Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 26, 2004 13:34
20 yrs ago
Svenska term
Medical and health translations
Native in: Svenska
Works in: Engelska till Svenska, Svenska
aktör
Svenska till Engelska
Samhällsvetenskap
Samhällsvetenskap, sociologi, etik osv.
I struggle with the term actor for aktör - all I visualize is a lot of "skådespelare" raising around the world taking part in all kinds of social and business projects.
What say you?
What say you?
Proposed translations
(Engelska)
| 4 +1 | participant, agent |
Christine Andersen
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| 4 | social actors! |
hirselina
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| 3 +1 | players, participants |
Peter Linton (X)
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| 4 | (field) operative(s) |
Sven Petersson
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Proposed translations
+1
18 minuter
Christine Andersen
Danmark
Danmark
Native in Engelska
Works in field
Danmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: Engelska (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danska till Engelska, Engelska
Related KudoZ points
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8
Svenska term (edited):
akt�r
Selected
participant, agent
True, the term is used, and so is 'players'.
'All the world's a stage', as the great Bard said.
Nevertheless, you can vary it a little with:
agent, functionary, operative, operator, person involved/those involved, party/parties
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Note added at 17 hrs 9 mins (2004-05-27 06:44:41 GMT)
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Funnily enough, \'agent\' comes from the same Latin root as \'actor\'.
The verb \'agere\', to do or act in the sense of taking action, has \'agent\' as the person carrying out the action.
As the verb inflects and conjugates (I can\'t remember all the details!) you get to act, actors etc.
But English does prefer not to use \'actors\' ALL the time...
(Concise Oxford Dictionary, Fifth Edition 1964 (sic) and Miss QM Blench, RIP!)
'All the world's a stage', as the great Bard said.
Nevertheless, you can vary it a little with:
agent, functionary, operative, operator, person involved/those involved, party/parties
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Note added at 17 hrs 9 mins (2004-05-27 06:44:41 GMT)
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Funnily enough, \'agent\' comes from the same Latin root as \'actor\'.
The verb \'agere\', to do or act in the sense of taking action, has \'agent\' as the person carrying out the action.
As the verb inflects and conjugates (I can\'t remember all the details!) you get to act, actors etc.
But English does prefer not to use \'actors\' ALL the time...
(Concise Oxford Dictionary, Fifth Edition 1964 (sic) and Miss QM Blench, RIP!)
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Tack! participants känns neutralt och bra, social actors är också bra tack, men här är det otydligt om aktörerna är "social" eller inte."
3 minuter
hirselina
Specializes in field
social actors!
That the term used
An example
Scapegoats and Social Actors : The Exclusion and Integration of Minorities in Western and Eastern Europe (Migration, Minorities, & Citizenship Ser.). ...
www.academicbooktrade.co.uk/showbook.php?id=6589
An example
Scapegoats and Social Actors : The Exclusion and Integration of Minorities in Western and Eastern Europe (Migration, Minorities, & Citizenship Ser.). ...
www.academicbooktrade.co.uk/showbook.php?id=6589
+1
19 minuter
Svenska term (edited):
akt�r
players, participants
I too have struggled with this word, which is very popular in some Swedish business texts, and also in EU documents, eg market actors, actors in the electricity industry, etc etc.
But I think "actor" is rather less popular in English texts. "Players" is somewhat more common in that same sense, but personally I tend to stick to the rather more mundane word "participants," which I think works much better in English.
Of some support from Google - the term market participants is far more common than market players, and that in turn is far more common (but less vivid) than market actors.
But I think "actor" is rather less popular in English texts. "Players" is somewhat more common in that same sense, but personally I tend to stick to the rather more mundane word "participants," which I think works much better in English.
Of some support from Google - the term market participants is far more common than market players, and that in turn is far more common (but less vivid) than market actors.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mario Marcolin
: players
5 timmar
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| neutral |
Catherine Brix
: What about a term like "labour market actors" - surely you wouldn't want to use the term player in such a context? Guess "parties" would work but "players" doesn't really command the respect of "actors" .
8 timmar
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| neutral |
hirselina
: agree with mary
9 dagar
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2 timmar
Sven Petersson
Sverige
Sverige
Native in Svenska
&
Engelska
Sverige
Medical Translator
Native in: Svenska 
, Engelska
Works in: Engelska till Svenska, Danska till Svenska, Tyska till Svenska, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
27
Svenska term (edited):
akt�r
(field) operative(s)
As opposed to "observers".
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