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uplifting the whole people

17:31 Dec 18, 2010
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English to French translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: uplifting the whole people
Can somebody can give me idea how to translate this sentence, in the right way.

We can said: Eduquer le peuple tout entier
Stimuler l'esprit de tout le monde

Merci
Martine Yesler
Local time: 03:28


Summary of answers provided
4 +1élévation générale du niveau d'instruction de la population
Imanol
3 +1relever le niveau de toutes les personnes
mchd
3 +1améliorer les conditions de vie de l'ensemble de la population
FX Fraipont (X)
3émanciper tout le peuple/les gens
Louis Cyril P
3faire progresser/avancer la nation
polyglot45
3le but final.....
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
3doit permettre d´améliorer le niveau culturel de l´ensemble de la population
Michèle Lamothe Nielsen


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émanciper tout le peuple/les gens


Explanation:
a mon avis

Louis Cyril P
Local time: 12:28
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relever le niveau de toutes les personnes


Explanation:
une façon de le formuler
mais, il manque un complément d'informations concernant "the whole people" : à quel niveau cela se situe-t-il ??

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Note added at 15 hrs (2010-12-19 08:42:07 GMT)
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formulation adaptée à votre contexte, à condition de ne pas oublier "de vie" pour un niveau de vie !

mchd
France
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  GILLES MEUNIER: le niveau de vie
10 hrs
  -> merci Gilles d'avoir signalé cette ommission ! Bon dimanche
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faire progresser/avancer la nation


Explanation:
vu le contexte

polyglot45
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élévation générale du niveau d'instruction de la population


Explanation:
avoir pour but l'élévation générale
- du niveau (moyen) d'instruction de la population
- du niveau d'éducation (anglicisme)
- du niveau des connaissances


Imanol
Local time: 10:28
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Native speaker of: French

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agree  FX Fraipont (X): oui, c'est vous qui avez raison, avec le contexte donné
9 hrs
  -> Merci FX
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améliorer les conditions de vie de l'ensemble de la population


Explanation:
uplift : 2 to improve socially, culturally, morally, or the like: to uplift downtrodden and deprived peoples.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/uplift?o=100074

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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2010-12-19 19:36:09 GMT)
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A voir le contexte, ce n'est pas ça..

Plutôt "élever le niveau d'instruction de toute la population", comme Imanol suggère.

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 10:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 433

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agree  Bernadette David
1 day 39 mins
  -> merci
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le but final.....


Explanation:
Je dirais :
le savoir n'appartient pas qu'aux érudits, son but final serait que tout le monde puisse se perfectionner
(mais un autre terme que perfectionner est peut être mieux - cela dépend du contexte général)

Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Local time: 09:28
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doit permettre d´améliorer le niveau culturel de l´ensemble de la population


Explanation:
contribuer à améliorer...

Michèle Lamothe Nielsen
Denmark
Local time: 10:28
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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