先行投資を厭わず

English translation: irrespective of priority investments

03:06 Dec 12, 2013
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Japanese term or phrase: 先行投資を厭わず
What would be the most appropriate way to translate 厭わず? I'm not coming up with the right word...Thank you bunches!
Joyce A
Thailand
Local time: 14:16
English translation:irrespective of priority investments
Explanation:
「厭わない」はこの場合は、「関係なく」といった意味だと思います。
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seika
United States
Local time: 03:16
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This interpretation worked for me. Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1irrespective of priority investments
seika
3not hesitant in making initial (capital) investments
Port City
3not being adverse to upfront investments, ...
Marc Brunet
3proactive investment
Yuki Okada
3ready to take risks in upfront investments
Katsuo Moriy (X)
1willing initial investment
cinefil


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irrespective of priority investments


Explanation:
「厭わない」はこの場合は、「関係なく」といった意味だと思います。

seika
United States
Local time: 03:16
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
This interpretation worked for me. Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Hirsh: prior investments (not priority!)
3 hrs
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not hesitant in making initial (capital) investments


Explanation:
上に挙げたものの他に、
does not mind とか
does not hesitate,
not reluctant など色々な表現が使えると思います。




Port City
New Zealand
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 57
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your helpful suggestions.

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willing initial investment


Explanation:
文脈次第ですが、名詞形に意訳する選択もあると思います。

cinefil
Japan
Local time: 16:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 142
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your suggestion, cinefil-san.

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先行投資を厭わず、
not being adverse to upfront investments, ...


Explanation:
(sticking to the original meaning of the verb, for this hunch... :-)
Does this fit?

Marc Brunet
Australia
Local time: 17:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your suggestion, mmb42 but I went with seika-san's this time.

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
proactive investment


Explanation:
お分かりと思いますが、かみ砕いて言うと、
(投資効果が完全に分析されるのを待たずに)先立って投資することためらわずに(いやがらないで)
ということです。つまり強気の姿勢を強調した表現です。英語でビジネスマン好みの言葉なら、proactiveあたりが良いのではないかと思います。

Yuki Okada
Canada
Local time: 00:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 138
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your suggestion Yuki-san.

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ready to take risks in upfront investments


Explanation:
文脈にもよりますが、自分ならこのように訳すと思います。

Katsuo Moriy (X)
Japan
Local time: 16:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Japanese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Katsuo. This is a good answer, too.

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