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Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

acolhimento

English translation:

outreach

Added to glossary by Nick Taylor
Mar 25, 2014 21:24
10 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

acolhimento

Portuguese to English Other Government / Politics Agricultural policy
My understanding is that these services take in people in need. Is this correct? If so, I'm looking for a bureaucratic word for this kind of service (not a literal translation).

"Coordenado pela Secretaria de Políticas para as Mulheres da Presidência da República, o Programa “Mulher, Viver Sem Violência” propõe estratégias para melhoria e rapidez no atendimento às vítimas da violência de gênero, por meio da integração de serviços públicos de segurança, justiça, saúde, assistência social, **acolhimento**, abrigamento e orientação para o trabalho, emprego e renda."
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 outreach
4 +1 refuges or safe housing
3 +1 shelter service
3 +1 lodging
4 take-in service
Change log

Mar 31, 2014 16:17: Nick Taylor Created KOG entry

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Mar 31, 2014:
Thanks everyone! It was hard to choose between 'outreach' and 'intake'; I think both are good options.
Muriel Vasconcellos (asker) Mar 30, 2014:
@Donna I delivered the job using 'outreach', but I agree that 'intake' is better. If you post it, I can select your answer.
Nick Taylor Mar 30, 2014:
Isn't acolhimento... ...fostering?
Donna Sandin Mar 30, 2014:
acolhimento I think "intake" is the best, at first I thought "outreach" would be right but "intake" (variation of take-in) fits in well with the sequence of services listed - abrigamento being shelter...
Mario Freitas Mar 26, 2014:
Acolhimento, the way I see it is the very first moment or contact, when the needy person is taken into some institution. It's a process of induction (sort of), when the institution prepares the person to the kind of hosting and treatment he/she is about to receive. I don't think induction would be appropriate here, so I called it "take-in service". It's not housing, lodging or sheltering; these terms are covered by the next term of the original text, "abrigamento". "Outreach", on the other hand, encompasses a lot more than only "acolhimento". It would be, perhaps, an excellent choice for the entire scope of services of the relevant institution.
Teresa Freixinho Mar 26, 2014:
Creio que outreach é a melhor opção nesse caso, pois o abrigo é apenas uma das facetas do programa, que provavelmente inclui aconselhamento, orientação jurídica e etc.
Nick Taylor Mar 26, 2014:
acolhimento... = taking into care
Nick Taylor Mar 25, 2014:
Outreach https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brownbaggers-Homeless-Outreac...
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida Mar 25, 2014:
Support services? ...

Proposed translations

+4
29 mins
Selected

outreach

outreach (to avoid - collection, welfare, etc) and it is sufficiently vague and open to interpretation
Note from asker:
Thanks, Nick. I like it, even if it isn't very precise.
Peer comment(s):
agree Judith Armele : I think this is the one that suits better.
3 hrs
thanks Judith
agree Teresa Freixinho : Parece-me a melhor opção para o contexto oferecido.
3 hrs
thanks Teresa
agree Janaina Ribeiro : This was my first hunch. Seems to fit.
4 hrs
thanks Janaina
agree profcamilla
15 hrs
thanks camila
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, Nick!"
+1
13 mins

shelter service

I understand the same as you, and think it is called shelter service.
Reference:

http://www.communityshelter.org

Note from asker:
That's exactly the translation I used for "abrigamento".
Peer comment(s):
neutral Janaina Ribeiro : Wouldn't that be "abrigamento"?
2 mins
Could be. It is being difficult for me to see the difference between them. http://www.dicio.com.br/acolhimento/
agree Claudio Mazotti
2 mins
:)
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+1
25 mins

lodging

:) I think this is the best word for that
Peer comment(s):
agree Teresa Freixinho : Pelo contexto apresentado, "lodging" é apenas umas das propostas do tal atendimento, que inclui outros serviços.
3 hrs
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+1
40 mins

refuges or safe housing

Both terms can be used and if the text is quite long and the term repeated, maybe an alternation would make the English more reader-friendly...
"A refuge is a safe house for women and children escaping domestic violence"
Reference:

http://refuge.org.uk/what-we-do/our-services/refuges/

Peer comment(s):
agree Claudio Mazotti
1 hr
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1 hr

take-in service

https://www.google.com.br/search?q=homeless "take-in service...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2014-03-26 02:04:11 GMT)
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Well, nobody agreed with Take-in, so it may be a choice.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2014-03-26 02:24:30 GMT)
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I think intake would be a good choice, as it would express what is actually the "acolhimento". Please see discussion entry I just posted. Thank you!

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Note added at 5 days (2014-03-31 01:14:41 GMT)
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Of course, Muriel. It has to fit into the context. That's the mst important aspect of the term, no doubt.
Note from asker:
Thanks, Mario. Your answer got me thinking about "intake" also.
The problem is that 'take-in service service' doesn't work with the rest of the string. But 'intake' is good and I probably should have used it.
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