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fargressurs

English translation: specialist resources

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Norwegian term or phrase:fagressurser
English translation:specialist resources
Entered by: Per Bergvall

07:16 May 31, 2010
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - IT (Information Technology)
Norwegian term or phrase: fargressurs
As in "leverandøren plikter å holde sine fagressurser adekvat oppdatert på lover, regler og alminnelig teknisk utvikling". The trouble is 'fag-', which could be trade, field, skill, profession and a bunch of others. I'm leaning towards vocational resources, which gets 68,000 G-hits and sounds about right - but just about. Anyone got a better idea?
Other similarly tricky fag-terms (OK, I know) include fagdag, fagperson, fagområde, fagforum, fagmessig, while fagforening seems firmly established as trade union. I can't se trade working in all these cases, though.
Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 05:47
specialist resources
Explanation:
Another option: expert resources.

Own experience.
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Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 05:47
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2professional resources
brigidm
4 +1specialist resources
Vedis Bjørndal
4 +1technical resources
Charles Ek


Discussion entries: 4





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
specialist resources


Explanation:
Another option: expert resources.

Own experience.

Vedis Bjørndal
Norway
Local time: 05:47
Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charlesp: sounds good to me!
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
professional resources


Explanation:
You'll get no sympathy from us English translators over this, Per, as this is a challenge we meet almost on a daily basis, and one for which there is no one-to-one solution. It totally depends on the context. And in this context, I would definitely not recommend "vocational". I would recommend "professional" here because it covers such a wide spectrum, as implied in your example.

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 05:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  William [Bill] Gray: I frequently use this one where the context is wide enough. Agree with your "non-sympathy" for the poor English speaker :)
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Bill. Hey - don't make it sound like we're ganging up on him :-)
agree  Vedis Bjørndal
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Vedia
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
technical resources


Explanation:
Yet another suggestion, "colored" by my own experience. :-) See the first link for Google hits on "technical resources" + update OR updated OR trained. The second reference link is the web site of a firm named "Technical Resources" that provides engineers on a contract basis.


    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/28eqlnq
    Reference: http://www.technicalresources.com/contract.htm
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 22:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vedis Bjørndal: Very good suggestion!
5 hrs
  -> Mange takk!
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