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English translation: move forward with confidence

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French term or phrase:	anticiper
English translation:	move forward with confidence
Entered by:	Steven Capsuto

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03:18 Dec 28, 2006

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French term or phrase: anticiper

A company has just formed a joint venture with similar companies in other countries. In a message to employees of the first company, an executive says that this deal "va nous permettre, à tous, d'anticiper." Any thoughts on what "anticiper" means in this context and how to translate the quoted phrase? Thanks in advance.

Steven Capsuto KudoZ activity Questions: 106 (1 open) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 549
Local time: 01:47

look forward with confidence

Explanation:
"will allow us all to look forward with confidence".

Selected response from:

Robin Salmon
Australia
Local time: 15:47

Grading comment

Thanks for the inspiration! I wound up using "move forward with confidence."
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

look forward with confidence

Robin Salmon

3 +2

to be ahead of the game

RHELLER

look to the future

Rob Grayson

To evaluate and to foresee

Philippe ROUSSEAU

will allow us to tackle challenges as they arise

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 1

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9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

anticiper (in this context)

look forward with confidence

Explanation:
"will allow us all to look forward with confidence".

Robin Salmon
Australia
Local time: 15:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 11

Grading comment

Thanks for the inspiration! I wound up using "move forward with confidence."

49 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

anticiper (in this context) to be ahead of the game

Explanation:
medium confidence because this is not enough information - if you could give the sentence after (and before), we might be able to be more precise

RHELLER
Local time: 23:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 54

4 hrs confidence:

anticiper (in this context) will allow us to tackle challenges as they arise

Explanation:
another approach

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 07:47
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

5 hrs confidence:

anticiper (in this context) look to the future

Explanation:
Just another variation on the theme...

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 358

13 hrs confidence:

anticiper (in this context) To evaluate and to foresee

Explanation:
"anticiper", here, means to take advantage of the experience of the others and to make application of it. So we know, what we could expect. We know what succeeds in this context and which mistakes are to be avoided. So, what happens over there is an anticipation of what we could live.
That's why in this anticipation I saw actions of evaluation that help us to foresee what we will do. I can hardly translate it by one verb. Maybe does somebody have a better idea ?

Philippe ROUSSEAU
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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Changes made by editors

Dec 31, 2006 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Term asked	anticiper (in this context) => anticiper

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