multiplier

Portuguese translation: fator que aument a eficácia/fator multiplicador

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English term or phrase:multiplier
Portuguese translation:fator que aument a eficácia/fator multiplicador
Entered by: Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa

22:28 Jun 26, 2009
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English term or phrase: multiplier
Second,Wiercinski?s brigade had a legendary history: they were the Rakkasans. As he himself remarked, the reputation of the Rakkasans was a great multiplier. ?We knew where we came from, we knew who we were, and we knew what we stood for.?
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Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Brazil
Local time: 11:10
(a reputação) era um factor que aumentava a sua eficácia
Explanation:
Force multiplier
A force multiplier is a term referring to a factor that dramatically increases (hence "multiplies") the effectiveness of an item or group. The term was originally used by the military to describe elite units, such as Special Forces, that could be used to increase the effectiveness of indigenous forces by training them to fight guerrilla warfare, but the term has broadened in usage and is now used frequently outside the military domain. Note that each multiplier factor may vary significantly in effectiveness under different circumstances.
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4 +2(a reputação) era um factor que aumentava a sua eficácia
Maria José Tavares (X)
4fortificador
Erik Bry
4quantificador
Marcos Antonio
4multiplicador (de força)
Marlene Curtis
4propagar-se, desdobrar-se, alastrar
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida


  

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fortificador


Explanation:
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Erik Bry
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(a reputação) era um factor que aumentava a sua eficácia


Explanation:
Force multiplier
A force multiplier is a term referring to a factor that dramatically increases (hence "multiplies") the effectiveness of an item or group. The term was originally used by the military to describe elite units, such as Special Forces, that could be used to increase the effectiveness of indigenous forces by training them to fight guerrilla warfare, but the term has broadened in usage and is now used frequently outside the military domain. Note that each multiplier factor may vary significantly in effectiveness under different circumstances.
Wikipedia


Maria José Tavares (X)
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Local time: 14:10
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Bjs
T.

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agree  Marcelo Lino: Fator multiplicante. http://aulete.uol.com.br/site.php?mdl=aulete_digital&op=load...
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agree  Isabel Maria Almeida
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quantificador


Explanation:
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Marcos Antonio
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multiplicador (de força)


Explanation:
É o termo usado no exército.

Revista Militar ::-Revistas - O GPS na guerra - [ Translate this page ]Dois caças F‑16 norte‑americanos voam em missão de apoio a forças terrestres no ... (Oficial do Exército português. na Primeira Guerra Mundial) .... force multiplier ou force enhancer, que se pode traduzir como multiplicador de força, ...
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Force multiplication, in military usage, refers to a combination of attributes or advantages which make a given force more effective than another force of comparable size. A force multiplier refers to a factor that dramatically increases (hence "multiplies") the effectiveness of an item or group
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_multiplier

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Exercito Brasileiro ? - Yahoo! Respostas - [ Translate this page ]e vai para o exercito como 3* sargento.como tenente se não for ... caracterizando-se como fator multiplicador do poder de combate. ... vc eh automaticamente treinado para servir na Força Aerea, como piloto reserva. ...
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Marlene Curtis
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propagar-se, desdobrar-se, alastrar


Explanation:
Diria assim...

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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