Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
porter l'offre
English translation:
underpin/support/promote
Added to glossary by
suezen
Mar 23, 2007 12:26
17 yrs ago
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French term
Paige Stanton (X)
porter l'offre
French to English
Bus/Financial
Advertising / Public Relations
Sentence in a Power Point presentation:
Déterminer les compétences et modes de commercialisation requis pour porter l’offre
Déterminer les compétences et modes de commercialisation requis pour porter l’offre
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | underpin/support/promote |
suezen
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| 3 +2 | deliver (the message) |
frenchloki (X)
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| 3 +2 | needed to win the contract/client/customer |
Sylvia Smith
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| 4 +1 | To vehicle the offer |
Christiane Allen
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Proposed translations
+4
7 mins
Selected
underpin/support/promote
a few suggestions ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-23 14:50:14 GMT)
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if you look at it in this context, it's talking about simply handling the offer. that's why I think it's better to find something which remains failry general to cover all eventualities ...
Ils sont en charge de porter l’offre, de l’ouvrir à de nouveaux éditeurs et de la proposer à l’ensemble des élèves, étudiants, et enseignants des écoles, ...
www2.educnet.education.fr/sections/primaire/ressources5420/offre_numerique8538/ - 19k
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-23 14:50:14 GMT)
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if you look at it in this context, it's talking about simply handling the offer. that's why I think it's better to find something which remains failry general to cover all eventualities ...
Ils sont en charge de porter l’offre, de l’ouvrir à de nouveaux éditeurs et de la proposer à l’ensemble des élèves, étudiants, et enseignants des écoles, ...
www2.educnet.education.fr/sections/primaire/ressources5420/offre_numerique8538/ - 19k
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
cjohnstone
: support seems cleanest as a power point bit we cannot spread miles!
1 hr
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thanks catherine
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Emma Paulay
: with support
2 hrs
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thanks Emma
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Jock
: Ok for support.
9 hrs
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thanks Jock
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MatthewLaSon
: I'm not sure about "support/underpin". I like "promote the offer." That's indeed the meaning.
6 days
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thanks :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used promote in the end. Thank you!"
+2
14 mins
deliver (the message)
Depends on the context, but as it's marketing, I imagine this is what is meant?
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-03-23 12:50:23 GMT)
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as in:
http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=409
for example
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Note added at 24 mins (2007-03-23 12:50:23 GMT)
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as in:
http://www.nycvisit.com/content/index.cfm?pagePkey=409
for example
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
cjohnstone
: deliver is short enough for the powerpoint bit and though a bit familiar could fit the bill
1 hr
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thanks Catherine
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Patrice
4 hrs
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thanks Patricia.
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+2
30 mins
needed to win the contract/client/customer
Another interpretation I have seen, again, depending on the context.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
40 mins
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thank you writeaway
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| neutral |
cjohnstone
: not in a terse powerpoint would think!!! too long
56 mins
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| agree |
Swatchka
10 hrs
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thank you Swatchka
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+1
4 hrs
Christiane Allen
United States
United States
Native in French
Works in field
United States
Corporate Content Specialist
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
To vehicle the offer
I like this notion of actually moving the offer to customers.
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