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PONTUAIS

English translation: specific

12:53 Jun 7, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber / General Terms
Portuguese term or phrase: PONTUAIS
Em 2010, foram realizados treinamentos pontuais, com colaboradores envolvidos no processo de certificação. Também, foram realizadas auditorias de manutenção do certificado em todas as unidades.
Mike Davison
Brazil
Local time: 21:19
English translation:specific
Explanation:
http://www.alliansys.com.br/Treinamento/Workshop_BASIS/works...

Através de:

Ministração de cursos preparados de forma customizada, de acordo com as necessidades do cliente

Treinamento Pontual, através de workshops direcionados para um determinado assunto

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-06-07 12:57:49 GMT)
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specific trainings
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Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 21:19
Grading comment
Great, thanks a lot
Mike

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3specific
Walter Moura
5 +2occasional
Mark Robertson
4in 2010... prompt
connie leite
4scheduled
Nick Taylor
3topic-focused
Muriel Vasconcellos


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
specific


Explanation:
http://www.alliansys.com.br/Treinamento/Workshop_BASIS/works...

Através de:

Ministração de cursos preparados de forma customizada, de acordo com as necessidades do cliente

Treinamento Pontual, através de workshops direcionados para um determinado assunto

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-06-07 12:57:49 GMT)
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specific trainings

Walter Moura
Brazil
Local time: 21:19
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Great, thanks a lot
Mike

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gilmar Fernandes: This is the meaning in Brazil...just google "TREINAMENTO PONTUAL" and refine the search to pages from BR
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Gilmar
agree  kashew: or specialized, but training should be without an s.
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, kashew
agree  Claudio Mazotti
5 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
in 2010... prompt


Explanation:
eu diria assim

connie leite
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
occasional


Explanation:
That's what it means in PT-PT, at least.

Mark Robertson
Local time: 01:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariaFilomena
1 hr
agree  Margarida Ataide
2 hrs
neutral  kashew: Even "one-off" - this word should be banned in French, maybe in PT too.
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
scheduled


Explanation:
scheduled

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-06-07 14:13:44 GMT)
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scheduled training exercises were carried out

Nick Taylor
Local time: 01:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 48
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
topic-focused


Explanation:
It's a pesky word to translation, but this is my interpretation for the context given.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 17:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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