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polos de absorção de mão de obra

English translation: labor absorbtion centers

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Portuguese term or phrase:polos de absorção de mão de obra
English translation:labor absorbtion centers

14:30 May 7, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-05-10 15:54:19 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Architecture / planejamento urbano
Portuguese term or phrase: polos de absorção de mão de obra
O texto fala dos moradores da periferia das cidades brasileiras.; fala do isolamento dos pólos de absorção de sua mão de obra..."
Maria Cristina Vasconcelos
Brazil
Local time: 10:32
labor absorbtion centers
Explanation:
Pelo Google, parece que "labor absorbtion" é um termo comum.



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Note added at 10 mins (2011-05-07 14:41:31 GMT)
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Coreção: "absorption" e não "absorbtion"...
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 10:32
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3labor absorbtion centers
Martin Riordan
3areas with a high level of employment
Nick Taylor
3Labour force centre of attraction
axies


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
labor absorbtion centers


Explanation:
Pelo Google, parece que "labor absorbtion" é um termo comum.



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Note added at 10 mins (2011-05-07 14:41:31 GMT)
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Coreção: "absorption" e não "absorbtion"...

Example sentence(s):
  • ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the effect of a center-down pattern of regional development on industrial labor absorption.

    Reference: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1435-5597.1983....
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
Grading comment
Thank you!

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agree  Constantinos Faridis (X)
3 mins
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agree  Oliver Simões
2 hrs
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agree  Gilmar Fernandes
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
areas with a high level of employment


Explanation:
areas with a high level of employment

Nick Taylor
Local time: 14:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 172
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Labour force centre of attraction


Explanation:
Centres of attraction of (the) labour force. Polos in reference to North and South (magnetic)

axies
Australia
Local time: 23:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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