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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

qualificação

English translation:

skills

Added to glossary by T o b i a s
Jan 31, 2009 11:45
15 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

qualificação

Portuguese to English Bus/Financial Telecom(munications)
e.g. "Nos locais de acesso público, onde se pode encontrar muitos trabalhadores em busca de qualificação, as mensagens instantâneas, utilizadas por ....."

employment?
Proposed translations (English)
4 skills/qualification
3 +5 training
3 eligibility

Discussion

Enza Longo Jan 31, 2009:
In that case, your interpretation would seem correct to me - in search of employement
T o b i a s (asker) Jan 31, 2009:
The discussion is about Internet access. According to the article, some people access the Internet at work, some at home, and some people use the Internet at retail Internet access businesses (pay By the hour). these last establishments are referred to as "acesso público", where people sit at little private booths.
Enza Longo Jan 31, 2009:
Can you please provide more context? What kind of business is providing this access (I'm presuming it's internet access).

Proposed translations

46 mins
Selected

skills/qualification

...on a quest for skills/qualification...
Peer comment(s):
neutral kashew : Boa tarde! Yes, I don't see how qualificação can mean employment (seeking is better than on a quest IMHO )
13 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Eventually I asked the PM who explained "when workers want to improve their ability, knownledge". I used "skills"."
+5
28 mins

training

Just a thought...
Peer comment(s):
agree rhandler : A good one.
15 mins
Thanks, Ralph...bom fds!
agree Donna Sandin : probably this is the safest choice - don't think the word can be stretched to "employment"
39 mins
Thanks, Donna...enjoy your weekend!
agree Enza Longo : on second thought, this might be the way to go because as Donna said, 'employment' might be a bit of a stretch
48 mins
Thanks, Enza...have a good weekend!
agree Flavia Martins dos Santos
3 hrs
Thanks, Flavia, and happy wknd!
agree nathalia woglo
7 hrs
Thanks, Nathalia, have a good weekend.
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7 hrs

eligibility

I don't understand what "qualificação" refers to, but this might be another possibility...
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