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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

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04:42 Jan 30, 2012

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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 KudoZ activity Questions: 1039 (4 open) (2 without valid answers) (71 closed without grading) Answers: 1020
Local time: 08:34

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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Tom Thumb
Local time: 08:34

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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

businessman

Gitte Hovedskov Hansen

gainfully active

asptech

3 +1

Trader

Tom Thumb

Discussion entries: 3

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1 hr confidence:

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'.

Gitte Hovedskov Hansen
Denmark
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of:

Danish
PRO pts in category: 12

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Trader

Tom Thumb
Local time: 08:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 22

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).

1 day13 hrs confidence:

gainfully active

Explanation:
if a literal translation is required

asptech
Local time: 08:34
Native speaker of:

Swedish

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