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dynamiser (verb)

English translation: 'Animate'

17:50 Jul 26, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: dynamiser (verb)
Writer is describing her job with a multimedia company. She worked on CD-ROMs and "Dynamisé les animations des personnages et objects selon le scénario". I sense a special use of "dynamiser" here.
Pattie Kealy
Local time: 03:12
English translation:'Animate'
Explanation:
My preferred translation here would be 'animate', as this is the common technical term used for bringing digital images to life.
Hope this helps,
Iris Havona
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Havona
Netherlands
Local time: 12:12
Grading comment
Thanks. I feel more comfortable with the common technical term as this is part of a CV. So "dynamisé les animations..." will become "animated".
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Summary of answers provided
na'animates' --> 'brings ... to life'
Neil Coffey
na'Animate'
Havona
naVividified / infused dynamism
Telesforo Fernandez (X)
naspurred
Yolanda Broad


  

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10 mins
'animates' --> 'brings ... to life'


Explanation:
Basically, 'dynamiser' means 'to animate'/'make move'. I suggest 'brings to life' unless a particularly technical description is needed.

Neil Coffey
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 118
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7 hrs
'Animate'


Explanation:
My preferred translation here would be 'animate', as this is the common technical term used for bringing digital images to life.
Hope this helps,
Iris Havona

Havona
Netherlands
Local time: 12:12
PRO pts in pair: 66
Grading comment
Thanks. I feel more comfortable with the common technical term as this is part of a CV. So "dynamisé les animations..." will become "animated".
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8 hrs
Vividified / infused dynamism


Explanation:
She vividified or else infused dynamism in the animations whcih otherwise would look dull and drab.

Telesforo Fernandez (X)
Local time: 15:42
PRO pts in pair: 216
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11 hrs
spurred


Explanation:
I have used *animate* in translations of my own, but am more and more uncomfortable with that solution. Termium suggests:

English:Translation Problems
Language Problems

give an impetus s VERB

Using that as a lead, I think an adequate solution to this (rather vague) function would be: *spurred* (a popular, frequently used term in the commercial world).

And, whatever you choose, stick to the past verb form, rather than expanding into a verb or nominal phrase--it will look awfully foreign!


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Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 06:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1551
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