Aug 23, 2007 20:48
16 yrs ago
English term

detractor

English to Norwegian Bus/Financial Management project management
...follow-up action for detractors were discussed."

I know what it means (one who disparages), but can't find a Norwegian equivalent, does "detraktor" exists in Norwegian (as it does in Danish)?

Discussion

Terje Ostgaard Aug 23, 2007:
Nina, can you give us more context?

Proposed translations

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kritiker

Dekker en del betydninger. Det kan være noen som kommer med saklig kritikk (innvendinger), men også noen som rakker ned på eller bagatelliserer noe.
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negativ bidragsyter

You don't give much context here, but my guess is that the text is about investments. The term "detractor" is commonly used to describe a paper/stock/etc which has a negative impact on the overall result/development.

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Note added at 52 mins (2007-08-23 21:40:38 GMT)
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I see now that your text is about project management and not about investment, but the term means exactly the same. The suggestion still stands.
Example sentence:

"An overweight in company XXXXX was one of the greater detractors.

Peer comment(s):

neutral Bjørnar Magnussen : Hvis Nina har rett i at "detractors" brukes om "one who disparages", passer ikke "negativ bidragsyter" helt.
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Jeg tror Nina har lest denne definisjonen fra en ordbok. La oss se om hun kan gi oss litt mer av innholdet.
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baktaler

Hvis "detractor" har betydningen "one who disparages", kan det kanskje oversettes med "baktaler" eller "bakvasker".

Har "detractor" betydningen "one who detracts", er jeg enig med Terjes forslag.
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