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arbetsgemenskap

English translation: workplace community

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Swedish term or phrase:arbetsgemenskap
English translation:workplace community
Entered by: Sven Petersson

17:19 Oct 30, 2013
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
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Swedish term or phrase: arbetsgemenskap
Of course it is clear what this is - a group of co-workers, the community of friends and colleagues one has at their workplace.

However I am looking for some one or two word phrase that expresses it nicely in English, and still remains an academic sounding term.

Any ideas?


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Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 16:51
workplace community
Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2013-10-31 06:26:23 GMT)
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närmaste arbetsgemenskapen = immediate workplace community

Please see: http://books.google.se/books?id=PEJTadD_2ogC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA...
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Sven Petersson
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Local time: 16:51
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2workplace community
Sven Petersson
4working circle
Sébastien Ricciardi
4working relationship
Mats Wiman
4http://www.examiner.com/article/5-ways-to-build-workplace-camaraderie
SafeTex
3collegial workplace
Deane Goltermann
3workplace camaraderie
Lisa Del Pap (X)
2 -1workers solidarity
rajagopalan sampatkumar


Discussion entries: 4





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
workers solidarity


Explanation:
Just a shot in the dark!

rajagopalan sampatkumar
Switzerland
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Lene Johansen: You will be hard pressed to find the word solidarity incorporated in the corporate speak for English
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
working circle


Explanation:
I like the use of circle here as we find ourselves often to say that "the world is small" within the working environment

+ the website below seems to fit the concept


    Reference: http://www.theworkingcircle.com/
Sébastien Ricciardi
France
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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working relationship


Explanation:
;-)

Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 16:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
workplace community


Explanation:
:o)

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Note added at 13 hrs (2013-10-31 06:26:23 GMT)
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närmaste arbetsgemenskapen = immediate workplace community

Please see: http://books.google.se/books?id=PEJTadD_2ogC&pg=PA159&lpg=PA...

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 118
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Excellent suggestion. Not sure it works though in the context of "närmaste arbetsgemenskapen," i.e. 'closest workplace community'


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cynthia Coan: I must admit that I'm hard pressed to think of a better translation than this one.
20 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Anna Herbst: "Immediate workplace community" sounds good, taking the asker's note into consideration.
1 day 7 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
collegial workplace


Explanation:
At this late stage, I'll suggest a different spin on the idea, with a word that is more specific and limited in scope, and has a more positive connotation. Perhaps a minority view ... but here's some reading where this idea, among others, is suggested as a 'collegial, flexible workplace'.

http://www.workinfo.com/free/downloads/humancapguide0105.pdf

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 16:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 70
Notes to answerer
Asker: excellent suggestion!

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1 day 21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
http://www.examiner.com/article/5-ways-to-build-workplace-camaraderie


Explanation:
Subtlety different from all the other suggestions


    Reference: http://www.examiner.com/article/5-ways-to-build-workplace-ca...
    Reference: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/workplace/story/2011-10...
SafeTex
France
Local time: 16:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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5 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
workplace camaraderie


Explanation:
"They have developed a real camaraderie after working together for so long." (Example from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/camaraderie) Also, many hits on Google and Google Books.

Example sentence(s):
  • "You can't ignore the importance of relationships and the role that relationships play when building a sense of workplace camaraderie."

    Reference: http://www.greatplacetowork.com/our-approach/what-is-a-great...
    Reference: http://books.google.se/books?id=sS0G8fv3DIkC&pg=PP294&dq=%22...
Lisa Del Pap (X)
Sweden
Local time: 16:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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