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Easy to do business with

French translation: de commerce facile


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English term or phrase:Easy to do business with
French translation:de commerce facile
Entered by: Robert Morin
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00:38 Apr 26, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Marketing / Market Research
English term or phrase: Easy to do business with
A marketing slogan for a lift truck manufacturer. Merci !
Guylaine Ingram
de commerce facile
Explanation:
Je crois que c'est un heureux équivalent ;)

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Note added at 12 hrs 59 mins (2005-04-26 13:38:04 GMT)
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ou d\'un commerce agréable
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Robert Morin
Local time: 02:32
Grading comment
Oui, ça me plait ! Merci. Un slogan simple et pourtant pas facile à traduire ! Merci à tous :)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3de commerce facile
Robert Morin
4 +1facilitez-vous la vie
Yves Cromphaut
3Un partenaire qui vous enlève le poids des épaulesxxxCMJ_Trans
3avec qui faire d/s/les affaires
Marco Borrelli
3C'est facile chez nous!A-C Robertson
3Avec [elle] il est facile de traiter une affaireProtradit


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
easy to do business with
Avec [elle] il est facile de traiter une affaire


Explanation:
It depends on what noun want to refer to

Protradit
Local time: 23:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
easy to do business with
C'est facile chez nous!


Explanation:
Just a suggestion...everything else I thought of sounds stilted.

A-C Robertson
Local time: 23:32
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
easy to do business with
avec qui faire d/s/les affaires


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Marco Borrelli
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:32
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
easy to do business with
facilitez-vous la vie


Explanation:
un peu plus éloigné de la traduction littérale, mais peut-être un peu plus slogan marketing?

Yves Cromphaut
Local time: 08:32
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Conor McAuley
3 hrs
  -> Merci
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Un partenaire qui vous enlève le poids des épaules


Explanation:
qui vous facilite la tâche

Votre fardeau sera le nôtre

Je sens le truc mais cela ne vient pas tout à fait

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 08:32
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
easy to do business with
de commerce facile


Explanation:
Je crois que c'est un heureux équivalent ;)

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Note added at 12 hrs 59 mins (2005-04-26 13:38:04 GMT)
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ou d\'un commerce agréable

Robert Morin
Local time: 02:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Oui, ça me plait ! Merci. Un slogan simple et pourtant pas facile à traduire ! Merci à tous :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav: Excellent !
3 hrs
  -> Merci!

agree  Carole Paquis: mon préféré...
5 hrs
  -> Merci!

agree  Florence B: J'aime bien aussi, mais je dirais plutôt "D'un commerce facile" pour un slogan ?
7 hrs
  -> Merci !
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