se démarquer

English translation: to stand out

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French term or phrase:se démarquer
English translation:to stand out
Entered by: Neveen Abdallah

13:38 Jan 22, 2019
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / text on government/politics
French term or phrase: se démarquer
Après la révolution du 25 janvier, les pays du Golfe ont soutenu le peuple égyptien et n’ont pas hésité à présenter des aides et à échanger des visites. Les tensions sont apparues après l’arrivée au pouvoir des Frères musulmans. Ce soutien s’est traduit également après le 30 juin non seulement par les pays du Golfe mais par une majorité des pays arabes en allant du Machreq au Maghreb arabe, y compris la Jordanie, l’Algérie et la Libye. Les riches monarchies du Golfe ont pu se démarquer en concrétisant ce soutien en aides financières.
Neveen Abdallah
Local time: 01:26
to stand out
Explanation:
They stood out against the other countries who wanted to bring in their financial aid.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2019-01-23 08:33:55 GMT)
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Sorry for my political slip of the tongue, but those Gulf countries appear to have stood out AGAINST the other countries. :)
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M. El Kadimi
Morocco
Local time: 00:26
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3went one step further
polyglot45
3 +1to distinguish themselves
mrrafe
4to differentiate themselves
Peter Field
4Distinguish themselves
Conor Jarrett
4to stand out
M. El Kadimi


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to distinguish themselves


Explanation:
https://ludwig.guru/s/distinguish itself

mrrafe
United States
Local time: 19:26
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  philgoddard
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to differentiate themselves


Explanation:
I think 'differentiate' is more appropriate in the context.


    https://www.linguee.com/english-french/translation/differentiate+oneself+from+the+competition.html
    https://www.linguee.com/english-french/search?source=french&query=se+d%C3%A9marquer
Peter Field
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: English
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Distinguish themselves


Explanation:
It's about more than just being different; by offering financial aid, they would be doing a good deed.

Conor Jarrett
Ireland
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: English
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
went one step further


Explanation:
sounds perhaps more natural

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 227

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: A subtle suggestion that really says what is meant, without going over the top. Good translation is so often about finding the right distance. An excellent example in something so simple.
3 hrs

agree  SafeTex: unusual translation of the French term but it works here fantastically well
9 hrs

agree  Anita Planchon: I second the comments above. This works perfectly.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to stand out


Explanation:
They stood out against the other countries who wanted to bring in their financial aid.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2019-01-23 08:33:55 GMT)
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Sorry for my political slip of the tongue, but those Gulf countries appear to have stood out AGAINST the other countries. :)

M. El Kadimi
Morocco
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
Notes to answerer
Asker: i think we shoud say "stand out from the other countries"

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