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foco de atuação

English translation: operational focus


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:foco de atuação
English translation:operational focus
Entered by: Marlene Curtis
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21:19 Mar 6, 2011
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Economics
Portuguese term or phrase: foco de atuação
mudamos o foco de atuação da empresa
Andre Damasceno
Brazil
Local time: 08:02
operational focus
Explanation:
Vistaprint Announces New Organizational Structure Designed To ...
Oct 28, 2010... Structure Designed To Enhance Customer And Operational Focus ... the company that provides high-impact personalized products and ...
www.thestreet.com/.../vistaprint-announces-new-organization...
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:02
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6operational focus
Marlene Curtis
5we have changed/shifted [the company's] emphasis
Muriel Vasconcellos
4 +1core business
Lesley Sogl


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
operational focus


Explanation:
Vistaprint Announces New Organizational Structure Designed To ...
Oct 28, 2010... Structure Designed To Enhance Customer And Operational Focus ... the company that provides high-impact personalized products and ...
www.thestreet.com/.../vistaprint-announces-new-organization...

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 07:02
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Riordan
56 mins
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agree  MARK ROBERTSON
1 hr
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agree  Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
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agree  Gilmar Fernandes
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agree  Airton J Souza
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agree  connie leite
1 day23 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
core business


Explanation:
In some cases, it could be translated as core business.

Example sentence(s):
  • Jewelry manufacturer PT Itamaraya Tbk said it intends to change its core business, prefering to enter energy sector. Read more about Business by www.theindonesiatoday.com.
Lesley Sogl
Brazil
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonas Teixeira: Yes, 'foco de atuação' is the core business of a company. A simple Google search will confirm this. A literal translation is not applicable in this case.
4 hrs
  -> Agreed. Thanks Jonas
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2 days9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
we have changed/shifted [the company's] emphasis


Explanation:
I thought about this question for two days and finally decided that the best solution was not to translate "atuação" - it's implied. Examples:

This was a bold stroke that changed the company's emphasis from sports performance to fashion and lifestyle. Instead of trying to compete directly over the ...
www.enkalam.com/corporate/jochen-zeitz.html

He changed the company's emphasis by cutting back on traditional business while introducing new products. During O'Reilly's tenure Heinz acquired Weight ...
www.novelguide.com/a/discover/eueh.../eueh_01_00410.html

May 16, 1997 ... During his tenure, Hathaway has changed the company's emphasis from manufacturing and defense to providing more long-term industrial ...
https://www.centralpennbusiness.com/index.php?...id...

He then changed the company's emphasis to fuel-efficient models and undertook an aggressive campaign that included personal ...
redalyc.uaemex.mx/pdf/646/64612291006.pdf

May 28, 2003... new technologies to offer solutions to new markets has changed the company's emphasis from serving the needs of its traditional markets, ...
www.engineeringtalk.com/news/lem/lem147.html


Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 04:02
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37
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Changes made by editors
Mar 15, 2011 - Changes made by Marlene Curtis:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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