Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Nous nous investissons à vos côtés

English translation:

Our focus is on helping you to...

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Feb 19, 2019 22:42
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French term

Nous nous investissons à vos côtés

Non-PRO French to English Marketing General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters Interior design website
This is regarding the excellent service this firm offers its customers in choosing the correct furniture etc for each room.

"Nous nous investissons à vos côtés pour répondre au mieux à votre problématique et nous sélectionnons pour vous ..."

I am looking for a good phrase to use here. I have thought of "We stand resolutely at your side....", "We commit ourselves to ..." etc, but I know there is something better than those.
Change log

Feb 20, 2019 10:53: Rachel Fell changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Jennifer White, Rachel Fell

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Proposed translations

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10 hrs
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Our focus is on helping you to...

Our focus is on helping you to find the solution that's right for you. Perhaps even: We will work closely with you to find.... Looking at the rest of the text (on the site) helps, as it's about finding the right table for the right space and purpose.

As Joshua says, this is a marketing text so you need to convey the flavour of the original rather than provide an "accurate" translation.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jennifer White : "We will work closely with you to......." I think works better than your first idea.
1 hr
Thanks, Jennifer
agree Michele Fauble
14 hrs
Thanks, Michele
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+2
17 mins

we will make every effort (to)

"we will make every effort to satisfy/take care of your needs"

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Or "resolve your issue".

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Or if you prefer present tense, "we are making every effort, etc."
Peer comment(s):

agree Yolanda Broad
40 mins
Merci, Yolanda.
agree AllegroTrans : Yes, another case where lateral thinking instead of dictionary/grammar is needed; think outside the box Lara!
1 hr
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3 hrs

We'll be with you all the way

I think this gets the idea here

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pour répondre au mieux à votre problématique

in getting the best way to go

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et nous sélectionnons pour vous

and picking the best choice to suit your needs/requirements

don't have how it finishes but you might work with this as a possible way to go...
Peer comment(s):

agree Carol Gullidge : or st like "we'll work alongside you/ closely with / we'll be at your side throughout... " I wouldn't necessarily totally agree with the rest of your rendering - but that isn't required at this stage!
7 hrs
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7 hrs

We commit to...

Short and sweet.
Or: we're deeply committed to...
If you want to emphasize the "à vos côtés": We're a committed partner in...
Or for example:
As a partner committed to fulfilling your needs, we select for you...

Just a few ideas to add to the others. You can play around with this sentence. Don't worry if you deviate from the original slightly more than with other kinds of texts, as this is marketing, so it needs to sound as natural and captivating as possible.
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9 hrs

We will partner you

Let us partner you and help you make the right choices
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9 hrs

we are fully invested/committed to/ in your needs

suggestion
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