bureau

le bureau
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. desk
Théo fait ses devoirs tout seul comme un grand, assis à son bureau.Théo does his homework on his own like a big boy, sitting at his desk.
b. bureau
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Mon bureau n'est pas très pratique. Il manque de tiroirs.My bureau isn't very practical. It lacks drawers.
c. secretaire
J'ai repéré un vieux bureau en acajou chez un antiquaire.I spotted an old mahogany secretaire in an antique shop.
a. office
Léna ne quitte jamais le bureau avant 19 heures.Léna never leaves the office before 7 p.m.
a. study
Va dire à ta mère qu'on passe à table. Elle est dans son bureau.Go and tell your mother that we're going to eat. She's in her study.
b. office
Il nous restait une pièce de libre et nous l'avons transformée en bureau.We had a spare room and converted it into an office.
a. board
Le bureau se réunit vendredi pour statuer sur le cas d'Angèle.The board is meeting on Friday to rule on Angèle's case.
b. committee
Tous les membres du bureau ont été élus par les salariés.All the members of the committee were elected by the employees.
a. office
Le bureau des plaintes reçoit de plus en plus de courrier.The complaints office is receiving more and more mail.
b. department
La municipalité vient de créer un bureau de la coordination des affaires sociales.The municipality has just created a social affairs coordination department.
c. bureau
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
Le bureau de la sécurité et du renseignement a ses locaux juste en face de chez moi !The security and intelligence bureau is based just across the road from me!
a. desktop
Faites glisser le fichier depuis le dossier « Téléchargements » vers le bureau.Drag the file from the "Downloads" folder to the desktop.
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