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free le fait

English translation: Free does it

17:48 Jun 13, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Internet, e-Commerce / Online employee satisfaction survey
French term or phrase: free le fait
This is the last of my questions on 30 pages of ISP employee satisfaction responses. I know this is a Franglish play on an idiomatic phrase, but I have struggled with how to make it work here:

Nous sous exploitons nos capacités... offrons de l'espace, des noms de domaines, des choses simple à mettre en oeuvre qui ne demandent pas des années de dev... ***free le fait*** mais mal... nous savons le faire bien...

All thoughts are welcomed - MTIA : )
Elizabeth Lyons
United States
Local time: 13:52
English translation:Free does it
Explanation:
Free is an ISP.
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David Goward
France
Local time: 22:52
Grading comment
Thank you both David and Rob - I knew nothing about this telephony company! I chose the US version, though the UK is also quite appropriate. Thank you all so much (agreers too).
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3Free does it
David Goward
4 +3Free are doing it
Rob Grayson


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Free does it


Explanation:
Free is an ISP.

David Goward
France
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you both David and Rob - I knew nothing about this telephony company! I chose the US version, though the UK is also quite appropriate. Thank you all so much (agreers too).

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony.
agree  Sophie Raimondo
15 mins
  -> Thanks, Sophieanne.
agree  Conor McAuley: ...but badly / oops I see how that reads now, sorry, yes indeed I was continuing the translation...plus a lot people in France have a wee horror story to tell about Free (not me, fortunately)
36 mins
  -> Thanks, Conor. Are you continuing the translation or stating your opinion... or both?
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Free are doing it


Explanation:
"Free" is the name of one of the leading new internet and telephony service providers in France, so I'm 99% sure this is what this is referring to here.

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Then add my 1% to make it the round 100, Rob! Of course...
11 mins
  -> Thank you, Tony
agree  Conor McAuley: 0 / and I agree with your reply to Andrew. Also as the text is "informal" (perhaps a transcription?) you're allowed more leeway than usual
36 mins
  -> Thanks, Conor - my thoughts exactly - this is what the "man in the street" in the UK would tend to say
disagree  Andrew Levine: You wouldn't say in English that a company "are" doing something, the plural makes no sense. e.g. "Microsoft makes software" not "Microsoft make software."
58 mins
  -> Sorry Andrew, I disagree - although the grammar is technically wrong, this is very current in everyday usage in the UK.
agree  Lidija Lazic
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lidija
agree  celandine: the singular/plural choice depends on whether you are in the UK or the US (not sure about Australia et al) and if UK (where both are possible) it depends what you want to emphasize
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, celandine
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