What does bureau in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bureau in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bureau in French.

The word bureau in French means desk, office, office, desktop, board, office stationery, employment agency, recruitment agency, domain name registry, design office, research unit, research department, consulting engineers, engineering consultancy, bureau de change, school administration office, shared office, job centre, employment exchange, post office, affiliate office, local branch, debt-collection agency, asset-recovery service, tobacconist's, polling station, student body, student council, student services office, students' office, student office, licensing office, production planning department, complaints office, complaints bureau, personnel office, HR office, executive office, computer desk, computer workstation, home office workstation, the Oval Office, political office, virtual office, office chair, desk chair, office worker, clerical worker, outside office hours, outside the office, office supplies, office hours, desk lamp, office equipment, piece of office furniture, office unit, office furniture, desktop computer, office work. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bureau

desk

nom masculin (meuble de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ordinateur est installé sur le bureau.
The computer is set up on the desk.

office

nom masculin (salle pour étudier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'avocat nous reçoit dans son bureau. Maintenant que je travaille depuis chez moi, j'ai converti ma deuxième chambre en bureau.
The lawyer sees us in his office.

office

nom masculin (locaux d'une entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais au bureau en bus. Les bureaux de l'usine sont à Paris.
I take a bus to the office. The factory offices are in Paris.

desktop

nom masculin (Informatique : interface) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je ne laisse pas les dossiers importants sur le bureau. Je t'ai enregistré le document sur le bureau pour que tu le retrouves facilement.
I don't leave important files on the desktop.

board

nom masculin (organe directeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gérard fait partie du bureau de l'association.
Gerard's on the board of the association.

office stationery

nom masculin (ustensile utile aux dossiers) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

employment agency, recruitment agency

nom masculin (agence d'emploi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour l'aider dans sa recherche d'emploi, Marc s'est inscrit au bureau d'embauche.

domain name registry

nom masculin (Internet : gérance des noms de domaine) (internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En France, l'AFNIC centralise les demandes des bureaux d'enregistrement.

design office

nom masculin (service de conception technique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il a validé son stage en bureau d'étude.
He did his placement in the design office.

research unit, research department

nom masculin (service de conception)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bureau d'études définit les plans de conception.
The research unit defines the design brief.

consulting engineers, engineering consultancy

nom masculin (société de conseil et d'ingénierie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce bureau d'études pourra valider notre projet.
This engineering consultant will be able to approve our plans.

bureau de change

nom masculin (lieu d'échange de devises) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut que je pense à passer au bureau de change pour obtenir des yens.

school administration office

nom masculin (figuré (administration)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand on est en retard, on se rend au bureau de la vie scolaire.

shared office

nom masculin (bureau partagé, commun) (room)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

job centre, employment exchange

nom masculin (désuet (agence d'emplois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

post office

nom masculin (service public du courrier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut que j'aille chercher un colis au bureau de poste.

affiliate office

nom masculin (lieu d'inscription administrative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local branch

nom masculin (bureau de poste dont on dépend) (post office)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

debt-collection agency, asset-recovery service

nom masculin (lieu d'imposition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tobacconist's

nom masculin (lieu de vente de tabac)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Alain achète toujours ses cigarettes dans ce bureau de tabac.

polling station

nom masculin (élections : lieu où l'on vote) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bureau de vote est installé dans cette école.
A polling station has been set up in that school.

student body, student council

nom masculin (association d'élèves)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

student services office, students' office, student office

nom masculin (association d'étudiants) (university)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bureau des étudiants centralise souvent les offres de stage et organise régulièrement des soirées.

licensing office

nom masculin (service gérant des licences)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

production planning department

nom masculin (service des études) (business)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans une entreprise, le bureau des méthodes est chargé de concevoir et de fournir les outils utiles à la production.

complaints office, complaints bureau

nom masculin (service où on compatit)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

personnel office, HR office

nom masculin (direction des ressources humaines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

executive office

nom masculin (équipe au service d'un président) (government)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

computer desk, computer workstation, home office workstation

nom masculin (regroupement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ordinateur et la tablette numérique sont des bureaux multimédias.

the Oval Office

nom propre masculin (bureau du président des États-Unis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le président des États-Unis reçoit ses plus proches conseillers dans le Bureau ovale.

political office

nom masculin (organe de décision d'un parti)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

virtual office

nom masculin (informatique : session distante) (computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bureau virtuel tourne sur un ordinateur distant en donnant l'impression qu'il est sur l'ordinateur local.

office chair, desk chair

nom féminin (type de chaise) (furniture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Thomas trouve que sa chaise de bureau n'est pas assez confortable.

office worker, clerical worker

(agent admlinistratif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

outside office hours

locution adverbiale (dans son temps libre, après le travail)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

outside the office

locution adverbiale (à l'extérieur du travail)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En dehors du bureau, je tire à la carabine.

office supplies

nom féminin pluriel (matériel de bureau)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

office hours

nom féminin pluriel (temps de travail)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

desk lamp

nom féminin (petite lampe pour bureau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

office equipment

nom masculin (matériel utile aux emplois de bureau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

piece of office furniture, office unit

nom masculin (meuble de travail)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

office furniture

nom masculin (meubles pour les bureaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

desktop computer

nom masculin (ordinateur fixe, tour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont deux ordinateurs de bureau chez eux.

office work

nom masculin (travail peu manuel, administratif) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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