arbejdsro

Danish

Etymology

arbejde (“work”) +‎ ro (“calm, peace”)

Noun

arbejdsro c (singular definite arbejdsroen, not used in plural form)

  1. tranquility allowing for productive and/or comfortable work
    Giv mig noget arbejdsro!
    Give me some peace to work!
    • 2008, Sara Blædel, Kun et liv, Art People →ISBN
      Lad os nu bare få noget arbejdsro. Vicepolitimesteren tøvede. - Godt. Så venter vi med grundlovsforhøret til i morgen eftermiddag, sagde han, - men så forventer jeg også, at I har noget mere til mig.
      Please just let us do our job. The vice chief constable hesitated. - Alright. We shall put off the hearing till tomorrow afternoon, he said, - but then I expect you to have more to offer me.
    • 2006, Lærer og personlighed: brug elevfeedback og bliv en bedre underviser, Gyldendal Uddannelse →ISBN, page 76
      De er klar over, at de selv er medskyldige, hvis det ender i disciplinære problemer, men hovedansvaret for arbejdsroen ligger dog på læreren.
      They [students] are aware that they are themselves complicit, if the result is disciplinary problems, yet the teacher carries the chief responsibility to ensure that [students] remain calm so efficient [teaching] can be upheld.
    • 2010, Søren Bastholm, Menneskeliv, BoD – Books on Demand →ISBN, page 223
      Det vigtigste for dem var, at arbejdsroen var genoprettet.
      The most important thing for them was that the return of quiet so work could continue.

Declension
Declension of arbejdsro
common
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative arbejdsro arbejdsroen
genitive arbejdsros arbejdsroens
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.