Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dans sa dimension lontaine.
English translation:
and its global/worldwide/international scale
Added to glossary by
Karen Tucker (X)
Mar 24, 2005 15:01
19 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
BA(Hons), Dip Trans IOL, MCIL London
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English
dans sa dimension lontaine.
French to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Insurance
It is a proposal to develop a new logo for a global insurance company - one of the bullet points describing the sort of logo that they need:
Un logo qui évoque l’activité première de 'Assistance X', dans sa dimension lointaine.
I am not sure what 'dans sa dimension lointaine' actually means here - and whether it is referring to the logo itself or (more likely) the primary activity of the company (i.e. Assistance X')...
Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!
Un logo qui évoque l’activité première de 'Assistance X', dans sa dimension lointaine.
I am not sure what 'dans sa dimension lointaine' actually means here - and whether it is referring to the logo itself or (more likely) the primary activity of the company (i.e. Assistance X')...
Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | and its global/worldwide/international scale |
Karen Tucker (X)
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| 5 | assistance [to people] in farawary places...or faraway from home |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 3 | in its global dimension |
pragmate
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| 3 | in its overall scope |
emiledgar
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Proposed translations
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and its global/worldwide/international scale
I think they're referring to the fact that the company helps people when they're far from home, which I think you can sum up with "its global scale" It's hard to find a concise term using "far from home."
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: if it had meant global or worldwide, it would say so..French has those concepts..so far from home yes..global and worldwide no
8 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It was hard to grade the answers on this one - as I agreed with the points made by another answerer... it defnitely referred to the fact that people could get 'remote' assistance from the insurance company when travelling far from home. I can't remember exactly what term I used in the end - but it was along these lines. Thanks! "
2 hrs
in its overall scope
I may totally off the mark, but I don't see this as having to do with
far or global, but more to do with "overall concept" of the "activite
primaire", in other words, a logo that represents that complete picture.
far or global, but more to do with "overall concept" of the "activite
primaire", in other words, a logo that represents that complete picture.
8 hrs
assistance [to people] in farawary places...or faraway from home
It means the fact that they help people who are far away from home...
x's primary activity of faraway assistance
that is the idea...for sure
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Note added at 8 hrs 16 mins (2005-03-24 23:17:30 GMT)
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If they had meant global etc, they would have said it.
This is a French marketing way of saying: des gens loin de chez eux...
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Note added at 8 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-24 23:20:28 GMT)
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Even if the company is global or worldwide, the idea is: we can help you when you are far away from home...it is a very specific idea..global and worldwide are overused etc, in logos...
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Note added at 8 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-24 23:21:13 GMT)
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alternative: the faraway places aspect of the business
x's primary activity of faraway assistance
that is the idea...for sure
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Note added at 8 hrs 16 mins (2005-03-24 23:17:30 GMT)
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If they had meant global etc, they would have said it.
This is a French marketing way of saying: des gens loin de chez eux...
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Note added at 8 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-24 23:20:28 GMT)
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Even if the company is global or worldwide, the idea is: we can help you when you are far away from home...it is a very specific idea..global and worldwide are overused etc, in logos...
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Note added at 8 hrs 19 mins (2005-03-24 23:21:13 GMT)
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alternative: the faraway places aspect of the business
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