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Erhvervsdrivende

English translation: trader; business owner, businessman, entrepreneur

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Danish term or phrase:erhvervsdrivende
English translation:trader; business owner, businessman, entrepreneur
Entered by: Charlesp

04:42 Jan 30, 2012
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Taxation & Customs
Danish term or phrase: Erhvervsdrivende
I am translating "Erhvervsdrivende" as self-employed persons, and wanted to get some verification if that is reasonable, as "self-employed persons" would ordinarily be written as "Selvstændige erhvervsdrivende."
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 08:41
Trader
Explanation:
I'm unsure whether the term, as a noun, in fact connotes a sole or self-employed trader (AmE: proprietor).

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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-01-30 14:10:42 GMT)
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OK. But businessman excludes a busy woman, plus trader is the term used in UK VAT legislation. IATE's website also has the Eurospeak entry of economic agent.
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Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 08:41
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3businessman
564354352 (X)
3 +1Trader
Adrian MM. (X)
4gainfully active
asptech


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
businessman


Explanation:
Alternatively: trader, tradesman or business owner.

However, I am not convinced 'erhvervsdrivende' necessarily implies 'self-employed'. In theory, you could be running a business for someone else.

www.ordnet.dk (Den Danske Ordbog) defines 'erhvervsdrivende' as 'som driver én eller flere virksomheder'.

564354352 (X)
Denmark
Local time: 08:41
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Young (X): Or in the plural (de erhvervsdrivende) can = the business community
3 hrs
  -> Yes, I agree with this, too.
agree  dk.localize: If the person runs a business, it should be business owner
3 hrs
  -> I'm not sure that is correct, unless you are sure that the person IS the owner.
agree  Alain Mouchel: business owner
4 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Trader


Explanation:
I'm unsure whether the term, as a noun, in fact connotes a sole or self-employed trader (AmE: proprietor).

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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-01-30 14:10:42 GMT)
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OK. But businessman excludes a busy woman, plus trader is the term used in UK VAT legislation. IATE's website also has the Eurospeak entry of economic agent.



    Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do;jsessionid=9...
Adrian MM. (X)
Local time: 08:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks Tom! (but I am going to go with businessman, or entrepreneur, as 'trader' sounds too much like Davy Crocket.

Asker: I like "economic agent" (even if I have no idea of what that is).


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christopher Schröder
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thx.
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1 day 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gainfully active


Explanation:
if a literal translation is required

asptech
Local time: 08:41
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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