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l'union fait la force

English translation: Unity is Strength

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French term or phrase:l'union fait la force
English translation:Unity is Strength
Entered by: Claudine Seynaeve

10:35 Jun 25, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink
French term or phrase: l'union fait la force
Hi everyone, can you please tell me what would be the english equivalent for this expression? many thanks in advance;)
Claudine Seynaeve
Canada
Local time: 02:53
Unity is Strength
Explanation:
That's it!

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Note added at 2004-06-25 10:41:19 (GMT)
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Used a lot in the trade union movement.

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Note added at 2004-06-25 11:00:21 (GMT)
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From the context of your sentence, \"together we are stronger\" might also be a possibility; with a nod in the direction to \"nothing\'s\" comment below. I\'d still stick with Unity is Strength though, as it is widely used and has a sense of \"revendication\" about it.

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Note added at 2004-06-25 11:11:18 (GMT)
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forgot to add \"and \'contestation\' \" after \"revendication\"
Selected response from:

John Peterson
Local time: 07:53
Grading comment
I think this one best match with my sentence, Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7Unity is Strength
John Peterson
4 +2United we stand
Pierre POUSSIN
4 +1there's strength in numbers
CMJ_Trans (X)


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Unity is Strength


Explanation:
That's it!

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Note added at 2004-06-25 10:41:19 (GMT)
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Used a lot in the trade union movement.

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Note added at 2004-06-25 11:00:21 (GMT)
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From the context of your sentence, \"together we are stronger\" might also be a possibility; with a nod in the direction to \"nothing\'s\" comment below. I\'d still stick with Unity is Strength though, as it is widely used and has a sense of \"revendication\" about it.

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Note added at 2004-06-25 11:11:18 (GMT)
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forgot to add \"and \'contestation\' \" after \"revendication\"

John Peterson
Local time: 07:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I think this one best match with my sentence, Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
2 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Rowan Morrell: Ah, right, it's a slogan, so it stands alone.
5 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  writeaway: nice to be so positive, but to be as sure as you, I'd like to see more context than just food and dairy. what is uniting-two companies or fruit and yoghurt?
5 mins
  -> Thanks. May have a tongue in cheek use in this sort of context.
neutral  nothing: "United, we are stronger" is used more than "unity is strength"
15 mins
  -> Depends which circles you move in; see comment above.
agree  Tom Bishop: I agree, despite the fact that extensive use in the trades union movement might be considered an inappropriate recommendation in what is presumably a commercial context!
36 mins
  -> Thanks, though if the devil has all the best tunes, why not hijack them!
agree  Shog Imas
1 hr
agree  translatol: I like this one too as a trade union motto.
3 hrs
agree  NancyLynn
4 hrs
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
there's strength in numbers


Explanation:
usual translation of the expression

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  translatol: Idiomatic
2 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
United we stand


Explanation:
Motto of the U.S.A.

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 08:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rowan Morrell: This is rather good.
5 mins
  -> Thanks!
neutral  Bourth (X): Hmm. Matter of interpretation. Unless my Latin betrays me, E pluribus unum is more like "Out of many, one". No notion of strength.
1 hr
  -> ^Not the same motto! And United we stand gives U.S.!
agree  roneill: Divided, we fall!
2 days 5 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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