Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
pessoal servente
English translation:
laborers
Added to glossary by
Jeanne Zang
Jun 5, 2002 17:05
21 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
United States
Experienced, skilled, reliable
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Catalan to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
pessoal servente
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
This is from a Portuguese contract to dismantle bridge piers. The following is from a list of responsibilities of the contractor.
"Cedência de pessoal servente para apoio, durante todas as fases de descenso e deslizamento."
I assume from the context that the idea is blue collar employees, but I don't know the best way to express this in the contract.
"Cedência de pessoal servente para apoio, durante todas as fases de descenso e deslizamento."
I assume from the context that the idea is blue collar employees, but I don't know the best way to express this in the contract.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | laborers |
Antonio Costa (X)
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| 4 +4 | unskilled labour/ers |
jsavage
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| 4 +2 | labourer |
Roberto Cavalcanti
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| 4 | support employees |
Sylvio Kauffmann
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| 4 | non-skilled workers or dismantling crew workers |
Robert INGLEDEW
|
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Antonio Costa (X)
Antonio Costa (X)
Technical Knowledge + Low Rates
Works in: English to Portuguese, English to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 6 more.
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Related KudoZ points
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78
Selected
laborers
No need
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Note added at 2002-06-05 17:29:58 (GMT)
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Labourers in the U.K.
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Note added at 2002-06-05 17:29:58 (GMT)
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Labourers in the U.K.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins
Sylvio Kauffmann
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Translating business needs into results
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
69
support employees
É o termo que normalmente se usa para pessoal não especializado.
+4
14 mins
unskilled labour/ers
This is what I'd be tempted to use...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Danilo Nogueira (X)
: so would I. A "servent" is an unskilled worker that helps the skilled guys do their job. Lowest rung in the ladder.
11 mins
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| agree |
Ana Pardal
23 mins
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| agree |
suesimons
43 mins
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| agree |
mschisler
4 hrs
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+2
15 mins
Roberto Cavalcanti
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Engineer, translator on tech/ business
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
309
labourer
Serventes são operários com pouca qualificação, também conhecidos como ajudantes
labourer : British and Australian, American and Australian also laborer
noun [C]
A labourer is a person who does unskilled physical work, esp. outside.
a farm labourer
labourer : British and Australian, American and Australian also laborer
noun [C]
A labourer is a person who does unskilled physical work, esp. outside.
a farm labourer
50 mins
Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Argentina
Native in English
Argentina
OIL, GAS, ENERGY, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
307
non-skilled workers or dismantling crew workers
either would work fine. Yes, they are referring to blue collars. You could also say hired workers, to convey the idea that they are hired by the day.
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