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spidskompetence

English translation: exceptional skills; expertise

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Danish term or phrase:spidskompetence
English translation:exceptional skills; expertise
Entered by: Dana Sackett

11:43 Feb 27, 2005
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / CV
Danish term or phrase: spidskompetence
I sætningen "Har spidskompetence som formidler af en konceptuel og idémæssig arkitektur" (fra et CV).


På forhånd tak!
Pernille Chapman
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:01
exception skill
Explanation:
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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Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 17:01
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2expertise
Tore Bjerkek
1 +5cutting-edge competence
Lingua DK
4peak competence
Margit Pehrsson (X)
4exception skill
Dana Sackett Lössl
3strong points
Eliza-Anna


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peak competence


Explanation:
Peak competence: provider of conceptual and innovative architecture


    www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=lfespock& nextdate=2%2F11%2F2005+2%3A17%3A24.720&direction=n - 75k
Margit Pehrsson (X)
Local time: 00:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 2
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +5
cutting-edge competence


Explanation:
spidskompetence (100% match) - cutting-edge competence

fra www.ordbogen.com

Lingua DK
Denmark
Local time: 17:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  stephen mewes
3 mins
agree  Sven Petersson
11 mins
agree  montanus: "Cutting edge" er en del brukt. Helt enig
20 mins
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
agree  Sandra Kirley
2 hrs
agree  Suzanne Blangsted (X)
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
expertise


Explanation:
expertise; anything else is redundant and sounds hollow

Tore Bjerkek
Canada
Local time: 11:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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
  -> Mange tak, Eva
agree  Barbara Østergaard: Pernille, se også http://www.proz.com/kudoz/572992?keyword=spidskompetence :-)
18 hrs
  -> Mange tak, Barbara
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
exception skill


Explanation:
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!!

Dana Sackett Lössl
Denmark
Local time: 17:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
strong points


Explanation:
suggestion

Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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