B1noun · common

bureau

bureau · bureaus · bureaux

бюро, офіс, контора, канцелярія

бюро, офис, контора, канцелярия

Büro, Schreibtisch, Sekretär, Kommode

An administrative unit of governmentAn administrative unit of government; office.

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UK/ˈbjʊ.ɹəʊ/US/ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/

» She's with a government bureau, isn't she?

Sie ist bei einer Regierungsbehörde, oder?

Meaning

5 senses

An administrative unit of government; office.
Büro, Büro
бюро́bjuró, конто́раkontóra, о́фисófis
бюро́bjuró, конто́раkontóra, о́фісófis
an administrative unit of government
An organization or office for collecting or providing information or news.
a news bureau; a travel bureau; a service bureau; an employment bureau; the Citizens Advice Bureau
бюро́bjuró
An office (room where clerical or professional duties are performed).
(UK)A desk, usually with a cover and compartments that are located above the level of the writing surface rather than underneath, and often used for storing papers.
Sekretär, Schreibtisch, Büro
бюро́bjuró, пи́сьменный столpísʹmennyj stol, конто́ркаkontórka
(Northeastern, US)A chest of drawers for clothes.
Kommode
комо́дkomód, шифонье́рšifonʹjér
furniture with drawers for keeping clothes

Examples

21 sentences

She's with a government bureau, isn't she?
deSie ist bei einer Regierungsbehörde, oder?
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Let's get some brochures from the travel bureau.
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Tom hid his money in a bureau drawer.
ruТом спрятал свои деньги в ящик письменного стола.
deTom versteckte sein Geld in einer Schreibtischschublade.
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The weather bureau says it will rain tonight.
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Nobody can put anything over on the bureau chief.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

unit of governance, office:

Русский

By meaning 3

unit of governance, office:

desk:

chest of drawers for clothes:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

unit of governance, office:

desk:

chest of drawers for clothes:

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French bureau, earlier "coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize", fro

Unadapted borrowing from French bureau, earlier "coarse cloth (as desk cover), baize", from Old French burel (“woolen cloth”), diminutive of *bure (compare Middle French bure (“coarse woolen cloth”), French bourre (“hair, fluff”)), from Late Latin burra (“wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric”); akin to Ancient Greek βερβέριον (berbérion, “shabby garment”). Doublet of burel and borrel, taken from Old French.

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