French term
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Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, Russian to French, and 3 more.
Force tranquille
I'm looking for a proper way to translate in English the french expression "force tranquille".
This is part of a description of a company where each team member is described.
I was thinking maybe of gentle strength? But what verb would I be using? Clément is a gentle strength? This doesn't make sense.
Clément is strong but gentle?
Any idea?
Thanks!
Dec 22, 2020 16:17: Platary (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Dec 22, 2020 16:27: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from "Marketing" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
bedrock (of a team)
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soft power
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Conor McAuley
: Too many other connotations.
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yes I know but ... seasons greetings Conor !
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: THis is an original suggestion and even though it has other connotations, is used in other context, it remains a vibey suggestion that I rather like.
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Thanks ! seasons greetings Nikki !
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Egypt
High Quality at Affordable Prices !
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Egyptian, Standard-Arabian (MSA)) 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 2 more.
quiet power/ quiet force /quiet strength
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philgoddard
: I think "quiet strength" works best.
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Thanks
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Bokani Hart
: I also prefer "quiet strength"
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Thanks
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Maïté Mendiondo-George
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Thanks
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Patrick (Rick) or from Vietnam (Frenchy) My full name is Patrick George-Paul Ansbro (X)
: Perhaps a gruff exterior with a heart of gold. It' better to stay in their good graces
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Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
quietly projects strength
A gentle giant
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
he is quietly competent
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Jennifer White
: Yes, best suggestion IMO
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Suzie Withers
: Yes, I like this
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France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, English
quietly goes about his business with no fuss, unflappably, highly effectively and efficiently
Just because there are two words in the source, it doesn't mean you are retricted to two in the target -- be creative!
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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-12-22 17:19:39 GMT)
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Alternative:
exudes an air of unflappable mastery, and delivers
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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-12-22 18:05:10 GMT)
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(He is) effortlessly excellent.
Unless the man is in sports, you can't say "quiet power", "quiet force" and "quiet strength", they just don't sound right.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Way to go. Something along these lines is going to have an authentic ring in English. The nouns can be somewhere but the feeling and intent can be borne by the verb, at least in part, more often than it would in French. I don't like "unflappably" tho".
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Thanks very much Nikki, I really appreicate it. Even a broken clock is right once a day!
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philgoddard
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Discussion
Calm powerhouse
Gentle driving force
Calm driving force
Quiet could also be used I think
just throwing some ideas out
Petite erreur : vous avez posté la question de l'anglais vers le français à la place de l'inverse.
Antoine