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100 essential Danish words for work

100 Danish words worth knowing, picked from the topics Work and business, Occupations, Digital and communication, Economy and finance and translated into English.

Work and business 25 words

DanishEnglish
overordnetmanager
lederexecutive
strejkestrike
administrereto manage
stillingposition
opfølgningfollow up
fabrikfactory
kontoroffice
kundeclient
jobjob
uddanneto train
erhvervtrade
chefboss
projektproject
selskabsformlegal status
teamteam
arbejdsløshedunemployment
konfliktconflict
kontraktcontract
sagfile
medarbejderemployee
rapportreport
mødemeeting
lønsalary
afdelingdepartment

Occupations 25 words

DanishEnglish
dommerjudge
sømandsailor
skuespilleractor
advokatlawyer
hyrdeshepherd
håndværkoccupation
pilotpilot
kunstnerartist
slagterbutcher
postbudpostman
lægedoctor
notarnotary
arbejdermanual worker
malerpainter
tjenerwaiter
sportsudøverathlete
ekspedientshop assistant
bankmandbanker
sangersinger
teaterskuespillerstage actor
musikermusician
officerofficer
politibetjentpolice officer
forfatterwriter
assistentassistant

Digital and communication 25 words

DanishEnglish
linklink
sidepage
opkaldcall
fotophoto
tasteto type
videovideo
virusvirus
skærmscreen
hovedtelefonerheadphones
kontoaccount
nummernumber
profilprofile
netværknetwork
musmouse
kontaktcontact
indholdcontent
datadata
mappefolder
sendeto send
vinduewindow
beskedmessage
hukommelsememory
delingsharing
versionversion
enheddevice

Economy and finance 25 words

DanishEnglish
omkostningcost
prisprice
lånloan
afgiftduty
aktivasset
balancebalance sheet
målgruppetarget
aktiekursshare price
krisecrisis
gælddebt
fondfund
skattax
avancemargin
udbudsupply
tabloss
værdipapirsecurity
aktieshare
pengemoney
bankbank
børsstock exchange
budgetbudget
kreditcredit
indeksindex
markedmarket
varemærkebrand

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