Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

mobilise des concepts

English translation:

draws upon several concepts

Added to glossary by sueaberwoman
Jul 12, 2008 05:15
15 yrs ago
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French term

mobilise des concepts

French to English Marketing Marketing academic article
This is the correction phase of an article, and I need a new suggestion ASAP (this morning), as the author would prefer I change my original translation. My thanks to early risers and to those still slugging away on the other side of the world.

FONDEMENTS THEORIQUES DE LA RECHERCHE
Cette recherche ***mobilise plusieurs concepts*** qui sont présentés ci-après : AAAAAAA, BBBBBBB et CCCCCCCCCC.
Nous présentons également la Théorie de DDDDDDDD qui a servi de fil conducteur à notre réflexion et à l’élaboration du modèle conceptuel de cette recherche.

I've used: "Our research brings into play a number of constructs"
Change log

Jul 12, 2008 07:50: Gayle Wallimann changed "Term asked" from "URGENT: mobilise des concepts" to "mobilise des concepts"

Proposed translations

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French term (edited): URGENT: mobilise des concepts
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draws upon several concepts

suggestion

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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2008-07-14 03:31:34 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, sueaberwoman!
Note from asker:
Thanks for coming through so quickly; it was a good fit and a hit with the client.
Peer comment(s):

agree Gayle Wallimann
2 hrs
Thanks, Gayle
agree French Foodie
2 hrs
Thanks, French Foodie
agree Vicky James
3 hrs
Thanks, Vicky
neutral ormiston : am perhaps being as pernickety as the client but I wonder if you really do draw UPON an idea....I stand corrected, sorry !
3 hrs
You certainly can :) http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q="draws+upon"+ideas+OR+concepts // no worries; thanks for your comment
agree Carol Gullidge : yes, definitely "draw upon"... at least in UK EN
4 hrs
Thank you, Carol
agree Assimina Vavoula
5 hrs
Thank you, Assimina
agree Radu DANAILA
1 day 10 hrs
Thanks, Radu
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Beautifully neutral; thanks! And thanks to all!"
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French term (edited): URGENT: mobilise des concepts

mobilizes several concepts

what's wrong with it?
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French term (edited): URGENT: mobilise des concepts

uses several/a number of concepts

utilizes several/a number of concepts

Peer comment(s):

agree Najib Aloui : nothing mysterious in the meaning beyond the choice of words meant to make the text sound more "scientific"...
26 mins
agree B D Finch : Yes, though I'd prefer "utilises" - but that is probably being pernickety.
6 hrs
agree Aude Sylvain
1 day 5 hrs
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puts forward several concepts

put forward with the sense of "propose", "suggest" but also "communicate" which gets towards "mobiliser"
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taps into (several concepts)

you now have a choice of verbs meaning basically to 'involve' - best of luck !
Peer comment(s):

agree myrden
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