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Büro
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buro buró büro büró
German
Alternative forms
de Bureau archaic
Etymology
de frm fro la-lat grc
Ca. 1700, from de fr bureau desk, office, which see.
Pronunciation
de /byˈroː/ [byˈʁoː] [bʏ-] [-ˈroː] standard
de De-Büro2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈbyːro/ /ˈbʏro/ chiefly Switzerland, parts of western Germany
Noun
n,,s
office room for working
de Sie sitzt in ihrem Büro. She’s sitting in her office.
office, bureau, agency administrative department or service provider
de Fundbüro lost-property office
de Reisebüro travel agency
de informal collective the staff of such places
de Der Chef lädt das ganze Büro zum Essen ein. The boss is inviting the whole office to dinner.
Declension
n,,s
Hyponyms
de Hauptbüro<t:main office, head office> Fundbüro<t:lost-property office> Informationsbüro<t:information office> Politbüro<t:politburo> Reisebüro<t:travel agency> Rekrutierungsbüro
Derived terms
de Bürogebäude Büroangestellte<t:office worker> Büroarbeit<t:office work> Büroausstattung<t:office equipment> Büroautomation<t:office automation> Bürobedarf<t:office supplies> Bürokrat<t:bureaucrat> Bürokratie<t:bureaucracy> Büroleiter<t:office manager> Bürostuhl<t:office chair> Bürodrehstuhl<t:office swivel chair> Büroraum,Büroräume<t:office space> Bürohaus<t:office building> Bürohengst<t:pencil pusher><qq:pejorative> Bürohochhaus<t:high-rise office building> Bürojob<t:office job> Bürokauffrau<t:office clerk> Büroklammer Bürokommunikation<t:office communication> Bürokram<t:office stuff, tedious paperwork><qq:pejorative> Bürolandschaft<t:office landscape> Büromanagement<t:office management> Büromaschine<t:office machine> Büromaschinen<t:office machinery> Büromaterial<t:office supplies> Büromöbel<t:office furniture> Büropersonal<t:office staff> Büroschlaf<t:sleeping on the job> Bürozeiten<t:office hours> Bürotechnik<t:office technology> Bürotisch,Büroschreibtisch<t:office desk> Büroturm<t:office tower>
Further reading
de
Büro Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache 2020 http://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/r11-f8b/
de Buildings Rooms
Luxembourgish
Etymology
lb de Büro
Pronunciation
lb [bˈyːʀoː]
Noun
m
desk (furniture)
lb Pult Schreifdësch
office (room)
office (branch)
management, board of directors
Noun
m -
office (workplace)