French term
se donner les moyens de ses ambitions
a common phrase... what's the best equivalent? Many thanks
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Proposed translations
Totally reliable, top quality
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
found the means to realise its ambitions
| thanks... still thinking... I have"pulled out all the stops" so far |
puts its money where its mouth was
| thanks... still thinking... I have"pulled out all the stops" so far |
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Expialidocio (X)
: Good solution.
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polyglot45
: this expression has rather vulgar overtones (to say the least!) and is out of place/register here - look up the origins of the phrase - you may be surprised
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Meticulous attention to detail
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English
put his/her/its ideals into practice
walk the talk
is matching its words with action
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-05-20 07:26:43 GMT)
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assembled the tools needed to succeed
'means' in place of 'tools' perhaps
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
marshall the necessary resources
is going all out to achieve this
XX's target is to.....and it is putting everything it has into the challenge
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-05-20 07:55:16 GMT)
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or you could say - hasn't skimped on resources
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Marta Scott
: I like these solutions: something to fit most contexts I think
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accuratewords
: I also like many of these solutions; also, what do you think of: to find the means to his/her/its ends?
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