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offices

/ˈɒf.ɪ.sɪz/

/ˈɔː.fɪ.sɪz/

Translations

officenoun

offices

/ˈɒf.ɪs/

/ˈɔː.fɪs/

fonctionau sens de mission ou rôle attribué

It is the office of the committee to oversee the project.

Il est de la fonction du comité de superviser le projet.

bureau

She spends most of her day working in the office downtown.

Elle passe la majeure partie de sa journée à travailler dans le bureau du centre-ville.

fonctionau sens de charge ou poste officiel

He was elected to the office of mayor last year.

Il a été élu à la fonction de maire l’année dernière.

Additional translations

bons officessurtout dans l’expression figée « good offices »

officeau sens d’agence, d’administration ou d’organisme

Synonyms

officeverb

offices

officed

Past Simple

officed

Past Participle

officing

Gerund

Rare but attested business usage meaning "to provide office space for" or "to have offices in a place".

Additional translations

installerau sens de pourvoir de locaux de bureau

Synonyms

act (as)

perform (duties)

discharge (duties)

hold (an office)

occupy (an office)

function (as)

Definitions

officenoun

A room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work.

She spends most of her day working in the office downtown.

A position of authority or service, typically one of a public nature.

He was elected to the office of mayor last year.

A duty or function assigned to someone.

It is the office of the committee to oversee the project.

An act of helpful service or favor, now chiefly used in the plural phrase "good offices".

She exercised her good offices to resolve the dispute.

A department or agency of a government or business and its staff.

She works at the Patent Office.

officeverb

To provide with office accommodation or to maintain offices at a location.

The company offices its sales team in the city center.