A1noun · common

desk

desk · desks

стіл, письмовий стіл, парта

стол, бюро, рабочий стол, письменный стол

Schreibtisch, Ressort

A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually…A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.

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/dɛsk/

» Your book is on the desk.

Dein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch.

Dein Buch liegt auf dem Schreibtisch.

Dein Buch befindet sich auf dem Schreibtisch.

Твоя книга на парте.

Твоя книга на рабочем столе.

Твоя книжка на столі.

Твоя книжка лежить на столі.

Ваша книжка на столі.

Ваша книжка лежить на столі.

Meaning

4 senses

A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
She organized her notes neatly on her desk before starting the project.
The desk was cluttered with papers and books, making it hard to concentrate.
A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
Schreibtisch
пи́сьменный столpísʹmennyj stol, столstol, па́ртаpárta
письмо́вий стілpysʹmóvyj stil, стілstil, па́ртаpárta
A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
the city desk, the sports desk
the options desk, the equities desk
Ressort
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
The first four desks of cellos play separate parts, making a lush, Impressionist harmony.

More definitions

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

Examples

1402 sentences

Your book is on the desk.
Твоя книжка на столі.
ruТвоя книга на парте.
deDein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch.
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Don't put it on my desk.
Не клади його мені на стіл.
ruНе на моей парте!
deLeg es nicht auf meinen Schreibtisch!
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Mary is sitting at the desk.
Мері сидить за столом.
ruМэри сидит за партой.
deMaria sitzt am Schreibtisch.
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Put the book on the desk.
Поклади книжку на стіл.
ruПоложи книгу на стол.
deLeg das Buch auf den Schreibtisch.
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The key is on the desk.
Ключ на столі.
ruКлюч на столе.
deDer Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

table for writing and reading:

Русский

By meaning 1

table for writing and reading:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

table for writing and reading:

team in a news outlet specialized on a topic:

Origin

From Middle English deske, desque, from Medieval Latin desca, modified from Old Italian de

From Middle English deske, desque, from Medieval Latin desca, modified from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus. Doublet of dais, disc, discus, dish, disk, and diskos. See also German Tisch, "table".

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Forms

plural: desks

Singular	desk
Plural	desks

regular

Collocations

12 patterns

on the desk
at his desk
on my desk
on his desk
desk drawer
his desk drawer
on your desk
the front desk
under the desk
use my desk
behind his desk
the desk drawer