| Level | A1 |
|---|---|
| Kind | noun |
| Front | office |
| IPA | /ˈɒfɪs ; US usually ˈɔːf- / noun |
| Back | ofis, büro, daire |
| Back 2 | office (noun) /ˈɒfɪs
; US usually ˈɔːf- / noun
1 [countable]
a room, set of rooms
or a building where people work, usually sitting at desks
ofis, büro,
daire
I usually get to the office at about 9
o'clock.
The firm's head office is in
Glasgow.
Please phone again during office hours.
OFFICE WORK
I
work as a secretary
for a large firm of
accountants. The company
employs over 50 members of staff. I work in an open-plan
office so I share a large room with my colleagues. On my
desk I have a PC, printer and a fax machine. My duties include typing letters and emails
for my boss, filing,
answering the phone and doing the photocopying. I go to meetings and take the minutes. I am also responsible
for ordering stationery. I work nine to five and have
twenty days' holiday a year.
Amerika'da
doktorların ve diş hekimlerinin office'leri vardır; ama
Britanya'dakilerin surgery'leri vardır.
2 [countable]
[in compounds]
a room or building
that is used for a particular purpose, especially for providing a service
ofis
the tax/ticket/tourist office
look at BOOKING OFFICE, BOX
OFFICE, POST OFFICE
3 (Office)
[singular]
a government
department, including the people who work there and the work they do
(hükümet) bakanlık
the Foreign/Home Office
4 [uncountable]
an official position,
often as part of a government or other organization
görev, mevki,
memuriyet
The chairman holds office for one
year.
The Labour Party was in office (iktidarda) from
1997 to 2010.
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