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Agir avec une voix forte

English translation: vigorously lobby

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French term or phrase:Agir avec une voix forte
English translation:vigorously lobby
Entered by: NancyLynn

01:20 Nov 9, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics
French term or phrase: Agir avec une voix forte
Agir avec une voix forte auprès des organismes politiques et gouvernementaux pour influencer la législation et tout autre décision qui aura un impact sur les entreprises du secteur sur l’utilisation, la récupération et le recyclage des matières plastiques

Is lobby strong enough?
NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 12:14
vigorously lobby
Explanation:
No, 'lobby' alone is not strong enough.

Other suggestions at this point don't fit into the sentence, which requires a verb, not a noun. When the suggested nouns are converted to verb format, the suggested adverbs don't work: "strongly lobby", "intensively lobby", "boldly act with" don't sound right. Hence my suggestion:

"Vigorously lobby political organizations and governmental bodies in order to shape/influence legislation and decision-making that will have an impact on..."
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Attorney DC Bar
Local time: 18:14
Grading comment
thanks to all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7vigorously lobby
Attorney DC Bar
3 +2intensive lobbying
Paul Cohen
3Being bold with/Acting boldly with
MatthewLaSon
3strong lobbying
Alana Quintyne


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Being bold with/Acting boldly with


Explanation:
Hello,

I think this is the meaning.

I hope it helps.

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-11-09 01:33:34 GMT)
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Being tough and unrelenting in what you believe while showing confidence.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
strong lobbying


Explanation:
strong lobbying (efforts)


    Reference: http://www.ebop.govt.nz/publications/media/060321-transit-ac...
Alana Quintyne
Local time: 12:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
vigorously lobby


Explanation:
No, 'lobby' alone is not strong enough.

Other suggestions at this point don't fit into the sentence, which requires a verb, not a noun. When the suggested nouns are converted to verb format, the suggested adverbs don't work: "strongly lobby", "intensively lobby", "boldly act with" don't sound right. Hence my suggestion:

"Vigorously lobby political organizations and governmental bodies in order to shape/influence legislation and decision-making that will have an impact on..."

Example sentence(s):
  • We will use your contribution to vigorously lobby Congress and state legislators, so donations to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence are not tax-deductible
  • The West Australian Government should vigorously lobby the Federal Government to. actively pursue, as part of its trade negotiations

    https://secure3.ctsg.com/ csgv/donation/index.asp?Item=97
    Reference: http://wa.amieu.asn.au/pages.php?recid=65
Attorney DC Bar
Local time: 18:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
thanks to all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melissa McMahon: Sounds good to me...
2 hrs
agree  Assimina Vavoula
3 hrs
agree  veratek
5 hrs
agree  AllegroTrans
10 hrs
agree  Gacela20
11 hrs
agree  jean-jacques alexandre
1 day 12 hrs
agree  MatthewLaSon: I agree with your translation, but I don't think that the word "lobbying" needs to be said, although it's clearly implied. You could say "to act boldly with" and call it quits at that.
1 day 23 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
intensive lobbying


Explanation:
You're definitely on the right track. It just needs to go one step further...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-11-09 11:54:14 GMT)
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Or should I have said "intensively lobby"? ;-)

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 15:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): that's better here in this context; btw what is it like to have that many hours of darkness at htis time? Does this affect your work {ethic}?
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ingeborg. Well, we're not exactly at the North Pole. We live about as far north as Oslo or Helsinki. When there's snow on the ground, you actually get about 6 hours of intensive sunlight during the day. My productivity is fine! ;-)
agree  AllegroTrans
12 hrs
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