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Japanese translation: 最良のパートナー

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English term or phrase:	go-to parter
Japanese translation:	最良のパートナー
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09:25 Nov 25, 2008

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English term or phrase: go-to parter

Could you let me know the meaning of "go-to parter" in the following sentence. "xxx is the go-to partner for electronics companies seeking to leverage and protect their technology and intellectual property assets with consulting and information services."

Takashi Hirakawa Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 4 (2 open) Answers: 0 Japan
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最良のパートナー

Explanation:
go-to
An adjective used to indicate the best or most appropriate person to be contacted for a specific reason or purpose.

(Usually used within an organizational structure such as school, corporation, etc.)
John is the go-to guy for all your computer questions.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=go-to

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cinefil
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頼りになる

jackamano

3 +2

最良のパートナー

cinefil

頼れるパートナー

samtanaka

信頼できるパートナー

Masako_K

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go-to partner

最良のパートナー

cinefil
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信頼できるパートナー

Explanation:
go-to は、頼りになる、(チームなどの）主力の、などの意味から、頼りになるパートナー、信頼できるパートナーなどはどうでしょう？

Masako_K
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頼りになる

Explanation:
space alcにgo-to ：【形】頼りになる〔チーム・組織などの〕主力の、大黒柱の
　とあります。文脈からすると、いわゆるITソリューションの頼りになるパートナーといった意味合いかもしれませんね。
SPACE ALCで、 go-toで検索してみてください

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Note added at 6 hrs (2008-11-25 15:26:57 GMT)
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「パートナー」の部分を入れるのを忘れました。
「頼りになるパートナー」です。

jackamano
Japan
Local time: 21:15

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頼れるパートナー

Explanation:
The meaning of go-to is 'Reliable'.
The representation for it in Japanese is '信頼できる'、'頼りになる'、'頼れる'.
When 'go-to' is used with 'parter',it seemed to be represented as '頼れる'.

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