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make a statement

French translation: affirmer solennellement

13:53 Apr 9, 2008
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: make a statement
"Ladies and gentlemen, I salute you all from the bottom of my heart. Your presence here makes me proud to be a human being. Today, we are here to *make a statement* that never again shall we look down upon anybody on account of their HIV status!"

(I know that "make a statement" already exists in the Proz glossary but the solutions given don't fit in this context.)
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Local time: 00:52
French translation:affirmer solennellement
Explanation:
souvent utilisé dans les serments etc. mais peut-être que ça conviendrait à la solennité (justement) de ce 'statement'
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katsy
Local time: 22:52
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Summary of answers provided
3 +7affirmer solennellement
katsy
5déclarer solennelement
Christine Laugier
3 +1proclamer
sophieb
4nous sommes ici pour attester/manifester notre volonté que plus jamais...
swanda
3faire en sorte que, nous assurer que
Yan Walther (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
affirmer solennellement


Explanation:
souvent utilisé dans les serments etc. mais peut-être que ça conviendrait à la solennité (justement) de ce 'statement'

katsy
Local time: 22:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christine Cooreman: Je suis solennellement d'accord ! :)
19 mins
  -> Je vous en remercie, tout aussi solennellement ;-)
agree  Assimina Vavoula
25 mins
  -> Merci Assimina :-)
agree  Myriam Dupouy: D'accord aussi !
1 hr
  -> Merci Myriam ;-)
agree  Euqinimod (X)
1 hr
  -> Merci Euqinimod :-)
agree  Aude Sylvain:
2 hrs
  -> Merci Aude :-)
agree  Guetta
5 hrs
  -> Merci pandore :-)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Merci 1045 :-)
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
proclamer


Explanation:
(haut et fort ?)
autre idée

sophieb
France
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alain Chouraki: Oui, voir "proclamer" dans le Robert, même sens que "affirmer solennellement", mais allège la phrase, concis et percutant
2 hrs
  -> merci !
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
faire en sorte que, nous assurer que


Explanation:
propositions...

Yan Walther (X)
Local time: 22:52
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nous sommes ici pour attester/manifester notre volonté que plus jamais...


Explanation:
autre possibilité

swanda
Local time: 22:52
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
déclarer solennelement


Explanation:
"déclarer" me parait mieux qu'"affirmer" dans le sens où une déclaration en français sous-entend une prise de position officielle et déterminée.

Christine Laugier
France
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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