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155 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

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155 months ago

   wrote:

special consideration/leniency

My comment:

Larousse gives these expamples: faire appel à l'indulgnece du jury; l'indulgence de la loi pour ce genre de délit: ref: http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/indulgence/42723

155 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

special consideration/leniency

My comment:

Larousse gives these expamples: faire appel à l'indulgnece du jury; l'indulgence de la loi pour ce genre de délit: ref: http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/indulgence/42723

155 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

On condition or with provision

155 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

with mercy

155 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

with special provision

My comment:

exploring possibilities...

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155 months ago

mariejo   wrote:

with indulgence

My comment:

you can find it by searching on the Internet.

My references:

cf : Linguee !!!

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

155 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Seriously? What does that mean in English, on an academic transcript?

155 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

I don't think we're dealing with young children who are looking for favors from adults, in this case, are we?

155 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

having made allowances/an allowance [for....?]

My comment:

technically it means 'leniently' but it appears that something else has been taken into consideration here. Unlikely that the examiners would simply have been feeling kind!

Maybe special circumstances?

155 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

with allowances/with an allowance

My references:

Collins Robert French/English Unabridged Dictionary

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

155 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Yes, probably

155 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

"with allowances allowed by the committee"

155 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Or perhaps, better yet, "with allowances made by the committee".

155 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Or "with allowances granted by the committee".