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digitalizar

English translation: to go digital

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:digitalizar
English translation:to go digital
Entered by: Oliver Simões

15:42 Jun 24, 2019
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Other / Salary Guide
Portuguese term or phrase: digitalizar
"É preciso digitalizar para ganhar competitividade."

Not sure how to translate this. Maybe "go digital"?

TL: US-EN
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 05:13
to go digital
Explanation:
It is necessary to go digital in order to be more competitive.
Selected response from:

Mark Robertson
Local time: 13:13
Grading comment
Thank you, Mark. That's what I had in mind initially.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Scan
Larissa Timm
4 +2to go digital
Mark Robertson
3 +3digitization [is necessary]
liz askew
5to scan
Steve Grunberg
3scan
Gilmar Fernandes
3"go scanning"
Clauwolf


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Scan


Explanation:
To look at something carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to get information

Example sentence(s):
  • She anxiously scanned the faces of the men leaving the train.

    https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/scan
Larissa Timm
Brazil
Local time: 09:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liane Lazoski
1 hr
  -> Thank you
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
scan


Explanation:
https://www.linguee.com.br/portugues-ingles/traducao/digital...

Possibly, if your text refers to documents, i.e. filing/storing documents in a computerized system/ server

Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 08:13
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 246
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Gilmar. It does not refer to the scanning of documents. It has to do with bridging the technological gap. I guess I'll stick to "go digital".

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to go digital


Explanation:
It is necessary to go digital in order to be more competitive.

Mark Robertson
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 81
Grading comment
Thank you, Mark. That's what I had in mind initially.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulinho Fonseca: Definetly!
4 hrs
agree  JohnMcDove
11 hrs
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
"go scanning"


Explanation:
:) 20 de abr de 2015 - Environmental Scanning and Opportunity Analysis. ... To sustain competitive advantage the company must also respond to the information ... Environmental Scanning & Monitoring Techniques SWOT Industry Analysis

Clauwolf
Local time: 09:13
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 140
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
digitization [is necessary]


Explanation:
https://www.torbenrick.eu/blog/.../digitization-is-rewriting...
In technology, small fish - almost always - eat big fish. Digitization is rewriting the rules of competition. New tech businesses eating away businesses.
How Digitisation Can Provide Competitive Advantage
https://www.xenith.co.uk/blog/how-digitisation-delivers-comp...
16 Feb 2016 - Digitisation can improve the efficiencies of business processes and give your business competitive advantage. Find out how here.


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Escanear e digitalizar documentos: qual a diferença? - Docpar
blog.docpar.com.br/escanear-e-digitalizar-documentos-qual-a-difer...
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1 Feb 2017 - Entre as principais dúvidas, se destaca a diferença entre escanear e digitalizar documentos. Confira a seguir o que caracteriza cada um dos ...
Escanear e digitalizar documentos: qual a diferença? Descubra aqui!
https://www.eboxdigital.com.br/.../escanear-ou-digitalizar-d...
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Diferentemente de escanear, o processo de digitalizar documentos é mais complexo. Nesse caso, o objetivo é transformar o arquivo físico em um formato digital ...

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Note added at 46 mins (2019-06-24 16:28:08 GMT)
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Document Scanning and Digitization | Docsvault | Document ...
https://www.docsvault.com › Features
In document management, Document Scanning and Digitization refers to the process of scanning paper documents and converting them to electronic documents, capturing important information and saving the document in a central repository for easy retrieval later.

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laura Hafner: Another alternative: "digitizing/digitization is a must"
1 hr
agree  JohnMcDove
11 hrs
agree  Richard Purdom: Digitisation, yes, nothing to do with scanning, just having an online presence etc.
2 days 1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to scan


Explanation:
It is a verb so 'to' has to be added

Steve Grunberg
South Africa
Local time: 14:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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