bureau

bureau, service

Service ou bureau de l'État chargé d'un domaine de travail particulier.

En anglais simple : A government department or office responsible for a particular type of work.

• The bureau published new figures.
• She joined the bureau as an investigator.
• The census bureau counts the population every ten years.

Synonymes : department, agency, office

Expressions courantes : census bureau, federal bureau, statistics bureau

bureau, agence

Organisme ou bureau qui fournit des services commerciaux ou des informations.

En anglais simple : An organization or office that provides business services or information.

• The travel bureau arranged our tickets.
• She works at a news bureau in Rome.
• Ask the information bureau about local transport.

Synonymes : agency, office

Expressions courantes : travel bureau, news bureau, information bureau

commode

Meuble à tiroirs servant à ranger des vêtements.

En anglais simple : A piece of furniture with drawers for storing clothes.

• My socks are in the bureau.
• She folded the shirts and put them in her bureau.
• An old oak bureau stood beside the bed.

Synonymes : chest of drawers, dresser

Expressions courantes : wooden bureau, bedroom bureau, bureau drawer