Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
apropriador
English translation:
appropriator
Added to glossary by
Amy Duncan (X)
Nov 8, 2004 20:33
19 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
apropriador
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
It's from this list:
MÃO DE OBRA
Almoxarife
Apropriador
Armador
Caldeireiro
Carpinteiro
Desenhista
Eletricista
Encanador
Encarregado de Obras
Mestre de Obras
Montador
Motorista de Carros Leves
Motorista de Carros Pesados
Pintor Industrial
Vidraceiro
MÃO DE OBRA
Almoxarife
Apropriador
Armador
Caldeireiro
Carpinteiro
Desenhista
Eletricista
Encanador
Encarregado de Obras
Mestre de Obras
Montador
Motorista de Carros Leves
Motorista de Carros Pesados
Pintor Industrial
Vidraceiro
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | appropriator |
António Ribeiro
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| 4 | time keeper |
Rozana oliveira
|
| 3 | Procurer |
Elizabeth Lyons
|
| 1 | cost commissioner |
Ricardo Fonseca
|
Proposed translations
2 mins
António Ribeiro
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Professional in Oil & Gas Industry
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
appropriator
Literal. Dicionário Porto Editora.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Actually, the client approved this answer!"
4 hrs
Ricardo Fonseca
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Portuguese
Works in field
Portugal
technical translator
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
cost commissioner
partindo do pressuposto de que se trata de um apropriador de custos
17 hrs
Elizabeth Lyons
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Scientist / Linguist
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Portuguese to English, and 2 more.
Procurer
While appropriator is the literal translation, it does not have much meaning in English in this context and I do not believe is in common usage. A procurer is in effect a purchasing agent or buyer. An appropriator might be something more than a despechante and less than a buyer, in this sector. My sources are my experience with English as well as the following dictionaries: Novo Dicionario Aurelio, Novo Michaelis, and Webster's New World.
4159 days
Rozana oliveira
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Fluência em idiomas
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
time keeper
Regarding the Oil & Gas Platform Construction segment, it is the term used when referring to a person that is in charge of controlling the work hours of the shipyard employees. Everytime a Platform Contract is entered into in Brazil, the Project Managers have to submit a list of all functions to the Owner of the Project. The "time keeper" is one of them.
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Note added at 4159 dias (2016-03-30 01:22:59 GMT) Post-grading
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I think that ALLOCATE, ALLOCATION can help if referring to other specific areas.
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Note added at 4159 dias (2016-03-30 01:22:59 GMT) Post-grading
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I think that ALLOCATE, ALLOCATION can help if referring to other specific areas.
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