BIR, and BIM for best of opposite sex.
- Catalogue: catalogue, catálogo, catalogo, Katalog, catalogus.
Judges often speak English with foreign exhibitors. A smile, your number clearly visible and the ring routines are enough: they are the same everywhere.