desk

desk  (dsk)

n.

1. A piece of furniture typically having a flat or sloping top for writing and often drawers or compartments.

2. A table, counter, or booth at which specified services or functions are performed: an information desk; a reception desk.

3. A department of a large organization in charge of a specified operation: a newspaper's city desk.

4. A lectern.

5. A music stand in an orchestra.

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[Middle English deske, from Medieval Latin desca, table, from Old Italian desco, from Latin discus, quoit; see disk.]

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desk [dɛsk]

n

1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a service counter or table in a public building, such as a hotel information desk

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a support, lectern, or book rest for the book from which services are read in a church

4. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) the editorial section of a newspaper, etc., responsible for a particular subject the news desk

5. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture)

a.  a music stand shared by two orchestral players

b.  these two players

6. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) (modifier)

a.  made for use at a desk a desk calendar

b.  done at a desk a desk job

[from Medieval Latin desca table, from Latin discus disc, dish]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

desk - a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments davenport - a small decorative writing desk drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out escritoire, secretaire, writing table, secretary - a desk used for writing table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" writing desk - a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top)

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desk

noun table, bureau, work surface, lectern, writing desk, secretaire A large portrait hung behind his desk. see tables and desks

Translations

desk [desk]

A. N

1. (in office, study etc) → escritorio m, mesa f de trabajo (Scol) → pupitre m; (= bureau) → escritorio m

2. (= section) [of ministry, newspaper] → sección f

3. (Brit) (in airport, hospital) → mostrador m; (in shop, restaurant, for payment) → caja f; (in hotel) → recepción f

B. CPD desk clerk N (US) → recepcionista mf
desk diary N → agenda f de escritorio
desk job N → trabajo m de oficina
desk lamp N → lámpara f de escritorio
desk pad N → bloc m de notas
desk study N → estudio m sobre el papel

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desk [ˈdɛsk] n

(in office) → bureau m

(for pupil) → pupitre m

(British) (in shop, restaurant) → caisse f

(in hotel, at airport) → réception f

(= department) news desk, sports desk
desk-bound [ˈdɛskbaʊnd] adj → sédentaire
desk clerk n (US) → réceptionniste mf
desk diary n → agenda m de bureau
desk job n → travail m de bureau
desk lamp n → lampe f de bureau
desk pad n → bloc-notes m

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desk

n → Schreibtisch m; (for pupils, master) → Pult nt; (in shop, restaurant) → Kasse f; (in hotel) → Empfang m; (Press) → Ressort nt

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desk:

desk-bound

adj → an den Schreibtisch gebunden

desk clerk

n (US) → Empfangschef m, → Empfangsdame f

desk diary

n → Tischkalender m

desk editor

n → Lektor(in) m(f), → Manuskriptbearbeiter(in) m(f); (Press) → Ressortchef(in) m(f)

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desk:

desk job

n → Bürojob m

desk lamp

n → Schreibtischlampe f

desk pad

n → Schreibunterlage f

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desk [dɛsk] n (in office) → scrivania (Scol) (in hotel, at airport) → banco (Brit) (in shop, restaurant) → cassa
desk diary → agenda da tavolo
desk job → lavoro d'ufficio
desk lamp → lampada da tavolo

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desk [dɛsk] n (in office) → scrivania (Scol) (in hotel, at airport) → banco (Brit) (in shop, restaurant) → cassa
desk diary → agenda da tavolo
desk job → lavoro d'ufficio
desk lamp → lampada da tavolo

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desk

n desk [desk]

a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk. lessenaar, skoolbank مَكْتَب писалище psací stůl skrivebord; arbejdsbord der Schreibtisch γραφείο, έδρα, θρανίο escritorio, pupitre, mostrador kirjutuslaud میز کار؛ میز تحریر pöytä bureau שוּלחָן כְּתִיבָה मेज pisaći stol, školska klupa íróasztal meja tulis skrifborð scrivania 机 책상 rašomasis stalas rakstāmgalds; (skolas) sols; pults; (kasiera, reģistratora u.tml.) darba vieta meja schrijftafel skrivebord, skatoll, kateter biurko secretária birou, pupitru письменный стол písací stôl pisalna miza sto []bord, []bänk โต๊ะ masa 書桌 письмовий стіл; конторка میز کی طرح ایک فرنیچر جس میں کتابیں وغیرہ رکھنے کے لۓ خانے ہوتے ہیں اور پیٹھنے کے لۓ کرسی بھی ہوتی ہے bàn viết 书桌

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desk → مكتب psací stůl skrivebord Schreibtisch γραφείο escritorio työpöytä bureau pisaći stol scrivania 机 책상 bureau skrivebord biurko escrivaninha стол skrivbord โต๊ะ sıra bàn giấy 办公桌