desk

1. 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.

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

1. Your book is on the desk.

   Твоя книжка на столі. — deniko

   ruТвоя книга на парте. — sigavax

   deDein Buch ist auf dem Schreibtisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Don't put it on my desk.

   Не клади його мені на стіл. — deniko

   ruНе на моей парте! — Olya

   deLeg es nicht auf meinen Schreibtisch! — Manfredo

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3. Mary is sitting at the desk.

   Мері сидить за столом. — deniko

   ruМэри сидит за партой. — Hayabusa

   deMaria sitzt am Schreibtisch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Put the book on the desk.

   Поклади книжку на стіл. — deniko

   ruПоложи книгу на стол. — marafon

   deLeg das Buch auf den Schreibtisch. — MUIRIEL

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5. The key is on the desk.

   Ключ на столі. — aandrusiak

   ruКлюч на столе. — soweli_Elepanto

   deDer Schlüssel ist auf dem Pult. — Esperantostern

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