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English

rank|opinion|according|walked|592|office|government|particular|charge

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/��fɪs/
(General American|US) IPA|/��fɪs/
audio|en-us-office.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: of·fice

Etymology
From L. officium.

Noun
wikipedia|office|office (building or room)
en-noun

1. A building or room where clerical or professional duties are performed.
2. A bureau, an administrative unit of government.
3. A position of responsibility of some authority within an organisation.
4. (�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.

1. rite, ceremonial observance of social or religious nature
2. religious service, especially a liturgy officiated by a Christian priest or minister
3. 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|��تب IPAchar|(máktab) m
Bosnian: kancelarija f, poslovnica f
Chinese: ��室 (bàng�ngshì)
Czech: kancelá� 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: �שר� romanization of Hebrew|misrád m
Hungarian: hivatal, iroda
Icelandic: skrifstofa f
Irish: oifig f
Italian: ufficio m
Japanese: ��� (����, jimusho), ���� (ofisu), ��室 (�����, shitsumushitsu)
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Korean: �무� (samuso)
Kurdish: KUchar|دا�ر��
Norwegian: kontor n
Polish: biuro n
Portuguese: escritório m
Russian: кон�о�а (kontóra) f, кан�ел��и� (kanceljárija) f, о�и� (ófis) m, кабине� (kabinét) m
Scottish Gaelic: oifig f, oifis f, seòmar-gnothaich m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: кан�ела�и�а f, по�ловни�а f, пи�а�ни�а 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: ú�ad m
Dutch: t+|nl|bureau|n, t+|nl|dienst|m, t|nl|overheidsdienst|m
Faroese: skrivstova f
Finnish: virasto, ministeriö
German: Amt n
Hebrew: �שר� romanization of Hebrew|misrád m
Irish: oifig f
Polish: urz�d m, biuro n
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Portuguese: escritório m
Russian: ведом��во (védomstvo) n, мини��е���во (ministérstvo) n, �п�авление (upravlénije) n, б��о (bjuró) n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ��ед m, би�о 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: ��л�га (uslúga) f, помо�� (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

French

Etymology
From Latin officium

Noun
Office m (plural offices)

1. charge, task, mandate
2. administrative bureau, department
3. religious service, notably liturgical office
4. place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff

References
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