Stillerom

English translation: quiet room

20:15 Dec 4, 2014
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Architecture / Planning of office space
Norwegian term or phrase: Stillerom
Det planlegges design av en kontorbygning med tilhørende garderober, venterom og stillerom. Hva i all verden er stillerom?
Anne Parelius
Canada
Local time: 06:14
English translation:quiet room
Explanation:
Sounds silly, but is not. A quiet room is where people in landscape offices retreat to have a private discussion.
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Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 10:14
Grading comment
Thank you! Doubt if the English have anything like it...
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1quiet room
Per Bergvall
4 -1Contemplation room
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Contemplation room


Explanation:
or a quiet room; a place for contemplation, meditation and silence.


    Reference: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/new-students/news/0000-student-life/qui...
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Norway
Local time: 10:14
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Leif Henriksen: Not really under these circumstances.
22 hrs

neutral  Per Bergvall: Many modern office situations would desperately need such a room as you describe, but stillerom it is not.
23 hrs
  -> ...maybe it was wishful thinking...
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
quiet room


Explanation:
Sounds silly, but is not. A quiet room is where people in landscape offices retreat to have a private discussion.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 10:14
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thank you! Doubt if the English have anything like it...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leif Henriksen: Exactly. Anyone who have beem confined to an office landscape will understand without any shadow of hesitation.
19 hrs
  -> Hvor er 'Like'-knappen i denne greia?
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