Amostra preparada pela Alvuo Labs a partir do texto público de vitaltecidos.pt (consultado a 15-11-2026). O site existe só em português; o seletor "Escolher idioma → English" faz uma tradução automática no browser do visitante. Essa versão não é indexada pelos motores de busca (um comprador que pesquise em inglês não a encontra) e tem erros que um cliente estrangeiro nota logo — a começar pelo menu, onde "Sobre" aparece como "On". Abaixo: 8 casos da tradução automática atual e as páginas Home e Sobre traduzidas por nós.
| # | Inglês automático atual | Proposta | Porquê |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Menu: Home · On · Products · Etelvina · News | Home · About us · Products · Etelvina · News | Menu de todas as páginas: "Sobre" foi traduzido como a preposição "on" ("sobre a mesa"). Um comprador não percebe que é a página da empresa. |
| 2 | Managing Consent … To accept · To deny · View preferences | Cookie consent … Accept · Decline · Preferences | Aviso de cookies: os botões ficaram no infinitivo ("Aceitar" → "To accept"), o que soa a manual de instruções. |
| 3 | Initially, it was called the Cotton Fabric Manual and was dedicated to the manual production of bedspreads. | It was originally called Manual de Tecidos de Algodão and made bedspreads by hand. | Sobre: o nome histórico da empresa foi traduzido como se fosse um livro de instruções ("manual" = handbook). Nomes próprios não se traduzem. |
| 4 | ...The Oldest National Textile Producer ... | Portugal's oldest textile manufacturer | Home: "national" não diz de que país; para um leitor estrangeiro o argumento principal da marca perde-se. |
| 5 | At the forefront of national production of knitted and jacquard fabrics for mattresses, decorations and home textiles. | A leading Portuguese maker of knitted and jacquard mattress ticking, furnishing fabrics and home textiles. | Home: "tecidos para colchões" é "mattress ticking" e "decoração" é "furnishing/upholstery fabrics"; "decorations" são enfeites (de Natal, por exemplo). |
| 6 | The Bebé Etelvina Collection is a supreme expression of national quality and will leave everyone captivated by its charms. | The Etelvina baby collection is Portuguese quality at its finest, and it is hard not to fall in love with it. | Home: "Bebé" ficou em português e "supreme expression… captivated by its charms" é decalque literal; em inglês soa exagerado. |
| 7 | That year she already owned 16 looms, but together they decided to invest in the production of other fabrics and the creation of a dyeing business. | By then she already had 16 looms, and together they decided to branch out into other fabrics and set up their own dyehouse. | Sobre: o "mas" do português não faz sentido em inglês (não há contraste); "tinturaria" é "dyehouse", não "dyeing business". |
| 8 | Project on Technicality and Sustainability of Textiles · Escolher idioma | TST – Textile Technicality and Sustainability project · Choose language | Home e rodapé: ordem das palavras do português no nome do projeto; o próprio seletor de língua fica em português na versão inglesa. |
Portugal's oldest textile manufacturer. A leading Portuguese maker of knitted and jacquard mattress ticking, furnishing fabrics and home textiles.
Inspired by the past, made for the present. The Etelvina baby collection is Portuguese quality at its finest, and it is hard not to fall in love with it. [Discover more]
Home textile collections, 100% made in Portugal. At Vital Home, our commitment never changes: fabrics and home textiles with distinctive designs and a quality you can feel. [Discover more]
Woodprotech project. Together with Sciencentris, Fibrenamics and Pixartidea, Vital Home is developing smart textiles that actively purify the air we breathe. Inspired by wood and driven by innovation, Woodprotech is designed to protect people at home, at work and even in hospital. Find out more in the video.
TST – Textile Technicality and Sustainability project. We are proud to be part of TST, a project co-funded by the European Union through the NORTE 2030 Regional Programme. Its aim is to launch new ranges of bathrobes, towels and rugs that combine materials, structures and design in smart ways, resulting in high-performance, eco-innovative textiles.
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Weaving tradition and comfort since 1911.
Vital Tecidos was founded in 1911 by Etelvina de Jesus Machado, a brave and hard-working woman.
It was originally called Manual de Tecidos de Algodão and made bedspreads by hand.
In 1925, Etelvina married Vital Marques Rodrigues. By then she already had 16 looms, and together they decided to branch out into other fabrics and set up their own dyehouse.
We are proud to be the oldest home textile manufacturer in Portugal, and we would be delighted to welcome you to our premises. Our contact details are below.