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nao organizado em sindicato

English translation: not organized in trade unions

19:19 Jul 3, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / sindicatos
Portuguese term or phrase: nao organizado em sindicato
relações entre as empresas não organizadas em sindicato

This is from a Collective Working agreement between a union and a Federation of industries. Is it simply ^non-union subscribing companies?? Thanks
Mark Thompson
Brazil
Local time: 03:59
English translation:not organized in trade unions
Explanation:
not organized in trade unions
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José Patrício
Portugal
Local time: 06:59
Grading comment
Thank you - that makes sense, although i went for non-unionised. No idea why it was posted under medical!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4non-unionised
lexical
4non-union
CicaBarth
3 -1not organized in trade unions
José Patrício


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
not organized in trade unions


Explanation:
not organized in trade unions

José Patrício
Portugal
Local time: 06:59
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you - that makes sense, although i went for non-unionised. No idea why it was posted under medical!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Diane Grosklaus Whitty: Unless this is a case of poorly worded Portuguese, I don't see how a *company* can be organized in a union. I think they are talking about companies who are not part of business associations (called 'sindicatos' in Brazil).
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
non-unionised


Explanation:
that's what it is

lexical
Spain
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Enza Longo
31 mins

agree  rhandler
2 hrs

agree  Lucio C P Soluchinsky
6 hrs

agree  Gilmar Fernandes: Sure. Simple and to the point. If for U.S. spelling use "z" unionized. Also agree that this question should not be in the MEDICAL category.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
non-union


Explanation:
"non-union subscribing companies", like you said, seems good too.

CicaBarth
Local time: 03:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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