This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Portuguese to English
  3. Medical: Pharmaceuticals

Tanto próprio quanto alheio

English translation: Both your own and anyone else\'s

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:Tanto próprio quanto alheio
English translation:Both your own and anyone else\'s
Entered by: Renata Ruas

11:06 Feb 2, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical: Pharmaceuticals / laboratórios
Portuguese term or phrase: Tanto próprio quanto alheio
"...tanto prório quanto alheio".
Eis o contexto:
Série de responsabilidades em uma instrução de trabalho, em que se lê:
- Cuidar do uniforme (calças, camisas, chinelos e sapatos) TANTO PRÓPRIO QUANTO ALHEIO, antes, durante e após seu uso, garantindo o seu melhor estado de armazenamento e conservação.
Grata.
Renata Ruas
Brazil
Local time: 20:50
Both your own and anyone else's
Explanation:
An alternative
Selected response from:

XXXphxxx (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:50
Grading comment
Thank you.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Both your own and anyone else's
XXXphxxx (X)
4 +3whether it belongs to you or has been supplied
Muriel Vasconcellos
4 +2both one's own and other's
Helena Grahn
4 +1your own as well as others'
Katarina Peters
4of the employee/fellow employees
Andrew Nimmo
4 -1is as much yours as anyone else's
Nick Taylor


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
both one's own and other's


Explanation:
sug.

Helena Grahn
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
2 hrs
  -> obrigado, Daniel!
agree  Marjolein Snippe: I would move the apostrophe: both your own and others', or (my preferred) and other people's
2 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Both your own and anyone else's


Explanation:
An alternative

XXXphxxx (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Daniel :)
agree  Marjolein Snippe: or: and other people's
2 hrs
  -> Obrigada.
agree  Edward Nelson
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Edward.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
is as much yours as anyone else's


Explanation:
is as much yours as anyone else's

Nick Taylor
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniel Tavares: Sinto muito, mas sua sugestão não "casa" gramaticalmente com o contexto.
2 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
of the employee/fellow employees


Explanation:
I think this also works

Andrew Nimmo
Local time: 00:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
whether it belongs to you or has been supplied


Explanation:
I think this is the emphasis. Even if your employer supplies these garments, you are responsible for taking care of them.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 16:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 95

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor: This probably reads the best
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nick. I appreciate your 'agree'!
agree  Georgia Morg (X)
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Georgia!
agree  Christina Paiva
19 hrs
  -> Thanks, Christina!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
your own as well as others'


Explanation:
...Caring for your own as well as others' uniforms (trousers, shirts, slippers and shoes)...

Katarina Peters
Canada
Local time: 19:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Daniel
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search