French: Agir avec une voix forteEnglish translation: vigorously lobby 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | Agir avec une voix forte | | English translation: | vigorously lobby | | Entered by: | NancyLynn |
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French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Government / Politics | | French term or phrase: Agir avec une voix forte | Agir avec une voix forte auprès des organismes politiques et gouvernementaux pour influencer la législation et tout autre décision qui aura un impact sur les entreprises du secteur sur l’utilisation, la récupération et le recyclage des matières plastiques
Is lobby strong enough? |
| | | vigorously lobby | Explanation:
No, 'lobby' alone is not strong enough.
Other suggestions at this point don't fit into the sentence, which requires a verb, not a noun. When the suggested nouns are converted to verb format, the suggested adverbs don't work: "strongly lobby", "intensively lobby", "boldly act with" don't sound right. Hence my suggestion:
"Vigorously lobby political organizations and governmental bodies in order to shape/influence legislation and decision-making that will have an impact on..." |
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rufinus
France
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| Being bold with/Acting boldly with
Explanation:
Hello,
I think this is the meaning.
I hope it helps.
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Note added at 13 mins (2007-11-09 01:33:34 GMT)
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Being tough and unrelenting in what you believe while showing confidence.
| MatthewLaSon
United States
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| vigorously lobby
Explanation:
No, 'lobby' alone is not strong enough.
Other suggestions at this point don't fit into the sentence, which requires a verb, not a noun. When the suggested nouns are converted to verb format, the suggested adverbs don't work: "strongly lobby", "intensively lobby", "boldly act with" don't sound right. Hence my suggestion:
"Vigorously lobby political organizations and governmental bodies in order to shape/influence legislation and decision-making that will have an impact on..."
Example sentence(s):- We will use your contribution to vigorously lobby Congress and state legislators, so donations to the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence are not tax-deductible
- The West Australian Government should vigorously lobby the Federal Government to. actively pursue, as part of its trade negotiations
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Reference: http://wa.amieu.asn.au/pages.php?recid=65
| rufinus
France
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 7
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The translation workplace 
