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Force tranquille

English translation: bedrock (of a team)

12:57 Dec 22, 2020
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: Force tranquille
Hello everyone,

I'm looking for a proper way to translate in English the french expression "force tranquille".
This is part of a description of a company where each team member is described.
I was thinking maybe of gentle strength? But what verb would I be using? Clément is a gentle strength? This doesn't make sense.
Clément is strong but gentle?
Any idea?
Thanks!
Anna Robesson
France
Local time: 12:42
English translation:bedrock (of a team)
Explanation:
Bedrock suggests silent strength, enduring and supportive etc.
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SafeTex
France
Local time: 12:42
Grading comment
thanks that's exactly the kind of word I was looking for!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3quiet power/ quiet force /quiet strength
Mahmoud Ibrahim
4 +2he is quietly competent
polyglot45
4 +1quietly goes about his business with no fuss, unflappably, highly effectively and efficiently
Conor McAuley
3soft power
david henrion
3quietly projects strength
Marco Solinas
3A gentle giant
ormiston
3bedrock (of a team)
SafeTex


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
soft power


Explanation:
Même si ce terme est le plus souvent utilisé dans un autre contexte, en ajoutant "a kind of..." je pense que ça pourrait convenir.

david henrion
France
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Conor McAuley: Too many other connotations.
4 hrs
  -> yes I know but ... seasons greetings Conor !
neutral  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: THis is an original suggestion and even though it has other connotations, is used in other context, it remains a vibey suggestion that I rather like.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks ! seasons greetings Nikki !
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
quiet power/ quiet force /quiet strength


Explanation:
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Mahmoud Ibrahim
Egypt
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think "quiet strength" works best.
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Bokani Hart: I also prefer "quiet strength"
1 hr
  -> Thanks
agree  Maïté Mendiondo-George
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
quietly projects strength


Explanation:
There lots of viable translations. if you want to depart slightly from the source, you could translate it as "quiet assurance or self-confidence".

Marco Solinas
Local time: 03:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 24
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A gentle giant


Explanation:
Could this fit the profile?

ormiston
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
he is quietly competent


Explanation:
discreet but efficient

https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/10-mai-1981/20110506.OBS...

polyglot45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer White: Yes, best suggestion IMO
43 mins
agree  Suzie Withers: Yes, I like this
2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
quietly goes about his business with no fuss, unflappably, highly effectively and efficiently


Explanation:
a quiet force of nature

Just because there are two words in the source, it doesn't mean you are retricted to two in the target -- be creative!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-12-22 17:19:39 GMT)
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Alternative:

exudes an air of unflappable mastery, and delivers

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Note added at 5 hrs (2020-12-22 18:05:10 GMT)
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(He is) effortlessly excellent.


Unless the man is in sports, you can't say "quiet power", "quiet force" and "quiet strength", they just don't sound right.

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Way to go. Something along these lines is going to have an authentic ring in English. The nouns can be somewhere but the feeling and intent can be borne by the verb, at least in part, more often than it would in French. I don't like "unflappably" tho".
9 mins
  -> Thanks very much Nikki, I really appreicate it. Even a broken clock is right once a day!
neutral  philgoddard: I think this is way too many synonyms.
15 mins
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bedrock (of a team)


Explanation:
Bedrock suggests silent strength, enduring and supportive etc.


    https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2020/07/605502/work-matters-trust-%E2%80%93-bedrock-every-team
    https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bedrock-successful-team-mary-kausch-employee-alignment-authority-
SafeTex
France
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
thanks that's exactly the kind of word I was looking for!
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