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doença profissional / doença do trabalho

English translation: occupational illness / work-related illness


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Portuguese term or phrase:doença profissional / doença do trabalho
English translation:occupational illness / work-related illness
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19:05 Nov 10, 2005
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Insurance
Portuguese term or phrase: doença profissional / doença do trabalho
(can't be the same thing as the two are mentioned side by side)
Braz
occupational illness (or disease) / work related illness
Explanation:
Can't really tell you the difference I am afraid :-(

... fatalities and musculoskeletal injuries. An occupational illness (or disease) is defined by OSHA as ... complete as possible." For work-related illness cases, "Some conditions, e.g ...


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... cases of self-reported occupational illness, with 2.3 million people reporting a work-related illness in 2001/02 ... bad practices can lead to an occupational illness in the future.

... and seven million people are victims of work related illness ... An estimated 2.3 million UK workers suffer occupational illness. Approximately one ...


http://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/leaflets/dangeroussubsta...
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Hermann
Local time: 07:18
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4occupational disease
Clauwolf
3 +5occupational illness (or disease) / work related illness
Hermann
4occupational disease /industrial diseasereginalobo


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
doença profissional / doença do trabalho
occupational disease


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 2 mins (2005-11-10 19:08:18 GMT)
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Same thing (as the japanese) :))))))

Clauwolf
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mariana Moreira
2 mins
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agree  rhandler
4 mins
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agree  María Isabel Estévez (maisa)
4 mins
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agree  Emilie: Doença profissional = occupational disease. Assim já foi traduzido há algum tempo; consta do glossário. Não encontrei doença do trabalho.
1 hr
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
doença profissional / doença do trabalho
occupational illness (or disease) / work related illness


Explanation:
Can't really tell you the difference I am afraid :-(

... fatalities and musculoskeletal injuries. An occupational illness (or disease) is defined by OSHA as ... complete as possible." For work-related illness cases, "Some conditions, e.g ...


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Note added at 40 mins (2005-11-10 19:45:49 GMT)
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... cases of self-reported occupational illness, with 2.3 million people reporting a work-related illness in 2001/02 ... bad practices can lead to an occupational illness in the future.

... and seven million people are victims of work related illness ... An estimated 2.3 million UK workers suffer occupational illness. Approximately one ...


http://www.thompsons-scotland.co.uk/leaflets/dangeroussubsta...


    Reference: http://www.haz-map.com/iceberg.htm
Hermann
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Massey: yes !!
48 mins
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agree  Amy Duncan: This is it.
1 hr
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agree  Michael Green
1 hr
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agree  António Ribeiro: como aparece em separado, eu optaria por esta sugestão. Além disso, "illness" é o termo apropriado.
4 hrs
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agree  Claudio Mazotti: great job!
19 hrs
  -> thank you very much! :-)
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
doença profissional / doença do trabalho
occupational disease /industrial disease


Explanation:
industrial disease - disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposures to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certains acts)
- a disease or condition caused by one's occupation, eg pneumoconiosis. (The Chambers Dictionary)

occupational disease - disease caused by working in a particular profession ) -
occupational ailment, occupational disease or occupational injury - a disease, injury, etc, to which workers engaged in a particular occupation are prone because of the conditions of that occupation.

The Chambers Dictionary. Copyright © 1994 by Chambers Harrap Publishers, Ltd. All rights reserved.

reginalobo
Local time: 07:18
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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