Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
cuidadores de idosos
English translation:
elder care sitters/ elder caregivers
Portuguese term
Israel
TNG Translation and Language Solutions
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 3 more.
cuidadores de idosos
what do you say about "elder sitter"?
| 5 +1 | elder care sitters/ elder caregivers |
Joon Oh
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| 5 +1 | elderly caretakers / caretakers for the elderly |
Amy Duncan (X)
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| 4 +1 | carers |
Constanza Dayller
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Non-PRO (1): Lumen (X)
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Proposed translations
elder care sitters/ elder caregivers
But I would give you more option.
Elder care sitter is usual term, but also you can use elder caregiver in term of company or group of people.
elderly caretakers / caretakers for the elderly
| pls amy, if you have any questions on the term, i´d kindly ask you to take a look on the comments i made to the answer. tks. |
| agree |
Lumen (X)
1 hr
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Thanks, Lumen!
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, and 1 more.
carers
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Note added at 13 hrs (2007-01-28 14:04:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Yes, it is a UK term. I lived there for 5 years :)
| it´s just a term the author of the article writes, it´s related to support groups, social work-related, if t helps. but i´m guessing here it´s a term they came up with. |
| i just thought of something like baby sitter.. that´s why i threw the option on you guys!!! tks for the help anyways. |
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