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2º oficial

English translation: (Landscaping) Technician (Grade II)

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Portuguese term or phrase:2º oficial
English translation:(Landscaping) Technician (Grade II)
Entered by: Veronica Manole (X)

06:48 Apr 16, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s) / Labor contract
Portuguese term or phrase: 2º oficial
Trata-se de um contrato de trabalho a termo.
Uma pessoa trabalha como 2º oficial numa empresa de jardinagem.
Não consigo perceber o que é o 2º oficial nesse contexto.

Obrigada desde já pela ajuda.
Veronica
Veronica Manole (X)
Romania
Local time: 11:06
(Landscaping) Technician (Grade II)
Explanation:
Veronica, this is not a full answer but perhaps others can add to it. I remember when I was living in Portugal that tradesmen (electricians, plumbers, etc) were either 1º oficial or 2º oficial (below that level they were 'serventes' - labourers). A 1º oficial would be a fully qualified tradesman who had passed all the technical exams; a 2º oficial would also be qualified but to a lower level. In some cases, he would act as the assistant to the 1º oficial.

There is no standard equivalent terminology in English. What I've suggested is invented by me but I think it probably covers the meaning.

I would avoid "officer" in this context.
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lexical
Spain
Local time: 10:06
Grading comment
Muito obrigada, tanho pela resposta, como pela explicação!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3(Landscaping) Technician (Grade II)
lexical
3 +12nd officer
cristina estanislau


  

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2nd officer


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cristina estanislau
Local time: 09:06
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

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agree  Rui Freitas
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  -> obrigada rui
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
(Landscaping) Technician (Grade II)


Language variant: British English

Explanation:
Veronica, this is not a full answer but perhaps others can add to it. I remember when I was living in Portugal that tradesmen (electricians, plumbers, etc) were either 1º oficial or 2º oficial (below that level they were 'serventes' - labourers). A 1º oficial would be a fully qualified tradesman who had passed all the technical exams; a 2º oficial would also be qualified but to a lower level. In some cases, he would act as the assistant to the 1º oficial.

There is no standard equivalent terminology in English. What I've suggested is invented by me but I think it probably covers the meaning.

I would avoid "officer" in this context.

lexical
Spain
Local time: 10:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Muito obrigada, tanho pela resposta, como pela explicação!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denise Miranda: Yes, because officer probably makes no sense in this context outside Portugal.
2 hrs
  -> thanks, Denise
agree  R. Alex Jenkins: I think the explanation in itself deserves a bundle of Kudoz points :)
2 hrs
  -> cheers, Richard
agree  rhandler
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  -> thanks, Ralph
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