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desk
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.deskdesk - 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)

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 Nagenda f de escritorio
desk job Ntrabajo m de oficina
desk lamp Nlámpara f de escritorio
desk pad Nbloc m de notas
desk study Nestudio m sobre el papel

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] adjsédentaire
desk clerk n (US)réceptionniste mf
desk diary nagenda m de bureau
desk job ntravail m de bureau
desk lamp nlampe f de bureau
desk pad nbloc-notes m

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

desk:
desk-bound
adjan den Schreibtisch gebunden
desk clerk
n (US) → Empfangschef m, → Empfangsdame f
desk diary
nTischkalender m
desk editor
nLektor(in) m(f), → Manuskriptbearbeiter(in) m(f); (Press) → Ressortchef(in) m(f)

desk:
desk job
nBürojob m
desk lamp
desk pad

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
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

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 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

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


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