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se sigui valent

English translation: we (shall) be brave/courageous

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Catalan term or phrase:se sigui valent
English translation:we (shall) be brave/courageous
Entered by: Jeanne Zang

22:45 Nov 10, 2009
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
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Catalan term or phrase: se sigui valent
Confiem, doncs, que s’hagi parlat d’això aquests dies al Centre de Convencions de Barcelona, i que el 15 de desembre, a Copenhagen, se sigui valent i es prenguin mesures que realment combatin l’escalfament global i al mateix temps ajudin al desenvolupament sostenible del planeta.
Jeanne Zang
United States
Local time: 10:46
we (shall) be brave/courageous
Explanation:
the idea is that the group has to be brave/courageous/determined' etc in order to push the measures on global warming through

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Note added at 4 days (2009-11-15 18:41:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Jeanne! I couldn't agree more!
Selected response from:

Simon Harris
Spain
Local time: 16:46
Grading comment
Thanks. I think courageous sounds better in this context. Also, I didn't have a problem with "we" - as in humanity collectively. For example: Hopefully we will address global warming in time to prevent a catastrophe.
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5 +2we (shall) be brave/courageous
Simon Harris


  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
we (shall) be brave/courageous


Explanation:
the idea is that the group has to be brave/courageous/determined' etc in order to push the measures on global warming through

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Note added at 4 days (2009-11-15 18:41:36 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Jeanne! I couldn't agree more!

Simon Harris
Spain
Local time: 16:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks. I think courageous sounds better in this context. Also, I didn't have a problem with "we" - as in humanity collectively. For example: Hopefully we will address global warming in time to prevent a catastrophe.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Etienne Muylle Wallace: I agree, but not with the WE-form: it is obvious the thgird person, referring to the people, state leaders etc who will attend the Copenhagen conference.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, etienne - quite right about 'we' - I wasn't concentrating on the pronoun!
agree  Julie Waddington: Also agree with Etienne's point: how to express it depends on how the rest is translated but could be put in passive, e.g. "braveness be shown and measures taken"
16 hrs
  -> Thanks, Julie!
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