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English
rank|opinion|according|walked|592|office|government|particular|charge
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/ˈɒfɪs/
(General American|US) IPA|/ˈɑfɪs/
audio|en-us-office.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: of·fice
Etymology
From L. officium.
Noun
wikipedia|office|office (building or room)
en-noun
- A building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed.
- A bureau, an administrative unit of government.
- A position of responsibility of some authority within an organisation.
- (‘good office’) mediation|Mediation or help in resolve|resolving a dispute.
#* The UN Secretary General uses what is termed his "good offices" (generally meaning his prestige and the weight of the world community he represents) when he meets with world leaders, either publicly or privately, in an effort to prevent international disputes from developing, escalating or spreading.
- rite, ceremonial observance of social or religious nature
- religious service, especially a liturgy officiated by a Christian priest or minister
- major administrative division, notably in certain governmental administrations, either at ministry level (e.g. the British Home Office) or within or dependent on such a department
Derived terms
official
officiate
office boy
office mate
Translations
trans-top|building or room
Arabic: Arab|مكتب IPAchar|(máktab) m
Bosnian: kancelarija f, poslovnica f
Chinese: 办公室 (bà ngÅngshì)
Czech: kancelář f
Dutch: t+|nl|bureau|n, t+|nl|kantoor|n
Faroese: skrivstova f
Finnish: toimisto, virasto, konttori, liikehuoneisto, toimipaikka
French: bureau m
German: Büro n
Hebrew: משרד romanization of Hebrew|misrád m
Hungarian: hivatal, iroda
Icelandic: skrifstofa f
Irish: oifig f
Italian: ufficio m
Japanese: 事務所 (ã˜ã‚€ã—ょ, jimusho), オフィス (ofisu), 執務室 (ã—ã¤ã‚€ã—ã¤, shitsumushitsu)
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Korean: 사무소 (samuso)
Kurdish: KUchar|دایره‌
Norwegian: kontor n
Polish: biuro n
Portuguese: escritório m
Russian: контора (kontóra) f, канцелÑÑ€Ð¸Ñ (kanceljárija) f, Ð¾Ñ„Ð¸Ñ (ófis) m, кабинет (kabinét) m
Scottish Gaelic: oifig f, oifis f, seòmar-gnothaich m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: канцеларија f, поÑловница f, пиÑарница f
:Roman: kancelarija f, poslovnica f, pisarnica f
Slovene: pisarna f
Spanish: oficina f
Swedish: t+|sv|kontor n
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trans-top|administrative unit
Bosnian: ured m, biro m
Czech: úřad m
Dutch: t+|nl|bureau|n, t+|nl|dienst|m, t|nl|overheidsdienst|m
Faroese: skrivstova f
Finnish: virasto, ministeriö
German: Amt n
Hebrew: משרד romanization of Hebrew|misrád m
Irish: oifig f
Polish: urzÄ…d m, biuro n
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Portuguese: escritório m
Russian: ведомÑтво (védomstvo) n, миниÑтерÑтво (ministérstvo) n, управление (upravlénije) n, бюро (bjuró) n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: уред m, биро m
:Roman: ured m, biro m, uprava f, upraviteljstvo n
Slovene: urad m
Spanish: oficina f
Swedish: byrå c
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trans-top|good office
Dutch: t-|nl|invloed|m, goede diensten (m|p, conciliatory mediation)
French: bon office m (service rendered), bons offices m|p (concilatory mediation)
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Portuguese: mediação f
Russian: уÑлуга (uslúga) f, помощь (pómoš’) f
Serbian: pisarnica f, uprava f
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trans-top|ceremonial service
Dutch: dienst m
French: office m
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German: Dienst m
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: oifis g|Scots Gaelic
ttbc|Slovak: kancelária f
ttbc|Spanish: oficina f
ttbc|Turkish: ofis
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References
Websters
Category:1000 English basic words
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Etymology
From Latin officium
Noun
Office m (plural offices)
- charge, task, mandate
- administrative bureau, department
- religious service, notably liturgical office
- place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff
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