pedestal desk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pedestal desk in the English»French Dictionary

pedestal desk N

pedestal desk

bureau m ministre

Translations for pedestal desk in the English»French Dictionary

pedestal [Brit ˈpɛdɪst(ə)l, Am ˈpɛdəstl] N

pedestal (of statue, column, ornament)

socle m

pedestal (of statue, column, ornament)

piédestal m

pedestal (of washbasin)

colonne f

to put sb on a pedestal

mettre qn sur un piédestal

to knock sb off their pedestal

détrôner qn

desk [Brit dɛsk, Am dɛsk] N

1. desk (furniture):

desk

bureau m

desk MUS

pupitre m

desk attr accessories, calendar, lamp, diary, job

de bureau

2. desk (in classroom):

desk (pupil's)

table f

desk (old-fashioned)

pupitre m

desk (teacher's)

bureau m

3. desk (in public building):

information/advice desk

bureau m de renseignements/d'assistance

4. desk (in newspaper office):

the desk

la rédaction

picture/sports desk

service m photos/des sports

5. desk (in organization, government office):

desk (department)

département m

he has a desk at the Foreign Office (post)

il travaille au ministère des Affaires étrangères

pedestal desk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pedestal desk in the English»French Dictionary

pedestal [ˈpedɪstəl] N

pedestal

piédestal m

Phrases:

to knock sb off their pedestal

faire tomber qn de son piédestal

to put sb on a pedestal

mettre qn sur un piédestal

desk [desk] N

1. desk (table for writing on, etc):

desk

bureau m

to arrive on sb's desk

arriver sur le bureau de qn

2. desk (service counter):

desk

caisse f

to work on the desk

travailler à la caisse

3. desk (newspaper office or section):

desk

rédaction f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, the term executive desk has been applied to so many desk forms as to be misleading, so the less-used but more precise pedestal desk has been retained here.

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In form, a writing table is a pedestal desk without the pedestals, having legs instead to hold it up.

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