Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bases acquises
English translation:
(Reference to "foundation"/breaking into a market) With our successful entry into promising new markets,
Added to glossary by
Helen D. Elliot (X)
Sep 24, 2001 16:08
22 yrs ago
French term
United States
bases acquises
French to English
Bus/Financial
This is an annual report for a publishing company - heralding their entry into new markets in new countries.
Really the whole sentence is giving me a headache:
"A partir des bases acquises sur les bassins linguistiques porteurs..."
Thanks.
Really the whole sentence is giving me a headache:
"A partir des bases acquises sur les bassins linguistiques porteurs..."
Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | With our successful entry into promising new linguistic markets, |
Helen D. Elliot (X)
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| 5 | acquiered basics |
elacombe
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| 5 | acquired basics |
Corinne Bono
|
| 4 | established foundation(s) |
Theodore Quester
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Proposed translations
+1
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With our successful entry into promising new linguistic markets,
First of all, they are mixing metaphors. Their "foundation" (on land) and their linguistic waters (as Corrine suggested) or "pool" -- unless the "pool" has something to do with a "pooling of language resources?" I'd stick to plain English, as you did in your query.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Now why didn't I think of that? ;^)
Thanks much."
2 mins
acquiered basics
Hope it helps!
28 mins
Corinne Bono
France
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acquired basics
hello again,
Your problem is with having to many words likely to be translated by "based" and the likes, so may I suggest this (if my head still functions correctly, which would have to be a miracle):
"Stepping on the acquired basics of the promising linguistic waters..."
Having said this, I would do better after a long night's sleep as I surely need some, so if you are still stuck in the morning (CET time zone), send me a mail and I'll see what I can do as I do not know the rest of your embroided sentence.
Byeeee
Corinne
Your problem is with having to many words likely to be translated by "based" and the likes, so may I suggest this (if my head still functions correctly, which would have to be a miracle):
"Stepping on the acquired basics of the promising linguistic waters..."
Having said this, I would do better after a long night's sleep as I surely need some, so if you are still stuck in the morning (CET time zone), send me a mail and I'll see what I can do as I do not know the rest of your embroided sentence.
Byeeee
Corinne
1 hr
Theodore Quester
United States
United States
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United States
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Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English
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established foundation(s)
From the established foundations supported by the linguistic pools...
or something
Good luck. Need more (all) of the sentence to make something that hangs together. (You can add the rest of it, if you like.)
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