Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
aperfeiçoamento do trabalho social
English translation:
improve their skills [or capacities] in terms of providing social services
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Paola Godinh (X)
Aug 22, 2005 19:55
18 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Paola Godinh (X)
aperfeiçoamento do trabalho social
Portuguese to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
As assistentes sociais têm acesso a cursos formação inicial e contínua para o aperfeiçoamento do seu trabalho social.
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Portuguese term (edited):
aperfei�oamento do trabalho social
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improve their skills [or capacities] in terms of providing social services
a bit more natural I believe
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Portuguese term (edited):
aperfei�oamento do trabalho social
to advance their social work skills
aperfeiçoamento in Education = advanced...as opposed to beginner or intermediate ...
here...that would work fine...they have Basic Training and Ongoing Education to advance their social work skills
here...that would work fine...they have Basic Training and Ongoing Education to advance their social work skills
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Each translation a gem!
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Portuguese term (edited):
do trabalho social
[continue to] update themselves / brush up by taking further courses in their field.
I think the emphasis should be on the "update" notion. Sometimes "aperfeiçoamento" is translated as "brush-up courses"; the choice would depend on the overall context. Since your text seems to be promotional in nature, "update" sounds a little more positive.
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: aperf etc. is also advanced course...just like French..perfectionnement de x: advanced course in an area
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This is standard parlance in the human resources bla bla bla that I have to translate all the time. It's polite language to refer to keeping personnel updated. I'm not guessing at this. I've been over and over the subject jillions of times.
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Fiona Stephenson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Portuguese term (edited):
aperfei�oamento do trabalho social
professional develoment in social work
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