Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

anticiper

English translation:

move forward with confidence

Added to glossary by Steven Capsuto
Dec 28, 2006 03:18
18 yrs ago
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French term

anticiper

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) -
A company has just formed a joint venture with similar companies in other countries. In a message to employees of the first company, an executive says that this deal "va nous permettre, à tous, d'anticiper." Any thoughts on what "anticiper" means in this context and how to translate the quoted phrase? Thanks in advance.
Change log

Dec 31, 2006 13:16: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "anticiper (in this context)" to "anticiper"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Julie Barber

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Discussion

Julie Barber Dec 28, 2006:
It reads as if the rest of the sentence is missing....

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): anticiper (in this context)
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look forward with confidence

"will allow us all to look forward with confidence".
Peer comment(s):

agree ACOZ (X)
59 mins
Thanks!
agree Laura Tridico : I like the way this rings for a letter of this sort...
1 day 17 hrs
Thanks for that.
agree Virgile : look forward by itself is just fine
2 days 20 hrs
OK - thanks.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks for the inspiration! I wound up using "move forward with confidence.""
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French term (edited): anticiper (in this context)

to be ahead of the game

medium confidence because this is not enough information - if you could give the sentence after (and before), we might be able to be more precise
Peer comment(s):

agree Philip Watterson : I like this answer a lot
4 hrs
thanks, Phil !
agree Jennifer Forbes : I like this one, as the tone of the context appears to want to enourage a sense of team spirit in the staff. Yes, more context is needed.
4 hrs
thanks, Jenny !
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French term (edited): anticiper (in this context)

will allow us to tackle challenges as they arise

another approach
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French term (edited): anticiper (in this context)

look to the future

Just another variation on the theme...
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French term (edited): anticiper (in this context)

To evaluate and to foresee

"anticiper", here, means to take advantage of the experience of the others and to make application of it. So we know, what we could expect. We know what succeeds in this context and which mistakes are to be avoided. So, what happens over there is an anticipation of what we could live.
That's why in this anticipation I saw actions of evaluation that help us to foresee what we will do. I can hardly translate it by one verb. Maybe does somebody have a better idea ?
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