Norwegian term (edited): p�driver

This is bureaucratese.
I have seen many ways of translating the word "pådriver", e.g.:
"spearhead"; "prime mover"; "proactive role"; "leading role"; "active proponent"; "catalyst".
Of course, the way you translate such words will always depend on issues such as style, content, target group, etc. However, wherever possible, I prefer to use simple language.

Norwegian term (edited): p�driver

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Norwegian term (edited): p�driver

Pacemaker or sparring partner

-- pacemaker in the oriignal sense of a competitor who 'sets the pace' at the start of a race or competition.

Sparring partner is also used - both are from the sports world, and in training sessions they help each other in the spirit of true sportsmanship:
'May the best win!'



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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2004-09-10 11:29:35 GMT)
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Per is right. Concíse Oxford does give pacesetter as a synonym for pacemaker, but...

the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English is more up to date: it gives pacemaker as a device in someone\'s chest to make weak or irregular heartbeats regular.

-- and that meaning has more or less taken over the word \'pacemaker\'

A pacesetter according to the same dictionary is:
1. a team that is ahead of others in a competition.
2. someone or something that sets an example for others (Industry is the pacesetter of modern life)
3. someone who runs at the front at the beginning of a race and sets the speed at which others must run.

Thanks, Per, that\'s what I like about KudoZ - it shakes up my prejudices!