drift och verksamhet

English translation: business operations

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Swedish term or phrase:drift och verksamhet
English translation:business operations
Entered by: Charlesp

09:05 Jun 11, 2006
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
Swedish term or phrase: drift och verksamhet
I am looking for a term more descriptive than “operations and activities,” that would be acceptable in British English.
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 07:02
business operations
Explanation:
These ARE difficult, because verksamhet can refer to everything an organization does, business or not. Government agencies in Sweden regularly publish Verksamhetsberättelser. But when these terms concern a business, I usually translate verksamhet as business operations and drift as operations
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Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 01:02
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1business operations
Larry Abramson
4operation and enterprise
Lars Jelking


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
operation and enterprise


Explanation:
I have often seen 'enterprise' in connection with company 'activity'.
'Drift' is also reffered to as 'management' in some cases.

Lars Jelking
Israel
Local time: 08:02
Native speaker of: Swedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
business operations


Explanation:
These ARE difficult, because verksamhet can refer to everything an organization does, business or not. Government agencies in Sweden regularly publish Verksamhetsberättelser. But when these terms concern a business, I usually translate verksamhet as business operations and drift as operations

Larry Abramson
United States
Local time: 01:02
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

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