Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
spidskompetence
English translation:
exceptional skills; expertise
Added to glossary by
Dana Sackett
Feb 27, 2005 11:43
19 yrs ago
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Danish term
United Kingdom
Award-winning translations
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Swedish to Danish, Danish to English, and 4 more.
spidskompetence
Danish to English
Marketing
Marketing
CV
I sætningen "Har spidskompetence som formidler af en konceptuel og idémæssig arkitektur" (fra et CV).
På forhånd tak!
På forhånd tak!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | exception skill |
Dana Sackett Lössl
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| 5 +2 | expertise |
Tore Bjerkek
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| 1 +5 | cutting-edge competence |
Lingua DK
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| 4 | peak competence |
Margit Pehrsson (X)
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| 3 | strong points |
Eliza-Anna
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Proposed translations
46 mins
Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Works in field
Denmark
Cert. Dan-Eng, MA Translation, Est. 1992
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Danish to English, Norwegian to English, Swedish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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14
Selected
exception skill
I would not use competence in this context.
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Note added at 49 mins (2005-02-27 12:33:14 GMT)
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Spidskompetence is just used to make it sound smart. In fact, I would reword the sentence to say something like \"I am exceptionally skilled as a....\"
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Note added at 1 hr 41 mins (2005-02-27 13:25:39 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be EXCEPTIONAL skill, of course!!
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Note added at 49 mins (2005-02-27 12:33:14 GMT)
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Spidskompetence is just used to make it sound smart. In fact, I would reword the sentence to say something like \"I am exceptionally skilled as a....\"
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Note added at 1 hr 41 mins (2005-02-27 13:25:39 GMT)
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Sorry, that should be EXCEPTIONAL skill, of course!!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
5 mins
peak competence
Peak competence: provider of conceptual and innovative architecture
Reference:
www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=lfespock& nextdate=2%2F11%2F2005+2%3A17%3A24.720&direction=n - 75k
+5
24 mins
cutting-edge competence
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
stephen mewes
3 mins
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| agree |
Sven Petersson
11 mins
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| agree |
montanus
: "Cutting edge" er en del brukt. Helt enig
20 mins
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| neutral |
Dana Sackett Lössl
: Internet searches for this translation produce mainly Scandinavian sites with pages in English. I am guessing these are translations. I may be wrong...
1 hr
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| agree |
Sandra Kirley
2 hrs
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| agree |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
6 hrs
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+2
1 hr
Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Canada
Specializes in field
Canada
Accurate-Professional-Diverse Experience
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
expertise
expertise; anything else is redundant and sounds hollow
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Eva Harbo Andersen (X)
: OR if you want to be a bit more verbose: expert qualifications/skill. Anyhow avoid using competence which seems to be Scandinavian English!!
17 hrs
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Mange tak, Eva
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| agree |
Barbara Østergaard
: Pernille, se også http://www.proz.com/kudoz/572992?keyword=spidskompetence :-)
18 hrs
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Mange tak, Barbara
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22 hrs
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
strong points
suggestion
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