livsværk

Danish

Noun

livsværk

1. a spectacular production (e.g. artistic, scientific) that a person has spent a lot of time and work on
   • 2002, Mig og Fanden: fortælling om et eventyr, Rosinante&Co., →ISBN, page 54:

     Da forestillingen således var spoleret, forlod folk storgrinende teatret og efterlod den stakkels teaterdirektør midt i sit ødelagte livsværk.

     The performance being thus spoiled, people left the theatre laughing loudly, leaving the poor theatre director in the middle of his ruined life's work.

   • 2015, Mechtild Borrmann, Den der bryder tavsheden, Klim, →ISBN:

     Han er så stolt over sit livsværk. Over dig og sit livsværk.

     He is so proud of his life's work. Of you, and his life's work.