Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
objetivo da mudança
English translation:
purpose of the change
Added to glossary by
Oliver Simões
Jun 21, 2019 17:00
5 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
objetivo da mudança
Portuguese to English
Bus/Financial
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Salary Guide
"O objetivo da mudança é, além de fornecer um material ainda mais completo, atender a um pedido de empregadores e candidatos a emprego à procura de informações salariais mais detalhadas."
They are referring to changing salary information from minimum/maximum to quartiles.
They are referring to changing salary information from minimum/maximum to quartiles.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | The purpose of the change |
Gilmar Fernandes
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| 3 | In addition to providing more comprehensive information, the reason for this change is |
Robert Forstag
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Gilmar Fernandes
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
25 + yrs. Business experience PORT- ENG
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
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246
Selected
The purpose of the change
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Gilmar."
18 mins
Robert Forstag
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Translating words, preserving meaning
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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44
Portuguese term (edited):
O objetivo da mudança é, além de fornecer um material ainda mais completo
In addition to providing more comprehensive information, the reason for this change is
The actual translation of the posted term is rather straightforward here, but I think that you will have to rearrange the wording along the lines that I have suggested in order for the English to sound entirely natural.
On a further note, I would argue that "more comprehensive information" accurately captures "um material ainda mais completo." In other words, I do not think you have to use "still more" or "even more" in the translation. In fact, I think doing so would produce rather stilted English.
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-06-21 18:06:19 GMT)
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Hi OS:
I would go with "data" rather than "guidance" instead of "information.
Here is my suggestion for the second part of the sentence:
atender a um pedido de empregadores e candidatos a emprego à procura de informações salariais mais detalhadas.
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is to make sure that both employees and candidates for employment have the salary information that they have been asking for.
On a further note, I would argue that "more comprehensive information" accurately captures "um material ainda mais completo." In other words, I do not think you have to use "still more" or "even more" in the translation. In fact, I think doing so would produce rather stilted English.
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Note added at 1 hr (2019-06-21 18:06:19 GMT)
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Hi OS:
I would go with "data" rather than "guidance" instead of "information.
Here is my suggestion for the second part of the sentence:
atender a um pedido de empregadores e candidatos a emprego à procura de informações salariais mais detalhadas.
=
is to make sure that both employees and candidates for employment have the salary information that they have been asking for.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Robert. I like the proposed translation. I think I can get rid of "even more" without loss of meaning. Although I agree that "more comprehensive information" captures the original meaning, I want to avoid the word "information", since it already appears at the end. What do you think of "more comprehensive guidance" instead? Something like this: In addition to providing more comprehensive guidance, the reason for this change is to meet a request from employers and job seekers for more detailed salary information. |
| I meant: I want to avoid repeating the word "information". |
| Thank you, Robert. As I looked further into this, it seems that "purpose" (propósito, objetivo) is more accurate than "reason" (motivo, razão). One could argue that the reason for the change was the lack of information, and the purpose was to fill the gap. I'll probably end up picking the structure you suggested, but going with the competing answer for the sake of accuracy. Thank you, anyway. |
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