Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

konkurrensutsatt verksamhet

English translation:

activity/business exposed to competition

Added to glossary by Meadow Media
May 10, 2004 08:51
20 yrs ago
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Swedish term

konkurrensutsatt verksamhet

Swedish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Ja, just det

Proposed translations

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activity/business exposed to competition

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Note added at 18 mins (2004-05-10 09:09:59 GMT)
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That is a particular problem for the UK because of the relatively large proportion of our economy exposed to competition from the Eurozone
www.bankofengland.co.uk/speeches/speech105.htm

\"Verksamhet\" kan också vara \"sector\" beroende på vad du har, t.ex. den offentliga verksamheten = the public sector

China\'s banking sector could be exposed to competition
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/the_economy/newsid...

Large parts of public
sector have been exposed to competition and market mechanisms
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22 mins

business under competitive pressure

:O)
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1 day 6 hrs

competing or competitive

Depending on the context, may be possible, as in competing in the marketplace.

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Note added at 2004-05-13 14:25:48 (GMT) Post-grading
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Well, I would go with a business that has to compete etc., the \"exposed\" suggestion is sort of a round-about way of saying just that, and is not used that frequently in English, really.

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Note added at 2004-05-13 14:45:49 (GMT) Post-grading
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Or, you could also say facing competition, especially if this is unfair and coming from abroad.

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Note added at 1037 days (2007-03-13 12:55:30 GMT) Post-grading
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..company in a competitive environment, is yet another option.
This upon revisit, as I was alerted by the Visitors feature in Proz.com to this post.
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