obras de oportunidad

English translation: one-off projects

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Spanish term or phrase:obras de oportunidad
English translation:one-off projects
Entered by: BristolTEc

13:12 Mar 3, 2021
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction
Spanish term or phrase: obras de oportunidad
In general (but not detailed) description of construction and engineering works from Spain for translation to British English:

"Actuaciones en cerca de [hundreds of] nodos para grandes clientes y obras de oportunidad."
BristolTEc
Ecuador
Local time: 17:20
one-off projects
Explanation:
one-off
INFORMAL•BRITISH
adjective
done, made, or happening only once and not repeated.
"one-off tax deductible donations to charity"
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:20
Grading comment
Many thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1one-off projects
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4small/single client projects
Louis Ladebauche
3showcase construction projects
Adrian MM.


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
one-off projects


Explanation:
one-off
INFORMAL•BRITISH
adjective
done, made, or happening only once and not repeated.
"one-off tax deductible donations to charity"

Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 17:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: I think you need references.
4 hrs

agree  neilmac: Occasional or one-off seems logical....
1 day 3 hrs
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2 days 22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
small/single client projects


Explanation:
"Nodos" are communication nodes or hubs, for big clients and for a small or single client.

Louis Ladebauche
Spain
Local time: 23:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 days 17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
showcase construction projects


Explanation:
As Louis L. writes, nodos IMO equate with hubs.

One-off projects may not turn out to be isolated awards or 'seed projects', after all.



Example sentence(s):
  • oportunidad para mostrar algo) a. el escaparate (M) The festival will be a showcase for some of the city's best bands.El festival será un escaparate para algunas de las mejores bandas de la ciudad.
  • What is a seed project in construction? Under this system, a pool of qualified bidders is selected for a “seed” project based on a combination of lowest bid, experience and other qualifying factors.

    Reference: http://context.reverso.net/traduccion/ingles-espanol/showcas...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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