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LAUREAT DE L'UNIVERSITE

English translation: distinguished scholar


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French term or phrase:LAUREAT DE L\'UNIVERSITE
English translation:distinguished scholar
Entered by: DD9
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17:19 Dec 20, 2011
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Medical - Certificates, Diplomas, Licenses, CVs / Allergology
French term or phrase: LAUREAT DE L'UNIVERSITE
Hello!

This is taken from an allergist's CV in the University Qualifications - Specialisations section and I would appreciate some help with translating it:

Titres Annee Universite
DIPLOME ALLERGOLOGIE 19XX Toulouse
LAUREAT DE L'UNIVERSITE 1979 Toulouse

Merci d'avance!
DD9
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:33
distinguished scholar
Explanation:
But I would put the English term in brackets, after the French term:

Lauréat de l'Université [distinguished scholar]
Selected response from:

cc in nyc
Local time: 03:33
Grading comment
Thankyou!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1distinguished scholarcc in nyc
4 -1University Graduate
NancyLynn


Discussion entries: 4





  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
University Graduate


Explanation:
Graduate of the University of Toulouse.

Extrapolated from Termium, which says:

1. Subject Field(s)

* Various Proper Names


Domaine(s)

* Appellations diverses



Ontario Scholar Source, fiche 1, Ontario Scholar
CORRECT


Lauréat du Mérite scolaire de l'Ontario Source, fiche 1, Lauréat du Mérite scolaire de l'Ontario
CORRECT




OBS – Ministry of Education Source, fiche 1, Observation 1 - Ontario Scholar


OBS – ministère de l'Éducation Source, fiche 1, Observation 1 - Lauréat du Mérite scolaire de l'Ontario

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-12-20 19:46:06 GMT)
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Certainly you may put Graduated with distinction, but then you'd have to identify the distinction. In these cases I would ask the individual what the distinction was.

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: NO. This is a distinction of some kind and it's essential to translate it
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
distinguished scholar


Explanation:
But I would put the English term in brackets, after the French term:

Lauréat de l'Université [distinguished scholar]

cc in nyc
Local time: 03:33
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
Grading comment
Thankyou!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: A good solution
53 mins
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