Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
aprobado con distinción máxima
English translation:
awarded a pass with maximum distinction (summa cum laude)
Spanish term
Chile
40 Years Business, Legal, Certificates
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English
aprobado con distinción máxima
My translation is for Canada. Should I use "honors" here, or will a literal translation be all right?
TIA!
Feb 3, 2009 18:14: Miguel Armentia changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
passed with distinction / awarded a pass with distinction
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Or Suma Cum Laude, for Canada :)
United States
AUTOMOTIVE -MEDICAL -CONTRACTS -OIL&GAS
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English, and 9 more.
approved with the highest hono(u)rs
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MariCarmen Pizarro
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Gracias MariCarmen!
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Aoife Kennedy
: Not in this case, the term is passed rather than approved - as in "to pass one's exams". Sorry Cesar :)
22 mins
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Thank you for your comment, Aoife! Saludos!
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Spain
Legal/business/engineering expertise.
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
passed with first class honours
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_undergraduate_degree_cl...
MA with first class honours in philosophy
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kathryn davies
10 mins
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Aoife Kennedy
: Hi James. In the old system, yes, but now in the UK Distinction and Merit are used - at least at the University of Surrey :)
19 mins
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United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
awarded summa cum laude
| ¡Gracias, David! Pedí instrucciones a la Embajada y me dijeron que usara "with maximum distinction (summa cum laude)". |
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Aoife Kennedy
: Hi David, I've just realised that the context applies to Canada, so you're bang on the money :)
9 mins
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Michael Kincaid
: Not entirely sure about Canada but this is what I would do for the US as well
29 mins
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United States
Education specialist/Teaching background
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
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