Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
First
French translation:
major
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2014-03-23 00:54:25 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Mar 19, 2014 07:36
10 yrs ago
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English term
First
English to French
Other
History
German education in the year 1912
The whole sentence being: "...the First in engineering from Freiburg University" (describing a person).
A line in a movie within the context of 1912 Germany. This sounds like a grade but I'm not sure on how this would translate well in French.
A line in a movie within the context of 1912 Germany. This sounds like a grade but I'm not sure on how this would translate well in French.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +2 | major |
schevallier
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| 4 +2 | Mention Très bien |
Nathalie Reis
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| 4 | premier de sa promotion |
Francis Marche
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
schevallier
Native in French
Specializes in field
Try me!
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
major
Education
Premier d’une promotion.
Premier d’une promotion.
Example sentence:
"Il est sorti <b>major</b> de Polytechnique."
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Marche
12 hrs
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Merci Francis :)
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| agree |
Antoine Dequidt
2 days 3 hrs
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Merci Antoine :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ca me semble fonctionner le mieux, en plus d'être concis. Merci."
+2
6 mins
Mention Très bien
C'est l'équivalent.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
9 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
pettiefleur
27 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
Gleyse
1 hr
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Merci
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| disagree |
Francis Marche
: Non. La mention très bien (first class honours, etc.) c'est autre chose. Ca ne peut qualifier une personne.
14 hrs
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14 hrs
Francis Marche
France
France
Native in English
&
French
France
36 years experience on 4 continents
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
premier de sa promotion
Je crois que c'est comme ça qu'on dit en français, non ?
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Note added at 14 hrs (2014-03-19 22:19:51 GMT)
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Réponse proposée avant d'avoir lu les notes de schevallier ci-dessus.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2014-03-19 22:19:51 GMT)
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Réponse proposée avant d'avoir lu les notes de schevallier ci-dessus.
Discussion
"Here he is, the First in engineering from Freiburg University".
I was also torn between "Major de promo", "Premier" and else, but was wary the German education system would have a specific term for this.
Mention Très Bien ne décrit pas une personne