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Serviços de ponta

English translation: state-of-the-art services

06:30 Oct 4, 2000
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Portuguese term or phrase: Serviços de ponta
The sentence reads:
" Sobre os espanhóis, defende que não são a solução porque vêm para Portugal fazer o estágio, e seis meses depois vão-se embora para estarem em condições mais vantajosas para colocação no seu país natal. Com a agravante de haver serviços de ponta que, para a integração destes espanhóis, necessitam entre três a seis meses."
Thanks in advance.
Sue Simons (X)
Local time: 12:43
English translation:state-of-the-art services
Explanation:
The translation of "de ponta" is "state-of-the-art". However, it is more often used in an engineering context, while yours souns like a medical context. The other proposed answer "edge services" also seems correct. I would further propose simply "specialized services".
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José Malaquias
Portugal
Local time: 12:43
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
na +1state-of-the-art services
José Malaquias
naedge services
Vitor Colaço
na -1bridge services
Heathcliff


  

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4 mins
edge services


Explanation:
vanguard services (can also be another option); head services


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Vitor Colaço
Portugal
Local time: 12:43
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 16
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54 mins peer agreement (net): -1
bridge services


Explanation:
That is, the integration services that will cover the three- to six-month bridge period.

From your context, it sounds as though the Spanish have a bad case of what the U.S. technical engineering world calls "NIH (Not Invented Here) syndrome," characterized by the rejection of a product, method, or solution simply because it comes from somewhere else...!

Cheers, HC

Heathcliff
United States
Local time: 04:43
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 235

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Thiago Fico: The phrase "de ponta" means "cutting edge", andI think the text is about how the Portuguese feel about the Spanish going to Portugal, acquiring knowledge, and then moving back to Spain.
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2 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
state-of-the-art services


Explanation:
The translation of "de ponta" is "state-of-the-art". However, it is more often used in an engineering context, while yours souns like a medical context. The other proposed answer "edge services" also seems correct. I would further propose simply "specialized services".

José Malaquias
Portugal
Local time: 12:43
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 30
Grading comment
Many thanks for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Thiago Fico: Perfect!
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