Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
a sense of urgency
Danish translation:
en fornemmelse af noget påtrængende
Added to glossary by
Pernille Kienle
Dec 3, 2014 18:31
9 yrs ago
English term
a sense of urgency
English to Danish
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Human Resources
Candidate/leader description
This 'sense of urgency' appears several times and I'm struggling to find a good way to express it in Danish.
Here's just one example:
"Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm."
Perhaps something with 'prioriterer det højt'?
Deadline is in a few hours...
Tak!
Here's just one example:
"Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy and enthusiasm."
Perhaps something with 'prioriterer det højt'?
Deadline is in a few hours...
Tak!
Proposed translations
(Danish)
4 -1 | en fornemmelse af noget påtrængende | Suzanne Abel (X) |
4 | (med) beslutningskraft | juliegu |
3 | Omgående | Lise Leavitt |
Proposed translations
-1
3 hrs
Selected
en fornemmelse af noget påtrængende
eller en fornemmelse af påtrængenhed.
Note from asker:
No, I went for the first 'en fornemmelse af noget påtrængende' but I agree that 'en fornemmelse af påtrængenHED' has a totally different meaning. It is the first option that was used. The question was closed a long time ago... |
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
juliegu
: a sense of... = en god fornemmelse/sans for...Your sentence has a totally different meaning to a Danish speaking person.
68 days
|
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tak for hjælpen!"
13 hrs
Omgående
Forslag =)
Omgående give sig i lag med nye muligheder og svære udfordringer med stor energi og entusiasme.
Omgående give sig i lag med nye muligheder og svære udfordringer med stor energi og entusiasme.
68 days
(med) beslutningskraft
The semantic meaning here ("with a sense of urgency") is, as I interpret it, rather one indicating that a person is not wavering around, back and forth for ages considering this and that, but is able to make confident and swift decisions in order to continuously move forward in a hectic environment.
Example sentence:
"En person, som tager nye muligheder og udfordringer på sig med beslutningskraft, energi og entusiasme"
Discussion
Sådan skriver Jyllandsposten:
" Alligevel virker det, som om EU har mistet sin ”sense of urgency” – sin uopsættelighed – og dermed også befolkningens behov for at diskutere det."
http://m.jyllands-posten.dk/aarhus/meninger/breve/ECE6714960...