emergente

English translation: often set up in a somewhat improvised manner

18:36 Nov 16, 2005

Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - IT (Information Technology)

Portuguese term or phrase: emergente

I'm translating an interview with an executive from one of Portugal's IT companies and came across the use of "emergente" as follows:

"Infelizmente, do ponto de vista dos restantes componentes (nomeadamente banda larga e acesso sem fios a esta), Portugal está longe de ter as taxas de penetração desejadas.

Especialmente do ponto de vista de infra-estrutura empresarial, ainda assistimos a um proliferar ad-hoc de pequenas soluções sem fios, muitas das vezes implementadas de forma emergente, sem qualquer plano estratégico."

Given that emergente means "que emerge, que vem à superfície, que ocorre ou resulta", can anyone think of an way to phrase this with an accurate, eloquent adjective (or possibly adverb) in English?

Many thanks in advance for your suggestions!

Todd Field KudoZ activity Questions: 196 (3 open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 607 United States
Local time: 19:34

English translation:often set up in a somewhat improvised manner

Explanation:
At least in Brazil the word emergente is not associated with emergency, he appears to be elaborating on his previous idea of "ad-hoc proliferation"

Selected response from:

tjr
Local time: 02:34

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone who gave input. I wish I could give points to just about every answer in this case!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +6

often set up in a somewhat improvised manner

tjr

5 +4

set up haphazardly

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)

5 +2

on an ad hoc basis / as the need arises

Muriel Vasconcellos

5 +1

emergently

rhandler

4 +1

as an emergency measure

Simon Brown

3 +1

randomly / in a random way (fashion)

Norbert Hermann

imposed by the circumstances

Vidomar (X)

provisory measures

Maria Blair

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

as an emergency measure

Explanation:
+

Simon Brown
Local time: 02:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

often set up in a somewhat improvised manner

Explanation:
At least in Brazil the word emergente is not associated with emergency, he appears to be elaborating on his previous idea of "ad-hoc proliferation"

tjr
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone who gave input. I wish I could give points to just about every answer in this case!

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

emergently

Explanation:
If you want an adverb, this is it.
Here's Webster's, and no. 2 fits well:

emergent (e murjent, i-)
adj.
1 emerging
2 arising unexpectedly or as a new or improved development
3 recently founded or newly independent [an emergent nation]

Etymology
[< L emergens, prp. of emergere]

(C)1995 Zane Publishing, Inc. (C)1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

rhandler
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 24

34 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

set up haphazardly

Explanation:
:)

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 8

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

randomly / in a random way (fashion)

Explanation:
maybe not quite it; though something done without a strategy is usually done randomly.

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Note added at 3 hrs 30 mins (2005-11-16 22:07:10 GMT)
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incoherently

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 02:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German

5 hrs confidence:

imposed by the circumstances

Explanation:
Emergente is a very polyssemic word. I don´t think that in this context it refers to improvisation, but rather the creation of a new solution adopted to meet a new requirement in an area that advances fast.

Vidomar (X)
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of:

Portuguese

10 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

[de forma] emergente on an ad hoc basis / as the need arises

Explanation:
This refers to a series of "fixes" that have been made one after the other as the need arises(hence "emergente"). It's not "random" because the text implies that this is an ongoing process. A subtle but important difference.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 18:34
Native speaker of:

English

2 days 1 hr confidence:

provisory measures

Explanation:
this is how I would translate "many times implemented in the form of provisory measures"...or "many times implemented by provisory measures"

Maria Blair

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