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volontariat

English translation: volunteering

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French term or phrase:volontariat
English translation:volunteering
Entered by: EirTranslations

21:33 Feb 19, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
French term or phrase: volontariat
For banking awards, pls see below thanks, not quite sure volunteerism fits the context re the employees of a bank pls see below thanks

Ces deux initiatives illustrent la stratégie de mécénat de l’entreprise qui vise à associer davantage les collaborateurs du Groupe à son action.
Organisés à l’occasion des 150 ans de xxx, ces événements internes et fédérateurs, se basant sur le volontariat et la solidarité, et le succès qu’ils ont remporté ont indéniablement renforcé la fierté d’appartenance des collaborateurs, tout en illustrant l’esprit d’équipe qui anime la Banque.
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 17:19
volunteering
Explanation:
Again, try to simplify: volunteer activity can simply be called "volunteering." (And, as a rule of thumb, English would prefer to use a verb-related form, rather than a noun-related one.)

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Note added at 16 mins (2015-02-19 21:49:26 GMT)
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One more possibility, although more "nominal" and less "verbal": volunteer work.
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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 12:19
Grading comment
thx
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6volunteering
Yolanda Broad
4contributions of time and effort
B D Finch


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
volunteering


Explanation:
Again, try to simplify: volunteer activity can simply be called "volunteering." (And, as a rule of thumb, English would prefer to use a verb-related form, rather than a noun-related one.)

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Note added at 16 mins (2015-02-19 21:49:26 GMT)
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One more possibility, although more "nominal" and less "verbal": volunteer work.

Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 12:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
thx

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Or, depending on how the rest of the sentence is phrased, focus on the people doing it, thus "volunteers". Perhaps even "on a volunteer basis"?
1 hr
  -> I like "on a volunteer basis." Thanks.
agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Evgeny Artemov (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Carlos Segura
3 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  mimi 254
9 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
11 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
contributions of time and effort


Explanation:
www.nsg.com › Home › Sustainability › Employees
We also involve our staff in providing a lead in developing our relationships ... by staff or allowing staff time to make personal contributions of time and effort in ...

https://rainbowcentrebarnet.wordpress.com/author/adminbcp/
... from the Rainbow centre and the amazing contributions of time and effort that .... this year, led by an enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and volunteers.



B D Finch
France
Local time: 18:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 146
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