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être à l'image de

English translation: wishes to reflect both its clients and society.

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French term or phrase:être à l'image de
English translation:wishes to reflect both its clients and society.
Entered by: jeangroleau

07:06 Jul 29, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: être à l'image de
[XXX] souhaite refléter la société qui l’entoure et être à l’image de ses clients.
jeangroleau
wishes to reflect both its clients and society.
Explanation:
In English I would combine both society and the clients under "reflect"; other wise it gets a little cumbersome with "in the image of"

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-07-29 07:34:27 GMT)
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otherwise
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emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 03:17
Grading comment
Thanks emiledgar, and everyone else. rkillings, I like your explanation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5XXX aims to be a reflection of today's society and in tune with its clients
Emma Paulay
4 +3wishes to reflect both its clients and society.
emiledgar
4represent
Fiorsam
4look like its customers
rkillings
4is what customers want
MatthewLaSon


Discussion entries: 4





  

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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wishes to reflect both its clients and society.


Explanation:
In English I would combine both society and the clients under "reflect"; other wise it gets a little cumbersome with "in the image of"

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-07-29 07:34:27 GMT)
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otherwise

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 03:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 125
Grading comment
Thanks emiledgar, and everyone else. rkillings, I like your explanation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  pstanton
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Dr Lofthouse
9 hrs
  -> Merci.
agree  Nektaria Notaridou
14 days
  -> Thank you.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
represent


Explanation:
Wishes to reflect the surrounding society and to represent its clientele.

But some context would help.

Fiorsam
United States
Local time: 21:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Italian
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
XXX aims to be a reflection of today's society and in tune with its clients


Explanation:
Be creative!

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 03:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne-Marie Grant (X): This makes some sense of a question that really needs to be placed in better context
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anne-Marie.
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman: Nice and makes sense.
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sangro.
agree  George C.
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, solarstone.
agree  writeaway: in tune with is a good solution since this is clearly a marketing context. makes it sound less 'translated'.
23 hrs
  -> Thanks, writeaway.
agree  Suzanne Deliscar
5 days
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
look like its customers


Explanation:
As in, "does [Congress/the Supreme Court/Obama's cabinet/…] look like America?" :-)

rkillings
United States
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 9
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is what customers want


Explanation:
Hello,

They mean, I believe, "être à l'image des goûts des clients" (to be a reflection of what customers want)

I hope this helps.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2009-07-29 15:27:05 GMT)
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It doesn't sounds as pretty as the French, but that's how we'd say it in English, imho.

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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2009-07-30 15:41:11 GMT)
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I'd maybe word it this way: XXX strives to be a reflection of society and what its customers want.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 21:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 145
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