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optimiser votre investissement

English translation: to get the best deal for your money


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French term or phrase:optimiser votre investissement
English translation:to get the best deal for your money
Entered by: gad
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14:58 Nov 27, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: optimiser votre investissement
• Par son installation unique, ce produit permet plusieurs utilisations. C’est donc la certitude d’optimiser votre investissement.

I don't like the word "optimize". It is not a word used in everyday language here, and I can't find a suitable synonym in either a U.S. of UK thesaurus ("optimise"). Any ideas? I'm getting that this means something about "getting the most out of your purchase", or something like that.

BTW, this isn't a legal document, it's a company brochure, so I'm looking for something more creative that makes more sense in UK English, as opposed to something that is the exact/literal translation. Thanks.
gad
Local time: 11:16
a hotchpotch of suggestions! :-)
Explanation:
1)Make the most of your purchase.
2)Secure a quick return on your investment.
I'll have a think and see if I can come up with anything else...



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3) That way, you can be sure you're getting the best deal.

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4) (Much more colloquial) Your investment's got to be a cert!

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5) So, when you buy this product you're sure to come up trumps!

Right, I think I'll stop there -I'm getting further and further away from the original text! Well, you did say you were "looking for something more creative...as opposed to something that is the exact/literal translation. :-))

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Thanks, Gad!
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Flo Demolis
France
Local time: 17:16
Grading comment
Merci:)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8maximise
Enza Longo
5 +3optimize your investments
AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
4 +1get the most out of your investments
SwissTell
3 +1a hotchpotch of suggestions! :-)
Flo Demolis
3making the best use of your money
Charlie Bavington


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
maximise


Explanation:
maximise your investment

I've heard this often enough in everyday language so this could be an option

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another idea.... receive higher returns on your investment

Enza Longo
Canada
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  1045
4 mins
  -> thank you!
agree  Emilie: Excelent!
9 mins
  -> thank you, Emilie!
agree  xxxPFB
16 mins
  -> Cheers, Philippe!
agree  Kim Metzger: Optimise: to make as perfect or effective as possible.
19 mins
  -> many thanks, Kim
agree  Sylvia Smith
1 hr
  -> thanks, Sylvia
agree  S K: this is what is said all the time
4 hrs
agree  xxxjmcdonough
9 hrs
neutral  Charlie Bavington: There is a case to be made for saying one interpretation of this is "spend (invest) as much (money) as possible". Which is probably not the intended message.
10 hrs
agree  Georges Tocco
10 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get the most out of your investments


Explanation:
perhaps a bit "colloquial" but certainly understandable to small and large investors


    Reference: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/thesaurus
SwissTell
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 50

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Shortall: Or "make the most of". "Maximise" is OK but I prefer this as it's a little more colloquial.
1 hr
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a hotchpotch of suggestions! :-)


Explanation:
1)Make the most of your purchase.
2)Secure a quick return on your investment.
I'll have a think and see if I can come up with anything else...



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3) That way, you can be sure you're getting the best deal.

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Note added at 40 mins (2005-11-27 15:39:11 GMT)
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4) (Much more colloquial) Your investment's got to be a cert!

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Note added at 49 mins (2005-11-27 15:47:28 GMT)
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5) So, when you buy this product you're sure to come up trumps!

Right, I think I'll stop there -I'm getting further and further away from the original text! Well, you did say you were "looking for something more creative...as opposed to something that is the exact/literal translation. :-))

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Note added at 2 hrs 1 min (2005-11-27 16:59:38 GMT)
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Thanks, Gad!

Flo Demolis
France
Local time: 17:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Merci:)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlie Bavington: "purchase" is a good alternative.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Charlie.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
optimize your investments


Explanation:
Frankly speaking I would go for this transalation as optimize has the same word-power and conniotation as "opimizer" in French. Though maximize got more agreements, it does not have the same connotation as optimize.

AbdulHameed Al Hadidi
Local time: 18:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matt Stott: “Optimise” is a portfolio theory term used in investment marketing too, meaning “obtain best return/risk ratio”, e.g. only take big risks for big returns and only accept small returns for small risk, e.g. work by William Sharpe, Nobel in economics.
5 hrs
  -> That is exactly what the term means in French. Thanks a lot
agree  xxxjmcdonough
6 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot.
agree  xxxBesmir
20 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
making the best use of your money


Explanation:
as in "you're sure to be making..."

just another informal option for you :-)

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You can be sure you're spending wisely
(admitedly, some of the meaning of "optimiser" is missing in that one)

Charlie Bavington
Local time: 16:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 223
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