Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gopher
Portuguese translation:
(tarefas de) menino de recados
Added to glossary by
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Mar 28, 2007 19:20
17 yrs ago
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English term
Brazil
Teresa Cristina Felix de Sousa
Technical Translation Specialist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese
gopher
English to Portuguese
Tech/Engineering
Management
Project Management
While programmers might own the management of the pipeline and decide who works on what, it's still the PM's responsibility to make sure that the programming team has as much support as necessary to make it work. This may involve gopher tasks, organizing meetings...
Proposed translations
(Portuguese)
| 4 | (tarefas de) menino de recados |
Gisele Goldstein
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| 4 +2 | trabalhos de menos importância ou de pouco significado |
Susy Ordaz
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| 4 | tarefas menores |
Henrique Serra
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Proposed translations
58 mins
Gisele Goldstein
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
Specializes in field
United States
Fast and Reliable
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
112
Selected
(tarefas de) menino de recados
sugestão mais literal...e menos formal também.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Gratíssima
]Bjs
T."
+2
11 mins
Susy Ordaz
Native in English
&
Portuguese
Excellent Rates and Excellent Service
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
8
trabalhos de menos importância ou de pouco significado
trabalhos de menos importância ou de pouco significado
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cristina Santos
7 mins
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Obrigada Cristina.
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| agree |
Clauwolf
21 mins
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Obrigada Clauwolf.
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19 mins
Henrique Serra
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
United States
Go with the Pro (also an Agronomist)
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese
Related KudoZ points
:
44
tarefas menores
O termo na gíria em inglês pode também ser escrito 'gofer' (simplificação de gopher).
Basicamente, proponho a mesma solução da Susy, porém mais curta.
Basicamente, proponho a mesma solução da Susy, porém mais curta.
Discussion
(originally N Amer, especially US)
1. In an office or on a film set: a junior employee who runs errands.
Etymology: 1960s: from "go for". ("Go for this", "go fer that")
Might help you to pick an answer