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policronia dos tempos

English translation: multitasking

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Portuguese term or phrase:policronia dos tempos
English translation:multitasking
Entered by: Abigail Elvins

05:59 Apr 11, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Portuguese term or phrase: policronia dos tempos
I am assuming this is a typo and should be policromia - am I right? Any suggestions for this term gratefully received. This is the phrase:
...as mulheres ciganas que, permanentemente, no seu quotidiano, ensaiam um equilíbrio difícil entre diferentes afazeres e cuidados, num verdadeiro exercício da “policronia dos tempos” que caracteriza as comunidades ciganas.
Abigail Elvins
Portugal
Local time: 15:36
multitasking
Explanation:
Not etymologically related to "policronia dos tempos" but this based on the context (where it talks about a difficult balance between tasks and concerns) so it's one possible suggestion.
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Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 15:36
Grading comment
Thanks, Scott. It fits perfectly in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3multitasking
Donald Scott Alexander
4 +1polychronic exercise in time management
Muriel Vasconcellos


Discussion entries: 4





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
multitasking


Explanation:
Not etymologically related to "policronia dos tempos" but this based on the context (where it talks about a difficult balance between tasks and concerns) so it's one possible suggestion.


Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 15:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Scott. It fits perfectly in this context.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I like it - thank you!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marian Vieyra
3 hrs
agree  Luiza Modesto: present day multitasking (I think "dos tempos" means the present).
5 hrs
agree  rhandler
8 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
polychronic exercise in time management


Explanation:
"Polychronic" is a term from anthropology referring to the way people use their time, and it literally does mean multitasking. You can't say "polychrony," but you might want to get fancy and say "polychronic exercise"

Polychronicity is a term that describes people who prefer to work on multiple activities at the same time. Examples of polychronic behaviors include talking on the phone while driving a car and browsing the internet while sitting in meetings. Polychronicity is in contrast to those who prefer monochronicity (doing one thing at a time). **The polychronic-monochronic concept was first developed by Edward Hall in 1959 in his anthropological studies of time use in different cultures.**

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-11 07:32:59 GMT)
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I meant to attach the following definition from Wikipedia:

Polychronicity is a term that describes people who prefer to work on multiple activities at the same time. Examples of polychronic behaviors include talking on the phone while driving a car and browsing the internet while sitting in meetings. Polychronicity is in contrast to those who prefer monochronicity (doing one thing at a time). The polychronic-monochronic concept was first developed by Edward Hall in 1959 in his anthropological studies of time use in different cultures.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-11 07:33:41 GMT)
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Sorry for the confusion - I had in fact already included the definition.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-11 07:40:08 GMT)
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Examples:

Mediterranean, Latin American, and Arab cultures tend to have a polychronic view. Exercise:. Some people in India like to joke that IST stands for Indian ...
initria.com/.../03a%20-%20Indian%20vs%20Canadian%20Cultural%20Differences/Cultural%20Comparisons.doc

Monochronic and polychronic cultures. Low-context and high context cultures. Success in overseas work. ...
yks.tkk.fi/en/studies/courses/36-3501/program.html

How Many Things do You Like to do at Once? An Introduction to Monochronic and Polychronic Time · How Polychronic Are You? ...
www.coursesmart.com/013100879X?tocview=true

Cultural Clocks: Monochronic vs. Polychronic Interpretations of Time; Cultural Variation in Negotiation Styles. ...
www.zimfa.gov.zw/zfsi/program/june_23/1.htm

Managing Leadership Communication in Organizational ... Skills at Work 4.2: Monochronic and Polychronic Style Assessment ...
www.pearsonhighered.com/academic/product/0,3110,0205524869,...

Monochronic and polychronic cultures Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Monochronic and polychronic Monochronic and polychronic (NPR) (did not ...
monochronic-and-polychronic.patboylerealty.com/

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 07:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 160

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rui Freitas
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Rui!
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