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English translation: prides itself on its winning culture

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10:37 Aug 28, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

French term or phrase: fort et fier de son histoire

Hi

For some brand blurb:

"Fort et fier de son histoire, X s'impose toujours comme...."

I can only think of solutions that require two prepositions, along the lines of "Encouraged by and proud of..."

A neater alternative would be much appreciated!

Many thanks in advance.

Sandra Petch KudoZ activity Questions: 500 (none open) (77 closed without grading) Answers: 555
Local time: 12:31

English translation:prides itself on its winning culture

Explanation:
I know, I know - it's somewhat of a shift. I searched " company prides itself on", came across this phrase and rather liked it!

The French neatly says "on the strength of its past" and, "proud of its past".

Other ideas:
"proudly upholds its long-standing traditions"
"prides itself on its solid background"
"prides itself on its successful past"

Selected response from:

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 12:31

Grading comment

Sorry for the late grading! I went for something like "Building proudly on its history..." Emma's proudly put me on the track. Thank you Emma and everyone who helped with ideas.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

fiercely proud of its history

Chris Hall

3 +2

Confident and proud of its past

Estelle Demontrond-Box

proud of its rich history

Shaila Kamath

proud of its strong history

Helen Shiner

prides itself on its winning culture

Emma Paulay

3 -2

proud of its past as it speaks for itself

MatthewLaSon

Discussion entries: 7

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Confident and proud of its past

Explanation:
Just an idea - makes use of "of" possible for both adjectives.

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Estelle - I'm not sure one can say "confident of." I like "past" as an alternative to "history" though!

12 mins confidence:

proud of its strong history

Explanation:
A suggestion...

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 32

53 mins confidence:

proud of its rich history

Explanation:
or proud of its wealth of history

Shaila Kamath
India
Local time: 17:01
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fiercely proud of its history

Explanation:
Instead of using two adjectives (strong and proud), why not use an adverb followed by an adjective (fiercely proud)? I think that this solution works really well IMHO. Just a suggestion though to the many alternatives.

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 47

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

proud of its past as it speaks for itself

Explanation:
Hello,

It's the "fort" that's hard to translate here.

fort de = strong with = you have your past which speaks for itself (to back you up)

I hope this helps.

MatthewLaSon
Local time: 06:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 130

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Chris Hall: IMHO, the answer needs to be much more concise and to the point than this - this suggestion is far too wordy.

38 mins

-> Well, you could be neutral here. I don't think there's a strong case to disagree here (I do like my translation a lot, by the way lol). I don't think any of the other answers has really captured the meaning of "fort" well. Have a good weekend.

disagree

philgoddard: You've also misunderstood "fort" - it refers to the brand, not the history. And there's nothing wrong with disagreeing - it's not an insult or anything!

55 mins

-> I don't understand your disagree comment, either. Did I say that there was anything wrong with disagreeing? I just don't get the disagrees in this case. Have a good day. If I am "fort de mon histoire", it means that my past backs me up. It's that simple.

6 hrs confidence:

prides itself on its winning culture

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 115

Grading comment

Sorry for the late grading! I went for something like "Building proudly on its history..." Emma's proudly put me on the track. Thank you Emma and everyone who helped with ideas.

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Changes made by editors

Aug 28, 2009 - Changes made by Astrid Elke Johnson:
Level	Non-PRO => PRO
Aug 28, 2009 - Changes made by writeaway:
Field	Art/Literary => Marketing

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