Oliver Simões Aug 7, 2019:

Definitely By looking at the range of divergent responses, a good rule of thumb is to consult the client. That's what I would do. And believe me, most clients won't feel they're being "bothered". Quite the opposite, it shows that, as a translator, you care about accuracy. Better to consult the client than delivering a translation that's a shot in the dark. But only the Asker can make that call.

Richard Purdom Aug 7, 2019:

It's pretty obvious looking at the text that 'compensação da jornada de trabalho em caso de feriado prolongado' is not the same as 'compensação em caso da jornada de trabalho durante um feriado prolongado', in other words the worker has to compensate the employer. The client doesn't need to be bothered about stuff like this.

Laura Hafner Aug 7, 2019:

@Mark I realize that the expression is more common in other languages; however, I wanted to specify that, in most cases, the day for which the worker is compensating is a working day before or after a public holiday.

Mark Robertson Aug 7, 2019:

@Laura Hafner You are welcome. I stand corrected about "bridge" days, but I would be surprised if there are many examples of the expression being used in the fully EN context?

Laura Hafner Aug 7, 2019:

@Mark Thank you for taking the time to clarify.

Also, regarding "bridge" days: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_weekend

Mark Robertson Aug 7, 2019:

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Mark Robertson Aug 6, 2019:

Compensação de Jornada de Trabalho "O Acordo de Compensação de Jornada de Trabalho, previsto no Art. 59 da CLT e art. 7º, inciso XIII, da Constituição Federal, consiste no ajuste prévio e escrito entre empregado e empregador, seja por instrumento individual ou coletivo, que acrescenta até duas horas de trabalho em um ou mais dias da semana para a respectiva compensação em outro (s) dia (s) da semana.

Funciona da seguinte forma: o trabalhador presta mais horas de serviços em determinados dias, para trabalhar em menor número de horas em outros dias. Este tipo de jornada de trabalho é comumente utilizado para suprimir o trabalho aos sábados e em compensação o empregado labora por mais tempo nos demais dias da semana."

https://douglasoliveirarocha.jusbrasil.com.br/artigos/343249...

Como vêm a compensação de jornada de trabalho é um instituto judídico com definição fixa.

O cenário no nosso caso é quando uma entidade patronal concede um dia de folga num dia imediato a um feriado. Esse dia de folga é compensado pelo trabalhador por via do aumento das horas trabalhadas em dias subsequentes.

Laura Hafner Aug 6, 2019:

@Ana Sim, mas, neste caso, a mesma expressão poderia ser traduzida de diferentes formas, dependendo do contexto.

Ana Vozone Aug 6, 2019:

Mas a pergunta não é apenas "compensação da jornada de trabalho"?

Laura Hafner Aug 6, 2019:

@Oliveira @rwill Always a good idea. Hopefully the client will be responsive enough to clarify in a timely manner. Otherwise, the asker can always add a comment with a suggested translation for each possible interpretation.

Oliver Simões Aug 6, 2019:

@Laura It sounds like we have a different interpretation of the term phrase. A good rule of thumb would be for the Asker to elicit meaning with his/her client. The source-text is not very clear. My reading refers to a scenario where the employee worked during a long holiday weekend, for example, and should have some sort of special compensation for that. But only the client can clarify this for sure. The wide range of responses calls for clarification IMHO.

Laura Hafner Aug 6, 2019:

@Oliveira This is what I mean: http://corsi.com.br/acordo-de-compensacao-de-horas/