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ça bouge chez XXX

English translation: It\'s all change at XXX


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French term or phrase:ça bouge chez XXX
English translation:It\'s all change at XXX
Entered by: veratek
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09:50 Apr 29, 2011
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
French term or phrase: ça bouge chez XXX
any ideas on how to translate this in a catchy way?

XXX is the company's name

subtitle in newsletter

they talk about new developments and changes in the company.
veratek
France
Local time: 17:48
It's all go at XXX
Explanation:
It's all go, or it's all change at XXXX

Selected response from:

Jeux de Mots
Germany
Local time: 17:48
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4it's all happening at XXX
Gilla Evans
4 +3It's all go at XXX
Jeux de Mots
4 +2XXX - where the action's at
Sheila Wilson
3 +1Big changes at XXX
Chantal Tougas
3XXX the happening place !!
Verginia Ophof
3 -1winds of change @ xyz
silvester55


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
it's all happening at XXX


Explanation:
One option that is reasonably catchy.

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Note added at 5 mins (2011-04-29 09:56:46 GMT)
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You could also use a phrase such as "Things are hotting up at XXX" but that's rather more informal and may not suit the newsletter.

Gilla Evans
Local time: 16:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Colin Rowe: Depending on context, possibly also "it's all change at XXX"
7 mins
  -> thanks, Colin
agree  LaraBarnett
42 mins
  -> thanks, Lara
agree  Sheila Wilson: For me, it's a better choice than using "change" which can be seen by some to be negative, esp. when it's used with "all"
1 hr
  -> thanks, Sheila
agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Barbara
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
It's all go at XXX


Explanation:
It's all go, or it's all change at XXXX



Jeux de Mots
Germany
Local time: 17:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Hedger
20 mins
  -> Thanks Richard
agree  LaraBarnett
33 mins
  -> Thank you Lara
agree  Colin Rowe: Equally good
1 hr
  -> Thank you Colin
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Big changes at XXX


Explanation:
Another suggestion

Chantal Tougas
Canada
Local time: 11:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad: Addresses the topic directly.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
winds of change @ xyz


Explanation:
reminds me of a certain song

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-29 11:23:58 GMT)
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Wind of change blows towards New York Stock Exchange
By Katherine Griffiths


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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-29 11:24:33 GMT)
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A Wind Of Change Is Blowing Across The Oil Industry

By  Benoit Faucon Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Disastrous leaks, a deeply unstable geopolitical situation, natural disasters, huge technological demands and a constant struggle for an ever shrinking pool of qualified staff. The operating environment for the oil majors is tougher now than it has ever been. It was not always so. In "There Will Be Blood", a movie set in the 1920s U.S. oil rush, an alcoholic,

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-29 11:25:47 GMT)
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Air Cars - A New Wind in the Automotive Industry

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-04-29 11:26:12 GMT)
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OPINION: Winds of Change in the U.S. Auto Industry

silvester55
Local time: 18:48
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  LaraBarnett: I find this a bit poetic for a company newsletter.//Obviously that was the idea, but it just doesn't sound right to me.
17 mins
  -> that was the whole idea LOL.Not that poetic after all .
neutral  B D Finch: I don't know whether Harold Macmillan coined the phrase in his 1960 speech. However, I don't think it can be reused without evoking the end of European colonialism in Africa.
2 hrs
neutral  cc in nyc: sounds ominous
4 hrs
  -> the first thing that came to my mind .btw I love that song .
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
XXX - where the action's at


Explanation:
I don't think you really need any more suggestions, but I thought I'd add it as it has some advantages.

The company name is first, in the most important spot in the headline;
"action" is perceived as more positive than "change" - change can be for the worse.

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 16:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda Broad
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  Verginia Ophof: http://dictionary.reference.com/idioms/where it's at
5 hrs
  -> Thanks
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
XXX the happening place !!


Explanation:
xxx is where the action is/where it's at !!

Also, where the action is. The key center of activity; where important things are happening. For example, He decided to set up his store here, convinced that this is where it's at, or I'm going into the brokerage business; that's where the action is these days. The action or activity in this phrase can relate to just about anythingfinancial, political, social, or commercial. [Slang; c. 1960]

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 09:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Changes made by editors
Apr 29, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
FieldBus/Financial => Marketing
Field (specific)General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters => Advertising / Public Relations


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