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avec grande distinction

English translation: magna cum laude


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French term or phrase:avec grande distinction
English translation:magna cum laude
Entered by: patfie
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21:06 May 27, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
French term or phrase: avec grande distinction
Attendu qu'il a subi avec distinction la première épreuve et avec grande distinction la deuxième épreuve du grade de Candidat en Sciences Médicales...
patfie
Local time: 03:37
magna cum laude
Explanation:
cum laude - with distinction
magna cum laude - with high (or great) distinction
summa cum laude - with the highest distinction

In America we use the Latin
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Jeffrey Lewis
United States
Local time: 03:37
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Thanks for the precision!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6cum laude or cum magna laude or with honors
Drmanu49
4 +2high honors / summaxxxsarahl
5magna cum laude
Jeffrey Lewis
3 +2with great distinction / with high distinctionPB Trans
4 +1pass with distinction/Suma cum Laude.xxxmuitoprazer


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pass with distinction/Suma cum Laude.


Explanation:
the latin used at oxbridge unis in uk.((summit with praise).

xxxmuitoprazer
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Cervin
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
with great distinction / with high distinction


Explanation:
For Canada: with great distinction
HEC Montréal - "With Great Distinction" citation***WITH GREAT DISTINCTION*** appears below the list of courses of the terms concerned. "With great distinction"... a seal of quality ...
www.hec.ca/en/registraire/ results/great-distinction.html - 7k - 26 May 2006 - Cached - Similar pages


News and Events: U of S Honours Outstanding Graduates... Saskatoon, Bachelor of Arts Three-Year (with Great Distinction) - Law Society ... Saskatoon, Doctor of Dental Medicine, (with Great Distinction) (4 Year ...
www.usask.ca/events/news/articles/20030528-1.html

For US: with high distinction
1995-96 WPI Undergraduate Catalog
Academic Procedures, Policies, and Registration. GRADES. Distribution Of Grades. Academic grades may be released legally to the parents of dependent students. ... Graduation With High Distinction. An A or DIST grade on any four of the following ...
www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Catalogs/Ugrad/1996/sect4.html
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Local Student Among Top Graduates Of UI College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences
... of Waterloo West High School, graduated with high distinction from the University of Iowa College ... of Mundelein High School, graduated with high distinction from the University of ...
itsnt166.iowa.uiowa.edu/uns-archives/2005/may/051805clas-top-grads.html


    Reference: http://www.auburn.edu/academic/liberal_arts/english/ug/disti...
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agree  Adam Deutsch: I agree. For Canada, anyhow. Graduating "with distinction" or "with high distinction" were two levels at my university.
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  -> thanks, that's what it says on my University diploma.

agree  Dr Sue Levy: yes in Australia too (in my time at least) distinction and high distinction
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
high honors / summa


Explanation:
another option. Ivy League schools in the US have 4 levels: magna, magna cum laude, summa, summa cum laude.

xxxsarahl
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agree  gad: good point
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agree  Kim Hooper
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
cum laude or cum magna laude or with honors


Explanation:
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Note added at 11 hrs (2006-05-28 08:39:35 GMT)
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Better "magna cum laude" as indicated by Jennifer and GAD.

Drmanu49
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans
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agree  LBMas: high honors or magna cum laude (in US anyway)
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agree  Jennifer Gal: agree. It's probably obvious, but "cum laude = "avec distinction", "magna cum laude" = "avec grande distinction"
57 mins
  -> Yes, the firs and the second test Jennifer. Thank you

agree  kobay
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  -> Thank you Terry

agree  Brigitte Albert
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  -> Thank you Brigitte

agree  gad: yes, except the second one is magna cum laude, not cum magna laude, right?:)
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  -> Thank you, you are quite right for the word order.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
magna cum laude


Explanation:
cum laude - with distinction
magna cum laude - with high (or great) distinction
summa cum laude - with the highest distinction

In America we use the Latin

Jeffrey Lewis
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