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dans sa dimension lontaine.

English translation: and its global/worldwide/international scale


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French term or phrase:dans sa dimension lontaine.
English translation:and its global/worldwide/international scale
Entered by: Karen Tucker
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15:01 Mar 24, 2005
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Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations / Insurance
French term or phrase: dans sa dimension lontaine.
It is a proposal to develop a new logo for a global insurance company - one of the bullet points describing the sort of logo that they need:

Un logo qui évoque l’activité première de 'Assistance X', dans sa dimension lointaine.

I am not sure what 'dans sa dimension lointaine' actually means here - and whether it is referring to the logo itself or (more likely) the primary activity of the company (i.e. Assistance X')...

Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!
French2English
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:50
and its global/worldwide/international scale
Explanation:
I think they're referring to the fact that the company helps people when they're far from home, which I think you can sum up with "its global scale" It's hard to find a concise term using "far from home."
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Karen Tucker
United States
Local time: 11:50
Grading comment
It was hard to grade the answers on this one - as I agreed with the points made by another answerer... it defnitely referred to the fact that people could get 'remote' assistance from the insurance company when travelling far from home. I can't remember exactly what term I used in the end - but it was along these lines. Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
5assistance [to people] in farawary places...or faraway from homeJane Lamb-Ruiz
3in its overall scopeemiledgar
3and its global/worldwide/international scaleKaren Tucker
3in its global dimensionpragmate


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in its global dimension


Explanation:
Here I think they are trying to encompass the company image thus the term global dimension.

pragmate
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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and its global/worldwide/international scale


Explanation:
I think they're referring to the fact that the company helps people when they're far from home, which I think you can sum up with "its global scale" It's hard to find a concise term using "far from home."

Karen Tucker
United States
Local time: 11:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
Grading comment
It was hard to grade the answers on this one - as I agreed with the points made by another answerer... it defnitely referred to the fact that people could get 'remote' assistance from the insurance company when travelling far from home. I can't remember exactly what term I used in the end - but it was along these lines. Thanks!

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neutral  Jane Lamb-Ruiz: if it had meant global or worldwide, it would say so..French has those concepts..so far from home yes..global and worldwide no
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in its overall scope


Explanation:
I may totally off the mark, but I don't see this as having to do with
far or global, but more to do with "overall concept" of the "activite
primaire", in other words, a logo that represents that complete picture.

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 17:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
assistance [to people] in farawary places...or faraway from home


Explanation:
It means the fact that they help people who are far away from home...

x's primary activity of faraway assistance
that is the idea...for sure

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Note added at 8 hrs 16 mins (2005-03-24 23:17:30 GMT)
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If they had meant global etc, they would have said it.

This is a French marketing way of saying: des gens loin de chez eux...

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Note added at 8 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-24 23:20:28 GMT)
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Even if the company is global or worldwide, the idea is: we can help you when you are far away from home...it is a very specific idea..global and worldwide are overused etc, in logos...

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Note added at 8 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-24 23:21:13 GMT)
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alternative: the faraway places aspect of the business

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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