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bureau

/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/

/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/

bureaunoun

bureaus

/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/

/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/

Translations

bureau

She kept her important documents in the top drawer of the bureau.

Elle gardait ses documents importants dans le tiroir du haut du bureau.

agenceSurtout pour un établissement chargé d’une activité précise, notamment dans les noms d’agences de voyage.

The travel bureau provided us with all the information we needed for our trip.

L’agence de voyages nous a fourni toutes les informations dont nous avions besoin pour notre voyage.

Additional translations

servicePour un service administratif ou une division d’administration.

Definitions

A piece of furniture with drawers for storing things, often with a writing surface.

She kept her important documents in the top drawer of the bureau.

An office or department for transacting particular business.

The travel bureau provided us with all the information we needed for our trip.

A government department or a division of a government department.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is responsible for investigating federal crimes.

Synonyms

bureauadjective

/ˈbjʊərəʊ/

/ˈbjʊroʊ/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g. bureau chief, bureau staff).

Translations

Additional translations

de bureauEmploi attributif ; se rend souvent par une tournure prépositionnelle en français.

Definitions

Relating to or associated with a bureau, especially a news or government office, when used before another noun.

She accepted the bureau assignment and moved to the capital.

bureauxnoun

bureau

bureaux

/ˈbjʊə.rəʊ/

/ˈbjʊr.oʊ/

Translations

bureauAu sens d’office, de service ou de département administratif.

The travel bureaux in the city center offers a variety of holiday packages.

Les bureaux de voyage du centre-ville proposent une variété de forfaits de vacances.

bureauMobilier de travail, au sens de pupitre ou de table à écrire.

She kept her important documents in the top drawer of the antique bureaux.

Elle gardait ses documents importants dans le tiroir supérieur des bureaux anciens.

Definitions

An office or department for transacting particular business.

The travel bureaux in the city center offers a variety of holiday packages.

A writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downward to form a writing surface.

She kept her important documents in the top drawer of the antique bureaux.

A government department or a division of a government department.

The statistics bureaux released the latest employment figures today.

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