Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
reinventarsi
English translation:
to adapt to new challenges
Italian term
Argentina
Legal and environment specialist, PhD
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English, English
reinventarsi
TIA for any interesting ideas.
May 24, 2011 06:23: Oliver Lawrence Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Italy
Texts with zest by a Chartered Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: Italian to English, English
to adapt to new challenges
| Good one, Ol. |
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
"The first to keep reinventing oneself"
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philgoddard
: It doesn't say KEEP reinventing yourself, but apart from this it's the obvious translation and I see no point in searching for other ways of saying it.
2 hrs
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James (Jim) Davis
: I feel that while in Italy it is a very positive sign of enterprise, in English I feel it has almost a negative connotation, of having failed first time round.
3 hrs
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Italy
BA, MA Linguistics, DipTransIoLET, MCIL
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English, English, English to Italian
to refashion oneself
reinventing yourself
essere un’azienda leader vuol dire essere i primi a segnare il passo, i primi a re-inventarsi, i primi a cogliere in anticipo le trasformazioni.
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
the first to come up with new ideas
Seychelles
25 years experience constantly improving
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
move into unchartered waters
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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-05-10 15:03:03 GMT)
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You are right Phil it is "uncharted waters" of course. When you "reinvent yourself" a common Italian term I feel you really do move into "uncharted waters", which gives you a connection between the two admittedly different phrases.
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Andrew Bramhall
: How can you possibly arrive at that given the context?//yes but surely it still has to retain some relevance to the original?
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This is not instructions, a contract, a report. This is image, they are saying we are FIRST, we are NUMBER ONE (three times) and they are using language designed to impress. The translation must impress first and make sense afterwards. Why?
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Linda Thody
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| neutral |
philgoddard
: I actually agree with Oliver. I'm all for taking liberties with texts like this, but there seems no point in using a completely different phrase. Also, it's "uncharted".
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To renew oneself
move with the times
Mary Lynn
"Privacy laws must move with the times....
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