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que não lhes agregam

English translation: which do not add/create any value

05:00 Oct 20, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Survey responses
Portuguese term or phrase: que não lhes agregam
This is a comment in response to a company questionnaire. The subject is upper management.

"não há um senso do que é prioridade e [os líderes] não possuem uma visão mais ampla a médio prazo e longo prazo. Seus subordinados gastam muito tempo em outras tarefas **que não lhes agregam**."
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 14:14
English translation:which do not add/create any value
Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQ63eQ66GF14tj4p0CX...
Selected response from:

Ana Vozone
Local time: 22:14
Grading comment
Thank you, Ana!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4which do not add/create any value
Ana Vozone
3 +3that amount to nothing
Helen Oliveira
4that achieves nothing of any value.
Lara Barnett


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
that amount to nothing


Explanation:
Sugestão.

Helen Oliveira
Brazil
Local time: 18:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
2 mins
agree  Clauwolf
11 hrs
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
1 day 7 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
which do not add/create any value


Explanation:
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQ63eQ66GF14tj4p0CX...

Example sentence(s):
  • These are those which do not add any value to the product or service but are an inherent part of the process.
  • commercial sphere, assisting with the circulation process, are unproductive from the viewpoint of the total societal capital, since they do not create any value.
Ana Vozone
Local time: 22:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 123
Grading comment
Thank you, Ana!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.
53 mins
  -> Obrigada, Adrian!
agree  Cristina Mantovani
3 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Cristina!
agree  Luiz Fernando Santos Perina
6 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Luiz Fernando!
agree  Silvia Aquino
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Sílvia!
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
that achieves nothing of any value.


Explanation:
An idea.....

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-10-20 14:01:33 GMT)
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Phrase could be something like:

"...POINTLESS TASKS THAT ACHIEVE NOTHING OF ANY VALUE."

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Note added at 9 hrs (2019-10-20 14:04:57 GMT)
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"Research is often seen as an expensive gamble that will yield lengthy and demanding development work, a lot of times with uncontrollable costs and ACHIEVING NOTHING OF ANY VALUE. However, ..."
https://www.rd-consultants.com/consulting

Example sentence(s):
  • "In the high tech sector there is a whole industry devoted to future watching (Gartner et al) which in general ACHIEVES NOTHING OF ANY VALUE."
  • "Scotland must stand on its own two feet, there is no socialist Labour party just Corbyn and a few others, behind them stand the ranks of Red Tories who will make sure Corbyn and Co. ACHIEVING NOTHING OF ANY VALUE."

    https://www.airfix.com/us-en/forum/post/view/id/6773/?p=7
    https://wingsoverscotland.com/friendly-help-for-jeremy/
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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