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nous voulons les (les valeurs) vivre avec vous

English translation: we want to apply/follow them with you

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French term or phrase:nous voulons les (les valeurs) vivre avec vous
English translation:we want to apply/follow them with you
Entered by: veratek

19:06 Jun 27, 2012
French to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
French term or phrase: nous voulons les (les valeurs) vivre avec vous
Pour finir, je voudrais dire que le management et moi-même avons travaillé sur les valeurs qui nous paraissent essentielles dans la réussite de notre société, nous les vivons déjà, nous voulons les vivre avec vous

corporate speech by CEO

Doesn't a literal translation sound odd? Any other suggestions?
veratek
Brazil
Local time: 13:29
we want to apply/follow them with you
Explanation:
I think a literal translation actually works fine, but in case you want some options... :-)
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Wolf Draeger
South Africa
Local time: 18:29
Grading comment
I selected your answer also because of your feedback regarding the literal translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5we want to embrace them with you
Di Penney
3 +3we would like to share them with you
Tristan Jimenez
3 +2we want to apply/follow them with you
Wolf Draeger
3we want them to live with/amongst you
Lara Barnett


Discussion entries: 3





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
we would like to share them with you


Explanation:
Une suggestion..

Tristan Jimenez
France
Local time: 18:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof: my thoughts exactly !!
5 mins
  -> thank you Verginia !
agree  Marc Theriault
3 hrs
  -> merci Marc !
agree  S Kelly
16 hrs
  -> thank you Siobhan!
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
we want to apply/follow them with you


Explanation:
I think a literal translation actually works fine, but in case you want some options... :-)

Example sentence(s):
  • In closing, I would like to say that Management and I have worked on establishing/determining the values we believe are essential to the success of this company; we're already applying them, and we want to apply them with you.
  • In closing, I would like to say that Management and I have worked on establishing/determining the values we believe are essential to the success of this company; we're already following them, and we want to follow them with you.
Wolf Draeger
South Africa
Local time: 18:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I selected your answer also because of your feedback regarding the literal translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JH Trads
3 mins
  -> Thanks Hugo.
agree  NancyLynn: apply
15 mins
  -> Thanks NancyLynn.
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
we want to embrace them with you


Explanation:
..just a suggestion based on personal experience of this kind of corporate BS.

This is taken from jacobs.com 'people are our greatest asset' presentation.
"Share Company Values
Embrace our Company values, behave
professionally and ethically, and treat
others with respect. Be boundaryless."

Apologies for the cynicism :)



Di Penney
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:29
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wolf Draeger: This is perfect, actually :-)
20 mins
  -> Thanks Wolf
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: indeed it's hard to avoid cynicism sometimes!
27 mins
  -> Thanks gallagy. Too true!
agree  JH Trads
59 mins
neutral  Marc Theriault: I like it too, but to me it means that the company wants to adopt the values, whereas the French text says that the company already embraced them and now wants to share them with the employees. Am I giving a wrong meaning to "embrace"?
2 hrs
  -> 'Embrace' does has the same sense of 'adopt' but perhaps gives more of a sense of zeal, as in embracing a cause or embracing an opportunity.
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Had the same doubts as Marc, until I realized that you can simply link the last two phrases : "... and now we would like to embrace them with you". I know, "would" is not "want" but it sounds more natural in English here to use the conditional.
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Nikki. 'Would' is much more natural I agree.
agree  ST Translations
11 hrs
  -> Thanks ST
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
we want them to live with/amongst you


Explanation:
I understood this to mean that re. the essential values,

"We live by them, and we want them to live with you".

i.e. We uphold and swear by these values, and we would like them to take a place in your life....

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-06-27 21:41:04 GMT)
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Or even:

"We live by our values, and we want you to KEEP THEM ALIVE"

Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Vikki Pendleton: I think this is a CEO talking to his employees; your suggestion may be more appropriate if he were addressing customers
1 day 12 mins
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