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un parcours jalonné de succès

English translation: A history built on success

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French term or phrase:un parcours jalonné de succès
English translation:A history built on success
Entered by: Jocelyne S

10:12 May 15, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism
French term or phrase: un parcours jalonné de succès
This is the title of a blurb describing a company's history - basically a series of paragraphs, each focusing on a flagship product.

Many thanks for your inspiration!
Sandra Petch
Local time: 16:14
A history built on success
Explanation:
Hi Sandra,

For me, the term "jalonné" evoques steps or stages... As such, a few more suggestions:

A history built on success
or
A history lined with success(es)
or even
A career built on/lined with... if it suits your context.

Cheers,
Jocelyne

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-15 11:22:08 GMT)
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Or perhaps you could make it active:

Our history is built on success, etc.
Selected response from:

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 16:14
Grading comment
You will never cease to amaze me. Again, some wonderul ideas and picking one isn't easy. I think JS's suggestion does convey the notion of these products being milestones in the company's history. Many thanks to you all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5success every step of the way
David Sirett
4 +2a (long) history of success
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +2a highly successful track record
Julie Barber
4a parth marked with success
Sorcha Diskin
4A history built on success
Jocelyne S
3a success filled record
Bailatjones
3an already marked road to success
nnaemeka Odimegwu


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
a success filled record


Explanation:
or a success filled history
a succesful record might work as well

I tried a couple phrases keeping their structure but they just didn't seem to flow...
Only "A record of success" might not be too bad

something warns me there might be a hyphen needed in this... success-filled?



Bailatjones
Switzerland
Local time: 16:14
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
success every step of the way


Explanation:
or "success after success" or "success building on success" or "a history of success" or...

David Sirett
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  French Foodie
1 min
agree  Sara Freitas
2 mins
agree  tinawizzy (X)
28 mins
agree  Alison Jenner
55 mins
agree  David BUICK
1 hr
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a parth marked with success


Explanation:
you could doubtless find a more poetic or enthusiastic phrasing for this than the above.... but much the idea....

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Note added at 15 mins (2006-05-15 10:27:44 GMT)
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obviously I have sausages for fingers this morning....
"a path marked with success"

Sorcha Diskin
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a highly successful track record


Explanation:
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Julie Barber
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clair Pickworth: Personally, I like this one
45 mins
  -> thank you
agree  Brigitte Albert (X)
2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a (long) history of success


Explanation:
KIS

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
58 mins
agree  Brigitte Albert (X)
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
A history built on success


Explanation:
Hi Sandra,

For me, the term "jalonné" evoques steps or stages... As such, a few more suggestions:

A history built on success
or
A history lined with success(es)
or even
A career built on/lined with... if it suits your context.

Cheers,
Jocelyne

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-05-15 11:22:08 GMT)
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Or perhaps you could make it active:

Our history is built on success, etc.

Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 16:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
You will never cease to amaze me. Again, some wonderul ideas and picking one isn't easy. I think JS's suggestion does convey the notion of these products being milestones in the company's history. Many thanks to you all.
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
an already marked road to success


Explanation:
idea: the course of the firm (marketing, distributing etc) has already been established at the outset

nnaemeka Odimegwu
Nigeria
Local time: 15:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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