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English translation: appropriator
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| 20:33 Nov 8, 2004 |
| Portuguese to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: António Ribeiro Local time: 15:03 | ||||||
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| 4 | appropriator |
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| 4 | time keeper |
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| 3 | Procurer |
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| 1 | cost commissioner |
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| Discussion entries: 2 | |
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appropriator Explanation: Literal. Dicionário Porto Editora. |
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cost commissioner Explanation: partindo do pressuposto de que se trata de um apropriador de custos |
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Procurer Explanation: While appropriator is the literal translation, it does not have much meaning in English in this context and I do not believe is in common usage. A procurer is in effect a purchasing agent or buyer. An appropriator might be something more than a despechante and less than a buyer, in this sector. My sources are my experience with English as well as the following dictionaries: Novo Dicionario Aurelio, Novo Michaelis, and Webster's New World. |
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time keeper Explanation: Regarding the Oil & Gas Platform Construction segment, it is the term used when referring to a person that is in charge of controlling the work hours of the shipyard employees. Everytime a Platform Contract is entered into in Brazil, the Project Managers have to submit a list of all functions to the Owner of the Project. The "time keeper" is one of them. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4159 dias (2016-03-30 01:22:59 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- I think that ALLOCATE, ALLOCATION can help if referring to other specific areas. |
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