business skills

Norwegian translation: salgsferdigheter/forretningsferdigheter

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English term or phrase:business skills
Norwegian translation:salgsferdigheter/forretningsferdigheter
Entered by: Luca Vaccari

14:26 Apr 9, 2017
English to Norwegian translations [PRO]
Marketing - Surveying
English term or phrase: business skills
This is used repeatedly in a survey I am translating, asking if the person feels they are learning this, if this is important to them etc. Examples of business skills are given as marketing and giving service to customers. It can of course be translated literally "forretningsferdigheter" but this sounds a bit "translated" to me, and I would really like to find something nicer, cannot really find if this is a used term or not. Perhaps there is an obvious solution, but I just have not found it yet.
Siri Marum
Portugal
Local time: 05:37
salgsferdigheter
Explanation:
Jeg liker bedre forretningsferdigheter, men da et annet forslag!

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-09 16:01:35 GMT)
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http://www.dittarbeid.no/utlysning.php?jobid=44126
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Luca Vaccari
Italy
Local time: 06:37
Grading comment
Takk for det, det var en mulighet, men jeg endte på "forretningsferdigheter", det var nok det beste, gitt forutsetningene.
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Summary of answers provided
3salgsferdigheter
Luca Vaccari
3Lederegenskaper
Exactitude
3forretningsteft
Eli Knutsen


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
salgsferdigheter


Explanation:
Jeg liker bedre forretningsferdigheter, men da et annet forslag!

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-04-09 16:01:35 GMT)
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http://www.dittarbeid.no/utlysning.php?jobid=44126

Luca Vaccari
Italy
Local time: 06:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Takk for det, det var en mulighet, men jeg endte på "forretningsferdigheter", det var nok det beste, gitt forutsetningene.
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3 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Lederegenskaper


Explanation:
I would consider "lederegenskaper". "Business skills" are very varied, encompassing time management, communication skills, target setting, presentation skills, networking abilities and sales. Hence in my mind, the best Norwegian word that is broad enough in definition is "lederegenskaper".

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Note added at 4 days (2017-04-14 10:04:33 GMT) Post-grading
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Forstår, da er det ikke enkelt! Kan "forretningsteft" brukes?

Example sentence(s):
  • Det var gode muligheter for å utvikle sterke lederegenskaper
Exactitude
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Norwegian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Er enig i at det er en helt klar løsning, men problemet var at "managment skills" og "managerial skills" også var brukt i samme liste.

Asker: Jeg var innom den også, men ut fra definisjonen av teft, syntes jeg ikke at det gav helt det riktige bildet. Har levert jobben nå, endte med det jeg ikke likte så godt i utgangspunktet som den beste løsningen, gitt omstendighetene, men takk for hjelpen!

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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
forretningsteft


Explanation:
eller teft for forretninger

Eli Knutsen
Norway
Local time: 06:37
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
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