office

office
noun
(a) (place) bureau m; (of lawyer, architect) cabinet m;
he's out of the office at the moment il n'est pas dans le bureau en ce moment;
for office use only (on form) (cadre) réservé à l'administration
office account compte m professionnel ou commercial;
office address adresse f au bureau;
office automation bureautique f;
office block immeuble de bureaux;
office building immeuble de bureaux;
office equipment matériel m de bureau;
office expenses frais m pl de bureau;
office furniture meubles m pl ou mobilier m de bureau;
office hours heures f pl de bureau;
office IT bureautique f;
office job emploi m de bureau;
office junior employé(e) m, f de bureau subalterne;
office management organisation f des bureaux;
office manager chef m de bureau;
American office park parc m ou zone f d'activités;
office rent loyer m de bureau;
office space locaux m pl pour bureaux;
office staff personnel m de bureau;
office supplies articles m pl de bureau;
office work travail m de bureau;
office worker employé(e) de bureau
(b) (position) fonctions f pl;
to be in office, to hold office être au pouvoir;
to be out of office ne plus être au pouvoir;
to leave office quitter ses fonctions
(c) (government department) bureau m, département m;
I have to send this to the tax office je dois envoyer ça au centre des impôts
the Office of Equal Opportunity = organisme gouvernemental américain qui veille au respect des mesures anti-discriminatoires en matière d'emploi;
the Office of Fair Trading = organisme britannique de défense des consommateurs et de régulation des pratiques commerciales;
the Office of Management and Budget = service administratif américain dont le rôle principal est d'aider le président à préparer le budget

English-French business dictionary. 2013.

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