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de cobrança

English translation: demanding; pushy

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Portuguese term or phrase:de cobrança
English translation:demanding; pushy
Entered by: Oliver Simões

13:23 Jun 14, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / HR evaluation
Portuguese term or phrase: de cobrança
I'm translating an HR evaluation statement for an employee in Brazil (haven't been given any info on the company or her job role). It's basically saying how much the employee in question has improved in terms of her general attitude and managerial skills.

I'm unsure of the meaning of "de cobrança" in the following sentence, since I've never heard the expression before and haven't managed to find out exactly what it means by searching for it:

"No passado o seu tom muitas vezes parecia de cobrança, não inspiradora ou colaborativa com as áreas funcionais. Hoje esse quadro é totalmente diferente, e para melhor."

Any help much appreciated! TIA
Sarah Day
Local time: 11:25
demanding; pushy
Explanation:
Mostly likely "demanding". I understand "cobrança" to be a demand, something that one wants fulfilled. In this case, it looks like the employee had a demanding attitude in the past. She didn't expect, she demanded.

cobranca: "Obrigação, demanda, exigência; aquilo que se impõe ou parece impor-se a alguém como uma obrigação e necessidade; tarefa a ser cumprida: um trabalho difícil, com muitas cobranças e desafios" - Aulete
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Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 03:25
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1demanding; pushy
Oliver Simões
4domineering
Marina Borges
4very bossy
Nick Taylor


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
domineering


Explanation:
Cobrança is the idea of someone very strict and demanding, always wanting to control over someone. I think domineering is what you're looking for


    https://www.inc.com/samuel-edwards/the-7-types-of-bosses-you-ll-meet-and-how-to-deal-with-them.html
    https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domineering
Marina Borges
Brazil
Local time: 07:25
Native speaker of: Portuguese
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Marina, that's really helpful.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
demanding; pushy


Explanation:
Mostly likely "demanding". I understand "cobrança" to be a demand, something that one wants fulfilled. In this case, it looks like the employee had a demanding attitude in the past. She didn't expect, she demanded.

cobranca: "Obrigação, demanda, exigência; aquilo que se impõe ou parece impor-se a alguém como uma obrigação e necessidade; tarefa a ser cumprida: um trabalho difícil, com muitas cobranças e desafios" - Aulete

Example sentence(s):
  • Elza functions best in big cities, first in Rio and lately in Sao Paulo, largely because she is a demanding employee who requires a certain sophistication and total honesty from her employers.

    Reference: http://www.aulete.com.br/cobran%C3%A7a
    https://books.google.com/books?id=pzEj9WIxT0MC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=%22a+demanding+employee%22&source=bl&ots=kXCY9t48oa&sig=KY2sWb20s7s2HjvVW
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 03:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Verginia.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
very bossy


Explanation:
very bossy

Nick Taylor
Local time: 11:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87
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