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Quadro

English translation: office staff

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Portuguese term or phrase:Quadro
English translation:office staff
Entered by: Maria José Tavares (X)

18:09 Sep 27, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: Quadro
e durante a independencia ha uma necessidade de colocacao de quadros e eu fui colocado como quadro do Governo e durante algum tempo lutei para sair e continuar como artista
e na independencia sou colocado como quadro senior do Governo, que mais tarde eu pedi para sair. E formamos o Grupo RM, que tem novos elementos. Mas o primero grupo eu sou membro fundador
atef Sharia
Jordan
Local time: 19:11
office staff
Explanation:
quadro

substantivo masculino
office staff;
Portuguese-English Porto Editora dictionary
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Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 17:11
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thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9office staff
Maria José Tavares (X)
3staff member/manager/executive
isarcat
3board
Heloisa Ferreira


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
office staff


Explanation:
quadro

substantivo masculino
office staff;
Portuguese-English Porto Editora dictionary

Maria José Tavares (X)
Portugal
Local time: 17:11
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rhandler
22 mins
  -> Obrigada Ralph
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: Or just plain "staff"
24 mins
  -> Obrigada Muriel
agree  Liliana Galiano
56 mins
  -> Obrigada Ursula
agree  Zornitsa Antonova
1 hr
  -> Obrigada Zornitsa
agree  Alexandra Gouveia
2 hrs
  -> obrigada Alexandra
agree  Lucio C P Soluchinsky
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada Lucio
agree  Katarina Peters: agree with Muriel
4 hrs
  -> Obrigada Katarina
agree  Flavia Martins dos Santos
19 hrs
  -> Obrigada Flavia
agree  Elvira Alves Barry
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Obrigada Elvira
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
staff member/manager/executive


Explanation:
This seems to be it, but whether the text is referring to the staff complement or to management I can't really tell from the context

isarcat
Local time: 12:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
board


Explanation:
Não tenho tanta certeza, mas pelo contexto pensei em "Government Board", que seria algum órgão do Governo.

Heloisa Ferreira
Brazil
Local time: 13:11
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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