Oval Office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Oval Office in the English»French Dictionary

the Oval Office Am POL

le bureau ovale

Translations for Oval Office in the English»French Dictionary

I.oval [Brit ˈəʊv(ə)l, Am ˈoʊvəl] N

oval

ovale m

II.oval [Brit ˈəʊv(ə)l, Am ˈoʊvəl] ADJ a. oval-shaped

oval

ovale

the Oval Office Am POL

le bureau ovale

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’

Oval Office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Oval Office in the English»French Dictionary

Oval Office N

Oval Office

bureau m ovale

Translations for Oval Office in the English»French Dictionary

I.oval [ˈəʊvəl, Am ˈoʊ-] N

oval

ovale m

II.oval [ˈəʊvəl, Am ˈoʊ-] ADJ

oval

ovale

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It doesn't fit with the view of the world he brought with him to the Oval Office.

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There have been four sets of flooring in the Oval Office.

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It was the first international treaty signed in the Oval Office.

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Statuettes, busts, heads, and figurines are frequently displayed in the Oval Office.

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He addressed the nation in the time of tragedy and grief from the Oval Office.

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At the Oval Office the next day, the speech was taped and then broadcast in color.

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He restored the Oval Office, upgrading the quality of trim and installing air-conditioning.

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For instance, when the president meets with a foreign dignitary, the two will sometimes make a statement together in the Oval Office.

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The resignation speech was delivered from the Oval Office and was carried live on radio and television.

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