Latin term
insigni cum laude
| 4 +2 | summa is 'better' |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 5 +1 | with honor |
Giusi Pasi
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| 5 +1 | with extraordinary honour |
Vicky Papaprodromou
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| 5 | with remarkable/outstanding achievement |
Joseph Brazauskas
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| 4 +1 | v.s. |
giogi
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Oct 9, 2008 22:15: Vasilisso changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (3): Vicky Papaprodromou, Spiros Doikas, Vasilisso
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Proposed translations
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
summa is 'better'
cum laude
magna cum laude
insigni cum laude
summa cum laude
so the 'summa' is a better mark than 'insigni'
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Note added at 2004-02-19 12:23:07 (GMT)
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seeing as no one else has mentioned it, \'cum laude\' means \'with distinction\', and the preceding word differentiates between the various grades
Italy
Veni, Vidi, Verti!
Native in: Italian
Works in: Italian, English to Italian, German to Italian
with honor
http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=492815&keyword=cum laude
Greece
hellenic wings in translation
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
with extraordinary honour
Summa cum laude
"With the highest honor"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.g.
The bachelor's degree cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude is awarded at graduation on the basis of the student's general performance in courses taken at Yale. At Commencement, General Honors will be awarded to no more than 30 percent of the class. The bachelor's degree will be awarded summa cum laude to no more than the top 5 percent of the graduating class; it will be awarded magna cum laude to no more than the next 10 percent of the graduating class; and it will be awarded cum laude to no more than the next 15 percent of the graduating class. Eligibility for General Honors is based on the grade point average (GPA) earned in courses taken only at Yale, with letter grades carrying the following values:
http://www.yale.edu/ycpo/ycps/chapters/chapter1d.html
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Joseph Brazauskas
: Very good.
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Thanks, Joseph!
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verbis
: depends on the continent and on the system.....
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United States
When You Want It Done Right
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: Latin to English, English to Latin, Greek (Ancient) to English, and 23 more.
with remarkable/outstanding achievement
You've got an impressive degree there.
v.s.
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Note added at 1 hr 57 mins (2004-02-18 19:38:13 GMT)
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E\' ovvio che funziona diversamente a seconda dei paesi. Di solito, però la differenza tra Insigni e summa è di mezzo punto, anche se poi non è magari quantificato ufficialmente a livello numerico. Così funziona anche da noi a Oxford e questo lo so per certo visto che insegno lì.
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Joseph Brazauskas
: I think that precise meanings depend on the academic traditions of individual countries.
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definitely yes. As the best of my knowledge,so it works in Europe (see Germany and France)
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verbis
: with giovanna
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thanks Laura
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