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make a statement to

French translation: se positionner face (à la communauté)

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English term or phrase:make a statement to
French translation:se positionner face (à la communauté)
Entered by: Nathalie Reis

16:04 Dec 23, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general)
English term or phrase: make a statement to
Your company has been rolling out new branding as part of a new marketing strategy.
It's now your turn to adopt the strategy in your 22 locations.
The cost of taking on this project will freeze your planned expansion for a year.
You need to decide whether it is better to have a bigger advertising presence or bigger geographical presence in your market.
Take on the marketing changes to make a statement to the community.

In fact I don't understand the meaning of the sentence very well.
Nathalie Reis
Local time: 19:54
se positionner face (à la communauté)
Explanation:
to make a statement c'est plus que faire une déclaration c'est se positionner, s'affirmer, mettre les choses au clair, s'engager....
enfin c'est mon avis...
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patrickfor
France
Local time: 20:54
Grading comment
Merci!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4se positionner face (à la communauté)
patrickfor
4 +1(pour) clarifier vos choix (ou votre stratégie) vis à vis de
Savvas SEIMANIDIS
4affermir votre présence
HERBET Abel
3faire une déclaration à
AllegroTrans
2faire sensation
Alexandre Tissot
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Discussion entries: 5





  

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faire sensation


Explanation:
Une idée...

Alexandre Tissot
Local time: 20:54
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affermir votre présence


Explanation:
je pense

HERBET Abel
Local time: 20:54
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: do you mean "affirmer" ??
1 hr
  -> Ils sont déjà présents donc le plan mark. doit affirmer qu'ils le sont encore auprés de leur communauté
neutral  patrickfor: oui affirmer pas affermir (faute de frappe ?)
5 hrs
  -> pourquoi pas, merci
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faire une déclaration à


Explanation:
[...] speech, or others, the university has to step in at the highest level and make a clear statement to the community so that everyone understands the values, and so that the new members [...]
cpcca.ca

[...] parole ou d'autres aspects, les hautes instances de l'établissement doivent réagir et faire une déclaration claire à la communauté pour que tous comprennent les valeurs et que les nouveaux membres de l'université, [...]
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
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neutral  patrickfor: oui, je suis d'accord sur le sens, mais ce ne me semble pas assez fort.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
se positionner face (à la communauté)


Explanation:
to make a statement c'est plus que faire une déclaration c'est se positionner, s'affirmer, mettre les choses au clair, s'engager....
enfin c'est mon avis...

patrickfor
France
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Savvas SEIMANIDIS: Je crois qu'en effet, c'est plus proche de la connotation de la locution "to make a statement" dans ce cas, car la direction a défini les deux options possibles et demande à ses équipes de clarifier leur choix
29 mins
agree  Isabelle Cluzel
8 hrs
agree  Elmachich: "Profitez de ... pour vous positionner vis-à-vis de la communauté".
1 day 13 hrs
agree  e_marisa
2 days 12 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(pour) clarifier vos choix (ou votre stratégie) vis à vis de


Explanation:
- ou "afin de mettre en évidence vos choix vis à vis (de la communauté)

- Il me semble que, dans ce contexte, la connotation de l'expression "to make a statement", dépasse l'envergure d'une simple déclaration et se rapproche de celle des locutions françaises "clarifier; mettre en avant; mettre en évidence".

Savvas SEIMANIDIS
France
Local time: 20:54
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PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 89
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