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Afficher la volonté de coopérer

English translation: Demonstrate a willingness to cooperate


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French term or phrase:Afficher la volonté de coopérer
English translation:Demonstrate a willingness to cooperate
Entered by: DIANE ROUX
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14:55 Oct 4, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: Afficher la volonté de coopérer
Context: business meetings
Afficher la volonté de coopérer...
Can we translate by:
Show the willingness to cooperate..?
Does it make sense ?
DIANE ROUX
Local time: 07:46
Demonstrate a willingness to cooperate
Explanation:
You have the meaning right; I'd word it a little differently. HTH.
Selected response from:

Sara Freitas
France
Local time: 07:46
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +14Demonstrate a willingness to cooperate
Sara Freitas
5 +4show a willingness to cooperateSylvia Smith
5 +2Display a willingness to cooperatesaintbro
4Be cooperativexxxCMJ_Trans


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +14
Afficher la volonté de coopérer
Demonstrate a willingness to cooperate


Explanation:
You have the meaning right; I'd word it a little differently. HTH.

Sara Freitas
France
Local time: 07:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks to all of you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Grubb
0 min
  -> Thanks!

agree  mwatchorn: 'show' is also fine but definitely 'a' rather than 'the'
1 min
  -> Thanks!

agree  writeaway
1 min
  -> Thanks!

agree  Liz Slaney
5 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Martine Brault
11 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Enza Longo
17 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz
44 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Georges Tocco
54 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  sporran
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  Paige Stanton
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  French Foodie
4 hrs

agree  frenchloki
6 hrs

agree  gad
10 hrs

agree  sktrans
10 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Afficher la volonté de coopérer
show a willingness to cooperate


Explanation:
Yes, your translation is correct! Just change "the willingness" to "a willingness".

Sylvia Smith
Local time: 07:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: also fine
1 min
  -> thanks

agree  RHELLER: or display (appearances only)
4 mins
  -> thanks, Rita!

agree  Enza Longo
16 mins
  -> thanks, Enza!

agree  sporran
1 hr
  -> thanks, sporran!
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Afficher la volonté de coopérer
Display a willingness to cooperate


Explanation:
I think display is the right verb to use .

saintbro
Local time: 05:46
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxBesmir: It is the right verb to use.
1 hr

agree  frenchloki: but can also be "demonstrate", depending on how pedantic you want the text to be...........
5 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Be cooperative


Explanation:
adopt a cooperative approach

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 07:46
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 425
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