office

office
office [ɔfis]
masculine noun
   a. ( = tâche) office
• office ministériel ministerial office
• bons offices good offices
   b. ( = usage) faire office de [personne] to act as ; [objet] to serve as
• faire office de chauffeur to act as a chauffeur
• remplir son office [appareil, loi] to serve its purpose
   c. ( = bureau) office
• office du tourisme tourist office
   d. ( = messe) service
   e. ( = pièce de rangement) pantry
   f. ► d'office [nommer, qualifier] automatically ; [inscription, taxation] automatic
• avocat commis d'office ≈ legal-aid lawyer
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ɔfis
1.
nom masculin
1) (rôle)

remplir son office — [objet] to fulfil [BrE] its purpose, to do the job (colloq); [employé] to carry out one's duty

faire office de table — to serve as a table

faire office d'interprète — to act as an interpreter

2) Administration, Droit (charge) office
3) Religion (cérémonie) service; (prières) office
4) (salle) butlery

2.
d'office locution adverbiale

d'office — (autoritairement) without consultation

on m'a muté d'office aux archives — I was transferred to records without being consulted

nos propositions ont été rejetées d'office — our proposals were dismissed out of hand

commis or nommé d'office — [avocat, expert] appointed by the court (après n)

Phrasal Verbs:
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ɔfis
1. nm
1) (= charge, fonction) office

faire office de [objet] — to serve as, [personne] to act as

d'office — automatically

bons offices — good offices

2) (= agence) bureau

office du tourisme — tourist office

3) RELIGION service
2. nm ou nf
(= pièce) pantry
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office
A nm
1 (rôle) remplir son office [objet] to fulfilGB its purpose, to do the job○; [employé] to carry out one's duty; faire office de table to serve as a table; faire office d'interprète to act as an interpreter; ⇒ bon;
2 Admin, Jur (charge) office;
3 Relig (cérémonie) service; (prières) office; l'office divin the divine office;
4 (salle) butlery.
B d'office loc adv (autorité) d'office without consultation; mesure appliquée d'office measure implemented without consultation; on m'a muté d'office aux archives I was transferred to records without being consulted; nos propositions ont été rejetées d'office our proposals were dismissed out of hand; commis or nommé d'office [avocat, expert] appointed by the court (après n).
Composés
office culturel combined arts centre and tourist information office; office ministériel office conferred for life by a public authority; office du tourisme tourist information office.
[ɔfis] nom masculin
1. [généralement, HISTOIRE] office
dans son office de gouvernante in her position as governess
le signal d'alarme n'a pas rempli son office the alarm didn't (fulfil its) function
faire office de : qu'est-ce qui peut faire office de pièce d'identité? what could serve as proof of identity?
pendant le voyage, j'ai dû faire office de cuisinier I had to act as cook during the trip
office ministériel ministerial office
2. RELIGION service
aller à/manquer l'office to go to/to miss the church service
l'office divin the Divine Office
l'office des morts the office for the dead
office du soir evensong
3. [agence] agency, bureau
office du tourisme espagnol Spanish tourist office ou bureau
l'Office national des forêts the French Forestry commission
4. COMMERCE [dans l'édition]
exemplaire d'office copy sent on sale or return
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[ɔfis] nom masculin & nom féminin
(vieilli)
[d'une cuisine] pantry
[d'un hôtel, d'une grande maison] kitchen, kitchens
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offices nom masculin pluriel
grâce aux bons offices de M. Prat/du gouvernement allemand thanks to Mr. Prat's good offices/to the good offices of the German government
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d'office locution adverbiale
automatically
avocat commis d'office (officially) appointed lawyer

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