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investir

English translation: will be working

04:31 Nov 5, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: investir
Hi all,

This is a very general document about a company signing up to work on a project and learning the work environment, yada yada yada. :-)

L’apprentissage de l’environnement dans lequel l’équipe est appelée à **investir** doit se faire, idéalement, sur place, et au tout début du projet.

I get the meaning perfectly but wonder if there is a better word that could be used here than "invest." Thanks!
Hattie Hill
Local time: 21:27
English translation:will be working
Explanation:
I would have thought "s'investir" would have been better, but that's apparently not what the French says. Neither "contribute" nor "participate" seem to work here. A neutral verb is best. because of the term 'environment'.
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Attorney DC Bar
Local time: 03:27
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will be working


Explanation:
I would have thought "s'investir" would have been better, but that's apparently not what the French says. Neither "contribute" nor "participate" seem to work here. A neutral verb is best. because of the term 'environment'.

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agree  writeaway: in any case 'investir' is just a false friend, so invest is a no-go.
47 mins
agree  jeny
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agree  AllegroTrans
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