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motivos maiores

English translation: (uses) high-level motivation (strategies, techniques)

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Portuguese term or phrase:motivos maiores
English translation:(uses) high-level motivation (strategies, techniques)
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

15:10 Jul 26, 2013
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Sales techniques
Portuguese term or phrase: motivos maiores
Hi, this is taken from a training/assessment manual for managers. It describes various qualities for employees to assess how well they are performing. This part comes from the following sentence:

"Tenta com alguma frequência ter um efeito específico no outro através de um único método de persuasão (exemplos:
apela aos dados, a motivos maiores; utiliza exemplos concretos, auxiliares visuais ou demonstrações)"

The literal translation of these words doesn't mean anything to me in English in this context, can anyone either confirm that a literal translation such as "bigger/greater motives/reasons" works in this context or suggest an alternative?

Thanks for your help.
Animus
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:17
(uses) high-level motivation (strategies, techniques)
Explanation:


That's how I read it in your context.

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Note added at 44 minutos (2013-07-26 15:55:12 GMT)
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I think the words "motives", "reasons" would be meaningless in the context and that the author has not expressed himself very well.
Selected response from:

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:17
Grading comment
Thank you, I think this one was definitely the most relevant for the context. I adapted it slightly but kept the translation along the same lines as your suggestion.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3higher motives
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4 +3(uses) high-level motivation (strategies, techniques)
Marlene Curtis
4 +1greater/more relevant reasons
Eugenia Lourenco
4 +1higher-order motives
ronsmith
4major reasons
Ellen Kraus


  

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


Explanation:
That's how I'd put it
Hth



Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho: I Like this one too.
51 mins
  -> Arthur, thanks
agree  Nick Taylor
3 hrs
  -> Nick, thank you
agree  Annie Sapucaia
1 day 11 hrs
  -> Annie, thanks
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
greater/more relevant reasons


Explanation:
This means the manager gives the employees greater or more relevant reasons for doing something (as a persuasion technique).

I would use 'greater reasons'.

Eugenia Lourenco
Portugal
Local time: 22:17
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s
20 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(uses) high-level motivation (strategies, techniques)


Explanation:


That's how I read it in your context.

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Note added at 44 minutos (2013-07-26 15:55:12 GMT)
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I think the words "motives", "reasons" would be meaningless in the context and that the author has not expressed himself very well.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:17
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 536
Grading comment
Thank you, I think this one was definitely the most relevant for the context. I adapted it slightly but kept the translation along the same lines as your suggestion.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arthur Godinho
36 mins
  -> Grata!
agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  John Copestake (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
higher-order motives


Explanation:
If the text you are translating has to do with “motivation theory”, probably this is the best term in English. Once the first-order/lower-order or “basic” motives (the need to feed, the need to be safe and so on) have been fulfilled, a person will only be motivated by higher-order motives (the need to be loved, the need to fulfill one's potential and so on).

ronsmith
Brazil
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Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Georgia Morg (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thank you, Georgia.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
major reasons


Explanation:
as one of a great number of options

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 23:17
Does not meet criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 6
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