Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
drivkraft
English translation:
motivation, \"have motivation\", driving force
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Jul 13, 2006 18:21
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
drivkraft
Swedish to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
a term used in psychology .
the potential drivkraft
the potential drivkraft
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | motivation, "have motivation" |
Larry Abramson
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| 4 +1 | drive |
Natalia Kreczmar
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| 4 +1 | driving force |
George Hopkins
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| 3 | motive power, prime mover |
Görel Bylund
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Proposed translations
+2
5 hrs
Larry Abramson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Use the Asian advantage (US lawyer&team)
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
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32
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motivation, "have motivation"
"Drive" is not bad at all, but I like "motivation" better because it indicates some of the "kraft som driver"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
11 mins
Görel Bylund
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Swedish
Works in field
Sweden
Due diligence
Native in: Swedish 
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
motive power, prime mover
I would have guessed drive - but the dictionaries (same as before) propose these two. They both sound OK to me as a Swede - but you will have to decide if either of them are alright to use!
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Natalia Kreczmar
Never failed a deadline !
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Swedish to Polish, Polish to English, and 7 more.
drive
DRIVKRAFT (DRIVE)
Är den energi som krävs för att aktivt och målinriktat klara sina
dagliga arbetsuppgifter. Drivkraft är också den styrka som
behövs för att ta initiativ till att agera, ta och behålla ledningen.
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Or driving force.
Är den energi som krävs för att aktivt och målinriktat klara sina
dagliga arbetsuppgifter. Drivkraft är också den styrka som
behövs för att ta initiativ till att agera, ta och behålla ledningen.
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Note added at 15 mins (2006-07-13 18:36:49 GMT)
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Or driving force.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
E2efour (X)
: Has been defined as "stimulus to action" or a motivational state.
16 hrs
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14 hrs
driving force
As simple as that.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
E2efour (X)
: But I don't think it's so simple!
3 hrs
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Thank you Barry, but why not? Why complicate things?
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