Dec 18, 2001 05:19
22 yrs ago
French term
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Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Gujarati to English
L'agence fait de la Turquie une Marque
French to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
advertising
From a PPT presentation
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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3 hrs
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The agency is developing Turkey as a brand
I would use the present continuous here because the simple present tense doesn't sound right. The present perfect (has developed) is also possible because it refers to an action that begins in the past and continues in to the present but there's a suggestion of finality which is not intended in the original.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Colin - your suggestion was very good."
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4 mins
Poornima Iyengar
Native in English
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Hindi to English
The agency transforms Turkey into a brand
or The agency makes Turkey a brand.
Given the text you are dealing with. :-)
HTH
Poornima
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Note added at 2001-12-18 06:05:20 (GMT)
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Since this document deals with Turkey as a holiday destination!
Given the text you are dealing with. :-)
HTH
Poornima
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Note added at 2001-12-18 06:05:20 (GMT)
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Since this document deals with Turkey as a holiday destination!
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Alain Fontaine
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sujata
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mckinnc
: It doesn't sound right to me to use the simple present (used to refer to a regular repeated action)
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the agency uses Turkey as a brand name
You may need to retain 'la Turquie' in the translation if this is being used as a abrand name for a product or range of products.
3 hrs
BOB DE DENUS
Native in French
&
English
Over 25 years of industrial bilingualism
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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7
The agency advertises Turkey as a label
The agency has made a label of Turkey
The agency turns Turkey into a label
The agency makes Turkey a label
The agency uses Turkey as a label
The agency turns Turkey into a label
The agency makes Turkey a label
The agency uses Turkey as a label
4 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
The agency is turning/has turned Turkey into a trade name.
Just a bit worried that with Turkey and brand, if a capital letter is forgotten, it could read as though you were meaning fowl and not the country, hence the move away from a strict translation on this one.
Something still freer may work :
- Turkey has been turned/is being turned into somthing of a trade name by the agency
Something still freer may work :
- Turkey has been turned/is being turned into somthing of a trade name by the agency
4 hrs
The agency made a brand out of Turkey
The agency created a brand out of Turkey
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Note added at 2001-12-18 09:58:07 (GMT)
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or makes in present
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Note added at 2001-12-18 09:58:07 (GMT)
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or makes in present
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