bureau

Meaning

1. desk
2. office (room)
3. ticket office
4. the staff of an office
5. office; an administrative unit
6. (obsolete) frieze (coarse woolen cloth)
7. desktop (on-screen background)

Hyphenated as

bu‧reau

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/by.ʁo/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French burel, diminutive of *bure (compare Middle French bure (“coarse woolen cloth”), French bourre (“hair, fluff”)), from Late Latin burra (“wool, fluff, shaggy cloth, coarse fabric”); akin to Ancient Greek βερβέριον (berbérion, “shabby garment”).

Sentences

Le registre de la gare est dans un bureau fait spécialement pour lui .

The station register is in an office made especially for him.

Le bureau centralisateur est situé à Buzançais .

The centralizing office is located in Buzançais.

Le bureau centralisateur est situé à Valençay.

The centralizing office is located in Valençay.