Jun 16, 2004 08:54
19 yrs ago
English term

draw upon

English to French Other Government / Politics
Review and translate the terms of reference into a proposal that will draw upon the agencies expertise and experience.

Que signifie exactement ce verbe dans ce contexte?
Merci pour vos réponses à ma précédente question.

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jun 16, 2004:
J'ai opt� pour "(...) s'appuiera sur..."

Merci � tous pour vos nombreuses et utiles contributions!
RHELLER Jun 16, 2004:
Draw has so many meanings, especially in conjunction with prepositions; "to draw upon" simply means to use the resources of. You may ask for verification in the Eng-Eng pair.

Proposed translations

+3
27 mins
Selected

utiliser à bon escient / mettre à profit (ici)

(... qui mettra à profit l'expertise et l'expérience des agences...)

Non-Fiction Usage: DRAW UPON
Subject Topic Quote
Health Collaborative studies draw upon the expertise of scientists from many different disciplines. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.


Modern Translation: DRAW UPON
Language Translations for "DRAW UPON"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Spanish usar (consume, consummate, draw on, employ, expend, explode, go through, make use of, to use, turn to account, use, use up, utilize, wear, wear out), retirar dinero (draw on, draw out), retirar algo precioso, recurrir (appeal, draw on, fall back), poner a contribución (draw on), inspirarse (draw on), HACER USO (draw on), explotar (bang, blast, blow up, develop, draw on, explode, EXPLOIT, go off, go pop, go up, harness, make capital out of, mine, operate, run, set off, sweat, tap, touch off, utilize, work), BENEFICIARSE (draw on, gain, PROFIT), aprovechar (avail, benefit, draw on, embrace, exploit, harness, improve, MAKE USE OF, push, seize, take, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, TAP, turn to good account, USE, UTILIZE).

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Peer comment(s):

agree Olivier Vasseur
39 mins
Merci Olivier.
agree hodierne
1 hr
Merci hodierne.
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
7 days
Merci !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
+2
1 min

qui s'inspire de , qui est fondée sur

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Peer comment(s):

agree Michel A.
11 mins
agree Florence Bremond : fondée sur
2 hrs
neutral RHELLER : désolée, pas ici
5 hrs
neutral CHENOUMI (X) : D'accord avec Rita.
6 hrs
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+2
5 mins

qui fera appel à ....../qui puisera dans

options
Peer comment(s):

agree Ghislaine Delorme
1 hr
agree peekay
4 hrs
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+2
7 mins

utiliser / se servir des ressources des agences

HTH
Peer comment(s):

agree lien : oui
3 hrs
agree RHELLER : great
5 hrs
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+1
15 mins

mettre en valeur

dans ce contexte...
Peer comment(s):

agree gilbertlu : OUI. Dans ce contexte.
39 mins
neutral RHELLER : sorry but this is not the meaning here
5 hrs
Hmm, I disagree: if the company is putting together a bid based on their knowledge and experience, then presumably the aim is to promote those assets...?
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