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Glossary entry

Danish term or phrase:

bløde problemstillinger

English translation:

minor issues/soft issues

Added to glossary by Charlesp
Jan 17, 2019 11:30
5 yrs ago
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Danish term

bløde problemstillinger

Danish to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Should this simply be expressed as "soft issues," or could bløde problemstillinger also be expressed a different way.

As for context, it refers to problems and issues that arise in the operation of a business enterprise.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 minor issues
1 +1 HR issues

Discussion

Christopher Schröder Jan 17, 2019:
I'd go for soft or human issues. Not minor issues, because they can be important. It's more things you can't put numbers on.

Proposed translations

+1
3 hrs
Selected

minor issues

Depending on the context, this might be an option.
Note from asker:
Thanks. I will consider that.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Christine Andersen : Hard to say without more context, but I suspect it means intractable, complicated, not necessarily minor.
19 hrs
agree Paul Erling : Yes, I agree. Subtle, not necessarily minor.
1 day 1 hr
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
1 hr

HR issues

Just a guess, but the 'bløde' may be referring to people :-)
Note from asker:
Very interesting. I hadn't thought of that. (even though you marked your response as "1" - do you find any support for that?)
Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Andersen : People and possibly other non-numerical aspects - customer behaviour, public image ...
22 hrs
You're right Christine. HR is too narrow.
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