Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cercle vertueux
English translation:
win-win situation
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Mark Nathan
Jan 8, 2003 00:48
23 yrs ago
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French term
France
20 years in marketing and environmental
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cercle vertueux
Used to mean a situation where both or several parties benefit in a circular fashion. You scratch my back...
But the context is a press release for a video games manufacturer, so I need something more formal.
But the context is a press release for a video games manufacturer, so I need something more formal.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | win-win situation, virtuous circle |
João Carlos Pijnappel
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| 4 | a principled group/circle |
swisstell
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| 4 | mutually beneficial association |
Susana Galilea
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Proposed translations
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4 mins
João Carlos Pijnappel
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Native in: Portuguese
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win-win situation, virtuous circle
in opposition to 'vicious circle'
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5 mins
a principled group/circle
sound a bit better to me than "virtuous" which would be the direct translation
26 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
United States
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Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, US, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
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mutually beneficial association
If you can afford to be tongue-in-cheek: "mutual admiration society"
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