Home Office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Home Office in the English»French Dictionary

Home Office N POL

Home Office

ministère m de l'Intérieur

Translations for Home Office in the English»French Dictionary

he divides his time or attention between home and office

il partage son temps entre la maison et le bureau

Translations for Home Office in the French»English Dictionary

en revenant du bureau (à l'arrivée)

on getting home from the office

en revenant du bureau (en route)

coming home from the office, on the way home from the office

vous le trouverez à son bureau/chez lui

you'll find him in his office/at home

Translations for Home Office in the English»French Dictionary

I.office [Brit ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs] N

1. office (room or place of work):

office

bureau m

the accounts office

le service comptable

doctor's/dentist's office Am

cabinet m médical/dentaire

lawyer's office

étude f de notaire

lawyer's office

cabinet m de notaire

to work in an office

travailler dans un bureau, être employé/-e de bureau

the whole office knows

tout le bureau est au courant

a day at the office

une journée au bureau

a day at the office attr equipment, furniture, staff, job

de bureau

to go on an office outing

sortir avec les gens de son bureau

2. office (position):

office

fonction f

office

charge f

to perform the office of

remplir les fonctions de

to be in or hold office president, mayor:

être en fonction

to be in or hold office minister:

avoir un portefeuille

to be in or hold office political party:

être au pouvoir

to take office president, mayor:

entrer en fonction

to take office political party:

arriver au or prendre le pouvoir

to go out of office or leave office president, mayor:

quitter ses fonctions

to go out of office or leave office minister:

perdre son portefeuille

to go out of office or leave office political party:

perdre le pouvoir

to stand Brit or run Am for office

être candidat aux élections

to rise to high office

être promu à un poste élevé

3. office REL:

office

office m

the office for the dead

l'office des morts

II.offices N npl

1. offices (services):

offices form

offices mpl

offices form

aide f

through their good offices

par leurs bons offices

2. offices Brit (of property):

‘the usual offices’ (including outbuildings)

‘cuisine f et dépendances fpl ’

‘the usual offices’ (in smaller house)

‘cuisine f et salle f de bains’

I.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (dwelling):

home (gen)

logement m

home (house)

maison f

new homes for sale

logements neufs à vendre

he doesn't have a home

il n'a pas de logement

you have a beautiful home

vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement

to be far from/near home

être loin de/près de chez soi

a home of one's own

un chez-soi

to work from home

travailler à domicile

to set up home in France/in Madrid

s'installer en France/à Madrid

I've made my home in France now

je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant

it's home to me now

je m'y sens chez moi

birds make their home in…

les oiseaux font leur nid dans…

his home has been a tent for the last two weeks

il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines

the island is home to 3, 000 people

l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

2. home (for residential care):

home

maison f

retirement/nursing home

maison de retraite/de santé

to put sb in a home

mettre qn dans un établissement spécialisé

3. home (family base):

home

foyer m

to make a home for

créer un foyer pour

‘good home wanted’

‘cherche foyer accueillant’

to leave home

quitter la maison

to leave home attr life

de famille

to leave home surroundings, background

familial

to leave home comforts

du foyer

4. home (country):

home

pays m

to consider France (as) home

considérer la France comme son pays

5. home (source):

home of country, area: speciality

pays m de

home of jungle, region: species

habitat m de

6. home (place):

home fig, inf

place f

to find a home for book, object

trouver une place pour

II.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (national):

home market, affairs

intérieur

home news

national

2. home SPORTS (local):

home match, win

à domicile

home team

qui reçoit

III.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home come, go, arrive:

home (to house)

à la maison, chez soi

home (to country)

dans son pays

on the journey home (to house)

en rentrant à la maison

on the journey home (to apartment, room)

en rentrant chez moi/nous etc

on the journey home (by boat, plane)

pendant le voyage de retour

to see sb home

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (accompany)

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (to meet family)

amener qn à la maison

is she home?

est-ce qu'elle est à la maison?

is she home yet?

elle est déjà rentrée?

2. home (to required position, effect):

to hammer or drive sth home lit nail

enfoncer complètement

to hammer or drive sth home fig message

bien faire passer

to press or push one's point home

enfoncer le clou fig

to bring sth home to fig

faire voir qc à

to strike home fig

toucher juste

IV.at home ADV

1. at home (in house):

at home be, work, stay

à la maison

to live at home

habiter chez ses parents

at home and abroad

dans notre pays et à l'étranger

Madam is not at home dated

Madame ne reçoit personne

2. at home SPORTS (on own ground):

at home play

à domicile

they're at home on Saturday

ils jouent à domicile samedi

X are playing Y at home

X reçoit Y

3. at home (comfortable) fig:

at home be, feel

à l'aise (with avec)

make yourself at home

mets-toi à l'aise, fais comme chez toi

V.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

home pigeon, animal:

home

savoir retourner chez soi

VI.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

it's/he's nothing to write home about

ça/il n'a rien d'extraordinaire

it's home from home Brit , it's home away from home Am

c'est un second chez-soi

home sweet home , there's no place like home prov

on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi

to be a bit too close to home

être blessant

he found it a bit close to home

ça l'a touché au vif

let's talk about something nearer home

parlons de ce qui nous concerne plus particulièrement

to be home and dry

être sauvé

Home Office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Home Office in the English»French Dictionary

Home Office N Brit

Home Office

ministère m de l'Intérieur

Translations for Home Office in the English»French Dictionary

area in office, home

espace m

Translations for Home Office in the English»French Dictionary

office [ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɑ:fɪs] N

1. office (room for working):

office

bureau m

to stay at the office

rester au bureau

the finance office

le bureau des finances

a doctor's office Am

un cabinet de médecin

2. office (authoritative position):

office

fonction f

to hold office

être au pouvoir

to hold office minister, mayor

être en fonction

to be out of office

ne plus être au pouvoir

to come into office

arriver au pouvoir

Office N Brit (government department)

Office

ministère m

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

home

maison f

at home no pl

à la maison

to leave home no pl

quitter la maison

to make oneself at home no pl

se mettre à l'aise

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home (at or to one's place):

home

à la maison

2. home (one's country):

home

au pays

3. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

faire comprendre qc à qn

Phrases:

until the cows come home

jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

sth is nothing to write home about

qc n'est rien d'important

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

home

local(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

How many of those respondents did not support reforms, because of previous Home Office advice on the other hand, was not recorded separately.

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Learning by example and by demonstration is common now, but in 1941 it raised eyebrows and caught the approving eye of the Home Office.

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Your home phone rings first, your cell next, then your home office phone.

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The police authority received 287,600 from the Home Office for costs of preparing the ill-fated merger.

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According to the Home Office there is a tangible benefit to the honour.

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Most of these people were placed in the city by the Home Office while their applications for asylum were being processed.

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The Home Office argued that it could owe no duty of care as there was no precedent for any duty on similar facts.

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A chauffeur would drive reporters to either a pub or to his home office, which was also his editing room.

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This has set a precedent which is still being used by the Home Office.

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They are typically the least expensive switches, and therefore often used in a small office/home office environment.

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