Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Your business is important to us.
French translation:
Nous tenons à votre clientèle.
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-09-24 16:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
English term
Canada
Your business is important to us.
C'est pour un courriel destiné au marché canadien mais je suis aussi intéressée par ce que l'on dirait naturellement en français de France.
Merci!
Sep 21, 2011 18:43: Kevin SC changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): AllegroTrans, GILLES MEUNIER, Kevin SC
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Proposed translations
Canada
Translations that read like originals
Native in: Bulgarian 
, French
Works in: English to French, English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, and 2 more.
Nous tenons à votre clientèle.
J'ai aussi employé "Nous tenons à vos affaires." lorsque le contexte suggérait ce jeu de mots.
Et des variantes: "Nous tenons à conserver votre clientèle."/"Nous tenons à gagner votre confiance."
Ce n'est que des solutions personnelles, bien sûr, il y en a certainement beaucoup d'autres ;-)
| your business = les affaires que vous, le client, nous permettez de faire avec vous, or clientèle = le fait d'être client, donc, oui, tout à fait correct. |
Vos affaires nous intéressent
"Vos affaires nous intéressent. Nous travaillons depuis plusieurs années avec des horticulteurs du monde entier. Cette expérience nous a permis de dévelop.."
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Marie Christine Cramay
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merci!
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AllegroTrans
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merci!
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Evelyna Radoslavova
: J'ai presque envie de répondre: mais occupez-vous donc des vôtres!
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Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
Votre clientèle est importante pour nous
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AllegroTrans
: doesn't this mean "your customers are important to us"?
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clientèle a aussi le sens : Habitude de se fournir chez un même commerçant. Ce magasin n’aura plus ma clientèle.
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Gaetan Asselin (X)
: Au Canada c'est un phrase qui est très populaire et utilisée pour traduire la phrase en question....
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merci
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Evelyna Radoslavova
: C'est très utilisé en effet, mais ça sent la traduction à 100 pas. J'irais plutôt vers "Il nous importe de conserver/gagner votre clientèle.", mais il y a le problème du choix du verbe. Pourrait-on trouver mieux?
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Kevin SC
: it actually means : the business you do with us is important to us
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: Oubliez les 'neutres' ...
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merci
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Spain
Lawyer and Translator
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: French to Spanish, English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, and 4 more.
concernés par vos affaires
Canada
Technical translation at the tip!
Native in: French
Works in: English to French
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