nourrir

English translation: fuels

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French term or phrase:nourrir
English translation:fuels
Entered by: Isabelle Barth-O'Neill

12:05 Oct 4, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Linguistics
French term or phrase: nourrir
J'ai bien pensé à : "enrich", mais j'aimerais quelque chose de plus "colourful'

voici la phrase :

Ce nouveau site vient nourir le large mouvement qui se dessine en Europe en faveur du plurilinguisme

Contexte : défense du plurilinguisme en Europe
Isabelle Barth-O'Neill
Local time: 13:47
fuels
Explanation:

fuels is one possibility
Selected response from:

Michelle Desaintfuscien
France
Local time: 14:47
Grading comment
Thank you - I chose your answer - I like the idea of feeding in the act of fuelling
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3take your pick....
polyglot45
4merges into..
piazza d
3 +1fuels
Michelle Desaintfuscien
4nurtures
Theodora OB
4will nurture / will be grist to the mill of
B D Finch
3enrich
mimi 254
3broaden/feed
bigmimi
3gives power
axies


Discussion entries: 3





  

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merges into..


Explanation:
my suggestion!

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Note added at 14 mins (2011-10-04 12:19:53 GMT)
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or merges into and enhances

piazza d
France
Local time: 14:47
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Native speaker of: French
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fuels


Explanation:

fuels is one possibility

Michelle Desaintfuscien
France
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you - I chose your answer - I like the idea of feeding in the act of fuelling

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: A nice dynamic suggestion!
8 hrs
  -> thanks Nikki!
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nurtures


Explanation:
A good option.

Another one would be 'feeds'

Theodora OB
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
take your pick....


Explanation:
give added momentum, further impetus, a welcome addition to, underpin, further reinforce, cement, consolidate

There are lots of ways of handling this - question of personal choice in the end

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Goward: Some good suggestions here.
21 mins

agree  cc in nyc: like 'em
2 hrs

agree  Laura Nagle (X)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enrich


Explanation:
supplement

I really do not see any other meaning different from "enrichir"

mimi 254
Local time: 14:47
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will nurture / will be grist to the mill of


Explanation:
The future tense is important here to translate "vient nourrir". Choosing between the above suggestions needs to take account of the overall 'flavour' of the piece.

B D Finch
France
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
broaden/feed


Explanation:
au sens d'élargir, nourrir

bigmimi
Local time: 09:47
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gives power


Explanation:
gives imptus

It is a movement and movent (s) are forces of porwer and action!

axies
Australia
Local time: 00:17
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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