Mar 25, 2015 13:12
9 yrs ago
Portuguese term

quadros de menor concorrência

Portuguese to English Bus/Financial Economics EU economy
Hi,
I'm having trouble with the following section of a text about innovation, specifically in the field of naval construction and engineering, and its economic and social advantages... All suggestions are more than welcome! Thank you!

"A aposta na inovação tecnológica e em processos de grande especialização podem gerar quadros de menor concorrência no plano internacional e facilitar a inversão da tendência de declínio do sector."

Discussion

Richard Purdom Mar 25, 2015:
Not really Teresa, lesser is more often used as a comparative adjective, such as 'the lesser punishment' (comparative), and not as a compound adjective as here
@Daniel Penso que as duas fórmulas estão corretas, é uma questão de mais ou menos ênfase. Eu, obviamente, prefiro a primeira, mas caberá à consulente decidir qual ela entende que é melhor...
Daniel de Carvalho Mar 25, 2015:
@Teresa Me parece que "less competitive environments" seria mais correto. Qual a sua opinião?

Proposed translations

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less competitive environments / environments where there is less competition

Perhaps sounds more natural...
Peer comment(s):

agree Daniel de Carvalho
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agree Richard Purdom : yes it does
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "In the end I chose "less" over "lesser". Thanks!"
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lesser competitive environments

Seria a minha sugestão...

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Value chain management is advantageous for all firms, in all industries, sectors (services, manufacturing and distribution), customer segment (consumer, enterprise and wholesale) and in all types of competitive environments (even in lesser competitive environments, companies using this approach can further increase entry barriers).
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Peer comment(s):

agree Gilmar Fernandes : Estava redigindo uma resposta bem parecida, contendo "competitive environments" ...http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-competitive-enviro...
4 mins
Obrigada, Gilmar! Antecipei-me, sorry...
agree Lázaro Borges
6 mins
Obrigada, Lázaro!
agree Paulinho Fonseca : Acredito que a ideia aqui não seja menos e sim 'menor/menores'='lesser'
33 mins
Obrigada, Paulinho! Foi essa a minha ideia...
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less competitive contexts / less competitive settings


Sugestões.
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6 hrs

less competitive frameworks

Muitas vezes, quando se fala de "quadro(s) de concorrência" em gestão/economia, existe uma referência implícita a este conceito formulado por Michael Porter: "competitive framework".
Não sei se o texto da Marta refere explicitamente Porter, mas de qualquer forma pode aplicar-se o conceito, que entretanto se tornou famoso e corrente.

vd links:
1. ("quadro de concorrência" Porter) 14.100: https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=EgwTVcz9C-ur8weP1ILABw&g...
2. ("competitive framework" Porter), 9.650: https://www.google.pt/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&es...

3. ("less competitive framework"), 22.600: https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=TA0TVcbBDeOr8we7yIKQAg&g...

4. ("less competitive framework" innovation(s) industry): https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=TA0TVcbBDeOr8we7yIKQAg&g...
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