Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 24, 2004 08:42
19 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
aktør
Norwegian to English
Science
Science (general)
planning
Som nasjonal aktør vil det være viktig å inngå samarbeid med lokale aktører...
Jeg har tenkt på 'contributor', men er ikke helt fornøyd med det.
Jeg har tenkt på 'contributor', men er ikke helt fornøyd med det.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | operator |
Terence Ajbro
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| 4 +3 | player |
Marie Andersson (Allen)
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| 3 +1 | representative |
brigidm
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| 3 | distributor ...... agents |
Francis Gregson
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Proposed translations
+1
5 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Norwegian term (edited):
akt�r
Selected
operator
kunne brukes her.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Per Bergvall
: Agree wholeheartedly - much better than the worn-out 'player'. One only wishes the writer had had the sense to use 'operatør' rather than aktør in the first place.
3 hrs
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| neutral |
Marie Andersson (Allen)
: Smooth operator...?
7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
7 mins
Marie Andersson (Allen)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
25 years of quality and reliability
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, Swedish to English, French to Swedish, and 7 more.
Norwegian term (edited):
akt�r
player
In business now, the word player is very often used, as in "the big players", "to be an active player on the market".
Peer comment(s):
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Christine Andersen
: Everyone seems to have discovered the 'stage' and 'role' metaphor, when not playing a 'part' instead. Agent is a less common possibility, not as good here.
13 mins
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Good point.
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Terence Ajbro
: I think the use is awfully American!
27 mins
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Yes, but is what is used!
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Richard Lawson
: "Player" is what is commonly used. Other possibilities are "actor", "participant" , institution, entity, etc. involved, rephrasing with "role".
46 mins
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Yup!
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Per Riise (X)
2 hrs
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Thanks
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+1
1 hr
Norwegian term (edited):
akt�r
representative
As Richard says, there are several alternatives here, though I must admit that "as the national player" does not ring well in my ears. I just thought that this suggestion might be one to consider for your context.
Peer comment(s):
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Per Bergvall
: Agree with your remark - national player sounds like someone playing for the national side - but feel Terence's suggestion works best as something that's applicable on both a national and local level.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Marie Andersson (Allen)
1 day 2 hrs
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1 day 13 mins
Francis Gregson
Native in English
14 years' experience in oil industry
Native in: English
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English
Norwegian term (edited):
akt�r
distributor ...... agents
Depends what type of 'aktør' you're talking about here. Could be, among other things, manufacturer, importer, a service-providing company...
perhaps something along the lines: As a national distributor it will be important to form alliances with regional agents…
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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs 54 mins (2004-09-25 12:37:27 GMT)
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ok - why not say: As a national museum it is important for us to form alliances with local.... (what type of \'aktør\' does the latter refer to? other museums, or as you suggested contributors?) - perhaps \'patrons\'?
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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs 51 mins (2004-09-25 13:34:08 GMT)
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ok - why not say: As a national museum it is important for us to form alliances with local.... (what type of \'aktør\' does the latter refer to? other museums, or as you suggested contributors?) - perhaps \'patrons\'?
perhaps something along the lines: As a national distributor it will be important to form alliances with regional agents…
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Note added at 1 day 3 hrs 54 mins (2004-09-25 12:37:27 GMT)
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ok - why not say: As a national museum it is important for us to form alliances with local.... (what type of \'aktør\' does the latter refer to? other museums, or as you suggested contributors?) - perhaps \'patrons\'?
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Note added at 1 day 4 hrs 51 mins (2004-09-25 13:34:08 GMT)
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ok - why not say: As a national museum it is important for us to form alliances with local.... (what type of \'aktør\' does the latter refer to? other museums, or as you suggested contributors?) - perhaps \'patrons\'?
Discussion
'Akt�r' is a difficult word; seems to derive from French 'agere'.