Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
colaboradoras na unidade
English translation:
unit, branch
Added to glossary by
Ryan Green
Oct 6, 2012 13:45
11 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
Portugal
colaboradoras na unidade
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
This phrase is giving me some trouble: "Atualmente, a empresa conta com mais de 4 mil colaboradoras na unidade."
"Unidade", I believe, is referring to "clientes das áreas de Meios de Pagamento, Utilities e Telecomunicações" which appears in the sentence before this one. The full passage is below:
"Atualmente, a empresa conta com mais de 4 mil colaboradoras na unidade. Na sua carteira, estão 300 das 500 maiores empresas do País, especialmente clientes das áreas de Meios de Pagamento, Utilities e Telecomunicações."
"Unidade", I believe, is referring to "clientes das áreas de Meios de Pagamento, Utilities e Telecomunicações" which appears in the sentence before this one. The full passage is below:
"Atualmente, a empresa conta com mais de 4 mil colaboradoras na unidade. Na sua carteira, estão 300 das 500 maiores empresas do País, especialmente clientes das áreas de Meios de Pagamento, Utilities e Telecomunicações."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | unit, branch |
Cris Lazzerini
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| 4 | employees in the unit |
Martin Riordan
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| 4 | associate/workers in the office/department/segment |
Paula Borges
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Proposed translations
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6 mins
Cris Lazzerini
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Language Service Provider
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
unit, branch
Suggestion. I think it refers to a place.
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Note added at 59 mins (2012-10-06 14:44:43 GMT)
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workers in the unit/branch
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Note added at 59 mins (2012-10-06 14:44:43 GMT)
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workers in the unit/branch
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
28 mins
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
&
English
Works in field
Brazil
Brazilian lawyer - 40+ years in Brazil
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, Irish, US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, Scottish) , Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, Mozambican, Angolan, European/Portugal) 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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182
employees in the unit
"colaborador" is the PC term for employee in Brazil. "colaboradoras" implies female employees. I agree that "unidade" refers to what you suggest, from the previous sentence - a business unit.
4 hrs
Paula Borges
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
United Kingdom
Quality in no time! IoLET Diptrans
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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12
associate/workers in the office/department/segment
I'm not so sure about "employee" unless you're sure they are not temporary staff, independent contractors or third-party workers.
You say "unidade" refers to "pagamento, utilities e telecomunicações", but the word is normally used to refer to a physical office, branch etc. That's why I'm suggesting a few different options.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-06 18:37:36 GMT)
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Typo: associates.
You say "unidade" refers to "pagamento, utilities e telecomunicações", but the word is normally used to refer to a physical office, branch etc. That's why I'm suggesting a few different options.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2012-10-06 18:37:36 GMT)
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Typo: associates.
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