diplômé avec mention
Graduated with distinction in French is diplômé avec mention, said of someone who completed a degree with high academic honors.
diplômé avec mention is commonly used in France and some other French-speaking countries to say someone graduated with honors.
What does it mean word for word?
diplômé means graduated, avec means with and mention is the honor or grade of distinction.
Which one should you use?
avec mention is the general way to say with distinction. In the French grading system, mention très bien is the specific top honor.
How does it change in a sentence?
diplômé agrees with the person who graduated. Use diplômée avec mention for a woman and diplômés avec mention for several graduates.
When do people say it?
On a CV or in formal academic writing, it is more common to use the verb meaning to obtain, as in obtenu son diplôme avec mention, rather than the adjective diplômé.
Did you know?
- The word avec evolved from a Latin phrase meaning 'near this', specifically apud hŏque, to replace the older Latin word cum for 'with'.
- In France, the phrasing for academic honors can vary by degree, and some prestigious grandes écoles use different terminology entirely to signal distinction than a standard university.
- While mention is standard now, older French academic records might use different terms for honors that reflect the Napoleonic era's reorganization of education.
Examples in context
- Je suis très fier/fière de vous annoncer que je suis diplômé(e) avec mention .I am very proud to announce that I graduated with honors.
- Il est diplômé avec mention de l'université.He graduated with distinction from the university.
Example conversation
Manon and Gabriel are talking about their college results.
- ManonAs-tu reçu tes résultats, Gabriel ?Did you get your results, Gabriel?
- GabrielOui, je suis diplômé avec mention !Yes, I graduated with distinction!
- ManonC'est fantastique, félicitations !That's fantastic, congratulations!
- GabrielMerci beaucoup, Manon.Thank you very much, Manon.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries avec, mention, CC BY-SA 4.0.
