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convaincre du bien fonde d'utiliser les services de professionels

English translation: demonstrate the value of (using) professional services

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French term or phrase:convaincre du bien fonde d'utiliser les services de professionels
English translation:demonstrate the value of (using) professional services
Entered by: Johanne Bouthillier

19:30 Sep 17, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Computers: Systems, Networks
French term or phrase: convaincre du bien fonde d'utiliser les services de professionels
...s'agissant de la maintenance des systemes d'information
claire1
Canada
Local time: 22:33
demonstrate the value of (using) professional services
Explanation:
also establish, prove
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Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 22:33
Grading comment
merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4demonstrate the value of (using) professional services
Johanne Bouthillier
3 -1to convince about the interest of using professional services
Michel A.


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to convince about the interest of using professional services


Explanation:
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Michel A.
Local time: 22:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Monica Sandor: convince (someone) of would be better than about, and not so much "interest" I think, but the wisdom of using ...
2 hrs
neutral  Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X): you can't use convince in English without a direct object Michel..to be convincing...or to have a convincing argument...yes
3 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
demonstrate the value of (using) professional services


Explanation:
also establish, prove

Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Local time: 22:33
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham
18 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Martine Brault
21 mins
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
48 mins
agree  df49f (X): although you can demonstrate without convincing! maybe "convince by demonstrating the value..." (c'est ce qu'on tente de faire avec nos clients :-))
1 hr
  -> sure but, convince, as a goal, is not a sure thing either...
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