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se distingue

English translation: Distinction

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French term or phrase:	se distingue
English translation:	Distinction
Entered by:	Chris Hall

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15:36 Nov 2, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Secondary School Certificate

French term or phrase: se distingue

Dear fellow translators,

It is a summary of marks obtained by the student:

Culture Musique - Excellent
Beaux-arts - Suffisant
Education Physique - Bien
Cathéchisme - Se distingue

My attempt: "commendation" / "distinction"

Many thanks as always.

Chris Hall KudoZ activity Questions: 60 (3 open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 270 United Kingdom
Local time: 03:07

With distinction

Explanation:
Not to boast, but that's what my degree says :))
Seems to be pretty standard (it's definitely not "with honours"

Selected response from:

xxxBrunswick
Canada

Grading comment

Many thanks Brunswick. Kind regards, Chris.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +7

With distinction

xxxBrunswick

Singles himself out

desertfox

with honors

Travelin Ann

Discussion entries: 8

Answers

15 mins confidence:

with honors

Explanation:
son fils s'est distingué en musique = his son has distinguished himself ou done particularly well in music

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-11-02 15:59:20 GMT)
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Chris - almost 64 million ghits for graduation high school with honors. Granted, I used the US expression for secondary and US EN spelling of honors.

Travelin Ann
United States
Local time: 22:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

Notes to answerer

Asker: Dear Ann, The student is in secondary school education. I associate "with honours" in a University setting. Kind regards, Chris.

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

With distinction

Explanation:
Not to boast, but that's what my degree says :))
Seems to be pretty standard (it's definitely not "with honours"

xxxBrunswick
Canada
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Many thanks Brunswick. Kind regards, Chris.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Perfect answer. Just what I needed. Cheers Brunswick.

Asker: I agree with Vicky and gsloane. "Distinction" on its own is my preferred choice, but many thanks for your help. You will be receving four points upon expiry of the mandatory 24 hours. Kind regards, Chris.

8 mins confidence:

Singles himself out

Explanation:
My attempt.

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Note added at 24 mins (2009-11-02 16:01:05 GMT)
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Outstanding in indeed good. Excellent too. Exeptional comes to mind too.

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Note added at 36 mins (2009-11-02 16:13:21 GMT)
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**Exceptional**

desertfox
Israel
Local time: 05:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French,