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English translation: outside of the workplace activities involving employees as competitive teams


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English term or phrase:team-building activities
English translation:outside of the workplace activities involving employees as competitive teams
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18:02 Sep 2, 2010
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Marketing - Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: team-building activities
The outdoor area is ideal for event days and team-building activities, including motorised events and company fun days
elsayed fayed
Egypt
Local time: 03:25
outside of the workplace activities involving employees as competitive teams
Explanation:
team-building activities is a technical term used by corporations for extracurricular type activities (outside the normal work times usually, and also off premises usually.)

The employees form teams which compete in sports or sports like activities.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-09-02 20:11:20 GMT)
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HERE ARE TWO WEBSITES WHICH OFFER OUTDOOR TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR CORPORATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS:

http://www.gelcorp.com/?gclid=CJ7y7rnF6aMCFQo65QodnWxO4g
We are expert team building and leadership training consultants. GEL helps people and organizations enhance productivity, communication and leadership skills via challenging outdoor team building experiences, available across the US.

http://www.adventurelinks.net/groups/groups_team_building.ph...
Team Building
Challenge Course Team Development
Group dynamics and teamwork can overcome any obstacle when they have been refined and developed, and Adventure Links has specialized in harnessing the potential within groups with our high and low ropes challenge course and initiatives. Challenge your group with our different team building options, focusing in on one or many areas of growth that will best improve the group infrastructure.

http://www.terrapinadventures.com/?gclid=COuOzqTG6aMCFZZM5Qo...
Launch your adventure by scaling one of the 12 routes of our Terrapin Tower. Conquer all 25 of our Terrapin High and Low Challenge Course Elements. We have four levels of fun!

Experience 2 G's of force on our Giant Swing. Enjoy the thrill of gliding through the forest canopy on our Zip Line. We call it no sweat adrenaline! You will call it A Blast!

Join us for: Team Building
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:25
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2outside of the workplace activities involving employees as competitive teams
Stephanie Ezrol
5 +1professional/personal development activitiescorbettb
Summary of reference entries provided
Info
Kim Metzger
Team building
Travelin Ann
team building activitiesEllen Kraus

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
professional/personal development activities


Explanation:
The company organized activities for staff that encourage bonding. The activities are not necessarily sports or fun related. They can be thought - provoking or excercises that encourage self-awareness or teamwork in the workplace setting. They can inspire employees who have become stagnant, disgruntled or apathetic

corbettb
Local time: 18:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oliver Lawrence: they're specifically about getting people to work in teams outside the workplace in an attempt to improve how they work in it
10 hrs
agree  Amel Abdullah: I agree with Corbettb's definition. He/she did not say the activities take place in the workplace...but that they encourage teamwork in the workplace. It is clear from the context that the activities take place outdoors.
1 day7 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
outside of the workplace activities involving employees as competitive teams


Explanation:
team-building activities is a technical term used by corporations for extracurricular type activities (outside the normal work times usually, and also off premises usually.)

The employees form teams which compete in sports or sports like activities.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-09-02 20:11:20 GMT)
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HERE ARE TWO WEBSITES WHICH OFFER OUTDOOR TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES FOR CORPORATIONS AND OTHER GROUPS:

http://www.gelcorp.com/?gclid=CJ7y7rnF6aMCFQo65QodnWxO4g
We are expert team building and leadership training consultants. GEL helps people and organizations enhance productivity, communication and leadership skills via challenging outdoor team building experiences, available across the US.

http://www.adventurelinks.net/groups/groups_team_building.ph...
Team Building
Challenge Course Team Development
Group dynamics and teamwork can overcome any obstacle when they have been refined and developed, and Adventure Links has specialized in harnessing the potential within groups with our high and low ropes challenge course and initiatives. Challenge your group with our different team building options, focusing in on one or many areas of growth that will best improve the group infrastructure.

http://www.terrapinadventures.com/?gclid=COuOzqTG6aMCFZZM5Qo...
Launch your adventure by scaling one of the 12 routes of our Terrapin Tower. Conquer all 25 of our Terrapin High and Low Challenge Course Elements. We have four levels of fun!

Experience 2 G's of force on our Giant Swing. Enjoy the thrill of gliding through the forest canopy on our Zip Line. We call it no sweat adrenaline! You will call it A Blast!

Join us for: Team Building


Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 21:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oliver Lawrence: dreadful things, I've done some in my pre-translation life
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Oliver, sometimes buzz word things can feel like a buzz saw
agree  Phong Le
22 hrs
  -> Thank you Phone Le !
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Reference comments


3 mins
Reference: Info

Reference information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_building

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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12 mins
Reference: Team building

Reference information:
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    Reference: http://humanresources.about.com/od/involvementteams/a/team_b...
Travelin Ann
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr
Reference: team building activities

Reference information:
Team Building games and articles for organizations growth and development.
www.teambuildingportal.com/

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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