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Une passion à partager

English translation: Progress: an ethos/a passion worth sharing


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08:27 May 25, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Motto
French term or phrase: Une passion à partager
A company motto in its logotype:

Le progres, une passion à partager
Sterk
Local time: 18:48
English translation:Progress: an ethos/a passion worth sharing
Explanation:
Progress - a goal we want to share with you
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polyglot45
Grading comment
Agree with Colin. Thanks a lot!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3a shared passion
Jeux de Mots
3 +3Progress: an ethos/a passion worth sharingpolyglot45
3 +1be part of our passion
David Hayes
3sharing a passionMike Birch
3a dream to share
LauretteT


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a dream to share


Explanation:
maybe lacking a bit of fire...

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and missing the 3 'p's

progress, partake in a passion?

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after thought :

Progress, partake with passion

LauretteT
Local time: 17:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a shared passion


Explanation:
Perhaps?

Jeux de Mots
Germany
Local time: 17:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Noni Gilbert: Why not!
12 mins
  -> Thank you
neutral  silvester55: mais sous une autre forme , ça c'est : une passion partagée.
29 mins
  -> hence the "perhaps"...
agree  Pablo Strauss
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Pablo
agree  cc in nyc: nicely done
7 hrs
  -> Thank you cc
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Progress: an ethos/a passion worth sharing


Explanation:
Progress - a goal we want to share with you

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Agree with Colin. Thanks a lot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jeux de Mots: I like the additional "worth"
1 hr
agree  Colin Rowe: In the absence of any context, this seems like a catchy and universally applicable solution.
2 hrs
agree  Dieezah: I love the "worth" !
15 hrs
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
be part of our passion


Explanation:
How about turning things around a bit? I'm putting the emphasis on 'share' as in 'share in' something. At least you get to keep your three Ps!

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PS
I wouldn't claim to be an expert in advertising slogans, but the Anglophone world does tend to prefer slogans that incite to action. It would seem to me that the strict literal meaning in this case needs to be moulded to fit what the slogan is trying to achieve.

David Hayes
France
Local time: 17:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SafeTex: Maybe not the closest in meaning, but the catchiest phrase in the imperative a bit like Nike's 'Just do it)
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sharing a passion


Explanation:
I don't know the nature of the organisation, but I think there may be two senses:
a) passion for progress, and sharing it
b) passionate about sharing, and this is progress.
"Sharing a passion" should cover both.

Mike Birch
Local time: 16:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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May 25, 2011 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
FieldOther => Marketing
Field (specific)Other => Advertising / Public Relations


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