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Jul 21, 2011 13:47
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
garantia de escala
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
Engineering: Industrial
annual report
Cerca de 680 mil toneladas de chapas de aço serão utilizadas na construção das embarcações.
A **garantia de escala** obtida pelo programa estabeleceu um paradigma que assegura a modernização e a competitividade internacional de nossa indústria naval.
As encomendas já geraram 15 mil empregos diretos no País.
Can't find an expression I like for this... Thanks.
A **garantia de escala** obtida pelo programa estabeleceu um paradigma que assegura a modernização e a competitividade internacional de nossa indústria naval.
As encomendas já geraram 15 mil empregos diretos no País.
Can't find an expression I like for this... Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | scale guarantee |
William Gallagher
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| 3 | economies of scale |
Daniel Roeth
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| 3 | the scale of the undertaking |
Nick Taylor
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
William Gallagher
Brazil
Brazil
Native in English
Brazil
Idiomatic Translations
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English to Portuguese, and 1 more.
scale guarantee
Nearly 680 thousand tons of steel plate will be uised in vessel construction. The "scale guarantee" obtained by the program establishes a paradigm that guarantees the international modernization and competitiveness of our naval industry. Orders have already generated 15 thousand direct jobs in the country.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-21 15:55:18 GMT)
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"... will be used ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-07-21 15:55:18 GMT)
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"... will be used ..."
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the help. Have decided to go with "the guarantee obtained by the scale of the program..." rightly or wrongly. |
2 hrs
economies of scale
it seems that this phrase is more about the "guarantee" of large scale operations than the benefits, but this is just one suggestion..
"Close to 680 thousand tons of steel plates will be used in the construction of the vessels. The economies of scale afforded by the program established a paradigm that ensures the modernization and international competitiveness of our naval industry. Orders have already generated 15 thousand direct jobs in Brazil (or whatever country it's referring to)"
"Close to 680 thousand tons of steel plates will be used in the construction of the vessels. The economies of scale afforded by the program established a paradigm that ensures the modernization and international competitiveness of our naval industry. Orders have already generated 15 thousand direct jobs in Brazil (or whatever country it's referring to)"
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your perspective. I ended up using "the guarantee obtained from the scale of the program..", which is less about the economy of scale and more about the volume of orders guaranteeing that the program will continue with success. |
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Nick Taylor
Native in English
Specializes in field
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English 
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
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the scale of the undertaking
the scale of the undertaking
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your input. As with the other answers, it helped me to arrive at the translation I eventually used, although none was exactly what I wanted. |
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