Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
укрепить позиции в ключевых направлениях бизнеса
English translation:
has consolidated its position in its key areas of business
Russian term
укрепить позиции в ключевых направлениях бизнеса
укрепить позиции в ключевых направлениях бизнеса
контекст:
под его руководством, компанияукрепила свои позиции в ключевых для себя направлениях бизнеса - страхование имущества, автострахование, и др.
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Sep 28, 2010 01:57: Rachel Douglas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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has consolidated its position in its key areas of business
And Russian plural "позиции" almost always comes out better as singular in English, in contexts like this one.
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Note added at 21 mins (2010-09-22 15:05:39 GMT)
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"Presence," suggested by rns, would also be good. But I like "consolidate" for the verb.
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-09-22 16:37:00 GMT)
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From Webster's - examples of the "consolidate" as "strengthen" definition, quoted below under Wendy's comment.
Examples for 2a:
"consolidate their hold on first place"
"consolidate the economic power of an empire with great merchant fleets"
For 2b:
"condemnation of Italy ... consolidated Italian-American support for Il Duce"
"consolidate his reputation"
In all of those cases, "consolidate" is a synonym of "strengthen," and means to take something which exists, and make it stronger. But, I think "has consolidated its position/presence" sounds better in English than "has strengthened its position/presence."
Russian Federation
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strengthen positions in key directions (lines, areas) of business
strengthen presence in key business areas
Ukraine
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to shore up one`s position in key business sectors
Ukraine
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strengthen positions in core lines of business
Ukraine
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fortified its positions in the essential business lines
Russian Federation
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fortified its positions in the key business trends
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(to) consolidate (own) positions in key business lines
укрепить = (to) consolidate
exanple link for term "key business lines" :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farm_Credit_Canada
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