Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

vivre et faire vivre

English translation:

experience and enrich

Added to glossary by Susana Galilea
Jun 14, 2003 15:54
20 yrs ago
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French term

vivre et faire vivre

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial
Heading within a document (seems to be aimed at potential/new employees) describing a large company and its relations with employees, trade unions etc.
"Nos collaborateurs sont la principale richesse de notre entreprise. Nous nous donnons les moyens de dialoguer avec eux, prenons en compte leur perception et leur proposons de vivre et faire vivre notre marque.

Proposed translations

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27 mins
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experience and enrich

...we invite them to experience and enrich our brand



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... Costa Rica. We hope you will choose to come to Fairmont to further
your education and to experience and enrich our culture. Our ...
www.fscwv.edu/fsctc/esl/president.shtml - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Luc Dumont : that is the closest in spirit
1 hr
merci bien :)
agree Andre de Vries
1 hr
agree Sarah Ponting
1 hr
agree Gayle Wallimann : Very good.
3 hrs
thanks, Gayle
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for providing a succinct answer which captured the meaning so well."
7 mins

live and (make our) brand live

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context
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9 mins

Please consider this

...to devote part of their lives to instilling life into our brand.

To keep up the word play in some way in English.

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Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Claude Gouin : I like. The original text says "prenons en compte". Shouldn't it be "prenons en ligne de compte"?
9 mins
agree Alisha
40 mins
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17 mins

we offer them a life and the means to keep our brand alive.

Or: and the means to bring our brand to life. Or... maybe more later :-)
Peer comment(s):

disagree Andre de Vries : are you serious?
1 hr
Oh dear, I fear the worst! Do contact me off ProZ
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23 mins

they help the brand prosper for our company and for themselves

or
and we propose that
they make the company (brand) succeed for themselves and for us

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47 mins

be part of and impart (the values of) our brand (name)/name

same repetition, different word
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51 mins

Inspire and Be Inspired!

It's really in the oppposite order:
Vivre notre marque = Be inspired by our brand
Faire vivre notre marque = Inspire our brand!
I think it sounds better the other way around in English, though.
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56 mins

to flourish in our company and make our brand flourish

Another suggestion
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway
16 mins
agree RHELLER
59 mins
agree Teletariat
2 hrs
agree chaplin : within our company
4 hrs
agree Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen : within,yes
5 hrs
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1 hr

live our brand and make it live/flourish/prosper

Opportunity. Choice. Ownership.
... our dedication and passion for our work. We strive to live our brand:
Consider IT Done ® . Managers in the field are expected to ...
www.syntelinc.com/showpage.jsp?PageID=Culture - 43k - Cached - Similar pages

... In other words the focus shifts from what they make to how they make it. ... The behaviours
that we focussed on to ensure we live our brand are passion, creativity ...
www.cim.co.uk/mediastore/Speeches/ CIM_Annual_Lecture_-_More_Judgement_than_Luck.pdf


Pittsburgh City Paper - ONLINE
... Whatever the final result, Gongos said, it must be something various development
groups can share so “We can live our brand vision.” The challenges will be ...
www.pghcitypaper.com/archives/newsarch/ briefs/briefs03/nb020503.html - 22k - Cached - Similar pages

:::HAIR CLUB - Virtual Tour
... We will consistently live our brand through our actions and recommendations –
and demonstrate that we are professionals committed to providing the most ...
www.hairclub-dubai.com/html/profile.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages


Powerpoint 97 - View as HTML
... 2. Think like today’s girl. 3. Deliver a product that is. relevant to the girl.
4. Look and live our brand. 5. Consistently create FUN with. a purpose. ...
www.girlguides.ca/tips/welcomepp.ppt - Similar pages


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