bom convênio

English translation: good health insurance

06:21 Oct 16, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
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Portuguese term or phrase: bom convênio
Another response to a company's questionnaire. The employees have been asked to identify some of the company's strengths. This is the entire context. The responses before and after are unrelated.

"**bom convenio** e estabilidade no mercado"
Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 22:07
English translation:good health insurance
Explanation:
It may sound strange, but it is very common in Brazil. From "Convênio Médico" (an agreement between a health institution and the company, we shortened to "convênio" and that´s how all health insurance have been referred to since the 80s.
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Andrea Luri Abe
Peru
Local time: 00:07
Grading comment
Thank you, Andrea! I thought it meant benefits in general, but your answer is very strong.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5good health insurance
Andrea Luri Abe
2 +1good collective agreement
Ana Vozone
3good benefits
Geraldo Quintas
1good partnerships
Nick Taylor


  

Answers


10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
good partnerships


Explanation:
good partnerships

Nick Taylor
Local time: 05:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good collective agreement


Explanation:
It could be that the employee feels that the workers have a good collective agreement (union) to protect them.

Ana Vozone
Local time: 05:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Verginia Ophof
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Verginia!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
good benefits


Explanation:
As in health, vacation, insurance, and so on.

Geraldo Quintas
Portugal
Local time: 05:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: That was my guess! But I was concerned that it could be wrong, so I posted the question.

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
good health insurance


Explanation:
It may sound strange, but it is very common in Brazil. From "Convênio Médico" (an agreement between a health institution and the company, we shortened to "convênio" and that´s how all health insurance have been referred to since the 80s.

Andrea Luri Abe
Peru
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you, Andrea! I thought it meant benefits in general, but your answer is very strong.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vanessa de Oliveira Duarte Silveira
1 hr

agree  Luiz Fernando Santos Perina
2 hrs

agree  Livia Rosas
4 hrs

agree  T o b i a s: a good health plan
1 day 3 hrs

agree  P Forgas
2 days 10 hrs
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