ProZ.com global directory of translation services
The translation workplace
KudoZ home » English to French » Automotive / Cars & Trucks

building on the skills

French translation: en exploitant les qualités/atouts


GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:building on the skills
French translation:en exploitant les qualités/atouts
Entered by: Sylvie LE BRAS
Options:
- Contribute to this entry

16:05 Oct 21, 2009Login or register (free) for more options.
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: building on the skills
Class-leading power-to-weight ratios ensure the new XXX is agile yet create low levels of soil compaction, **while building on the skills** as a frugal, compact, all-rounder that is equally at ease in transport or loader work as well as in field work, and particularly in demanding PTO operations.

"tout en travaillant sur la technique/les compétences.." ?

merci car je sèche !
Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 06:06
en exploitant les qualités/atouts
Explanation:
Une idée
Selected response from:

Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 06:06
Grading comment
Merci, Stéphanie !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +3en exploitant les qualités/atouts
Stéphanie Soudais
3(tout en) reposant sur ses qualités
nathaliemagne
1 +1capitalisant les capacités
Tony M
Summary of reference entries provided
Francoise Vogel

  

Answers


15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
en exploitant les qualités/atouts


Explanation:
Une idée

Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Merci, Stéphanie !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes! Much better.
2 mins
agree  nathaliemagne
7 mins
agree  1045
5 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
capitalisant les capacités


Explanation:
Oddly enough, R+C for example does actually suggest 'bâtir sur' for just this sort of figurative usage, but personally (as a non-native speaker!) that rings decidely oddly to my ears.

To be honest, whichever way you look at it, the EN source text is pretty ghastly! Sounds like it was written by a tractor engineer rather than a copy-writer... I really don't see how a tractor can "build on" anything, let alone "skills", for goodness' sake. Perhaps 'build on the reputation (of previous models in the range)'

My suggestion above is naught but a feeble attempt to render the EN expression, or at least capture the real meaning (which I think your proposal slightly misses, unless I misunderstood) but I truly feel the best thing would be to re-write as a proper piece of FR sales copy.

Tony M
France
Local time: 06:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Philippe Etienne: J'aime bien capitaliser. capitaliser SUR les capacités/qualités de l'ancien, à savoir blah blah
1 hr
  -> Merci, Philippe ! En effet, nstincivemen, j'avais mis 'sur' au départ, puis je me suis repris... à tort !
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(tout en) reposant sur ses qualités


Explanation:
il me semble que la phrase en anglais implique une notion de "base solide", plus que de "travail"

en effet, "to build on" exprime le fait de "profiter" de quelque chose qui est déja construit, et non pas la construction en elle-même.

après, il y a sûrement une traduction plus fluide...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 23 minutes (2009-10-21 16:28:59 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

euh.. "tout en se reposant sur ses qualités" je voulais dire...
de toute façon je suis d'accord avec Stéphanie, et le verbe "exploiter" !

nathaliemagne
France
Local time: 06:06
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)
KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations

Copyright © 1999-2009 ProZ.com - All rights reserved. Privacy policy