Our ideas fuel and drive these changes

French translation: Nos idées constituent le pétrole qui fait avancer ces changements

15:49 May 21, 2003
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing
English term or phrase: Our ideas fuel and drive these changes
Note de service aux employés d'un constructeur automobile. J'aimerais conserver le jeu de mots, mais "alimenter" un changement ne me semble pas très idiomatique.
NatalieD
French translation:Nos idées constituent le pétrole qui fait avancer ces changements
Explanation:
In marketing it's better to have a new creative metaphor than a cliché.
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 20:25
Grading comment
Merci! Les clichés, très peu pour moi. Merci aussi à tous ceux qui ont contribué à alimenter ma réflexion.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Nos idées constituent le pétrole qui fait avancer ces changements
William Stein
4 +2...le moteur et la direction de ...
Francis MARC
5 +1Nos idées sont le carburant et le moteur de ces changements
Jordane Boury
4 +1nos idées sont le carburant...
Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
3Nos idées génèrent et conduisent ces changements
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
nos idées sont le carburant...


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-21 16:03:10 (GMT)
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et le fil conducteur de ces changements



Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
France
Local time: 04:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1164

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone: valiant and quite successful try
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Nos idées génèrent et conduisent ces changements


Explanation:
Nos idées génèrent et conduisent ces changements

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 04:25
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 135
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...le moteur et la direction de ...


Explanation:
"moteur" garde l'idée d'alimentation du mouvement, et direction a le double sens (orientation dudit mouvement et volant auto)

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 12561

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chaplin
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agree  Jordane Boury
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Nos idées constituent le pétrole qui fait avancer ces changements


Explanation:
In marketing it's better to have a new creative metaphor than a cliché.

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 20:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 277
Grading comment
Merci! Les clichés, très peu pour moi. Merci aussi à tous ceux qui ont contribué à alimenter ma réflexion.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
1 min

agree  Geneviève von Levetzow: Je dirais même "Nos idées *marchent* au pétrole....
8 mins
  -> Ce n'est pas mal, mais ça fait penser à G.W.

agree  Sarah Lacroix
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Nos idées sont le carburant et le moteur de ces changements


Explanation:
une alternative...

Jordane Boury
France
Local time: 04:25
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 652

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone: pourquoi pas
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