Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
polifuncionalidad
English translation:
versatility
Spanish term
Chile
17 years in technology and mining
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polifuncionalidad
CONTEXT: " ...ha dado origen a un nuevo perfil de trabajador que se caracteriza por su capacidad técnica, polifuncionalidad y nivel de autonomía en la toma de decisiones ..."
Proposed translations
versatility
Una sugerencia. No dudo ni descarto que haya otras posibilidades.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)
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ver·sa·tile
adj.
Capable of doing many things competently.
Having varied uses or serving many functions
versatilely ver'sa·tile·ly adv.
versatility ver'sa·til'i·ty or ver'sa·tile·ness n.
Main Entry: ver·sa·til·i·ty
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being versatile <a writer of great versatility>
2 : embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills; also : turning with ease from one thing to another
Merriam-Webster's©
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multitasking/multitasker
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sassa
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Muchas gracias, Sassa.
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MSuderman
: multitasking or ability to multitask... but this is definately the right translation (you beat me to it)
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Thanks, Michelle :)
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mar52
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Muchas gracias, Mar52.
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Roberto Rey
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Muchas gracias, Satto.
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Nicaragua
Professional, Versatile & Trustworthy!
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Multifunctional capacity
Hope it works!
poly-functionality
servicio.cid.uc.edu.ve/derecho/revista/idc26/26-7.pdf
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Matthew Smith
: I hate this ridiculous jargon but I think it's what's unfortunately required- maybe also "multi-tasking capacity" or something equally meaningless
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Elena López Pachón
: But without the hyphen: polyfunctionality.
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Brazil
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multifunctionality
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The first system could be focused on the potential of the individual worker and could reward the multifunctionality of the worker in particular.
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do?con...
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(Latin) MULTI = POLI (Greek)
Some countries, such as the Member States of the EU, Japan and Korea have recently coined the term 'the multifunctionality of agriculture' to describe a ...
Contributions of landscape ecology, multifunctionality and wildlife research toward sustainable forest management in the Greater Toronto Area ...
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