pedestal desk in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pedestal desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

pedestal desk [ˈpedɪstlˌdesk] N

pedestal desk

= scrittoio sostenuto ai lati da due piani di cassetti

Translations for pedestal desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

pedestal (of statue, column, ornament)

piedistallo m

pedestal (of statue, column, ornament)

base f

pedestal (of washbasin)

colonna f

II.pedestal <forma in -ing ecc. pedestalling, pedestalled, pedestaling, pedestaled> [Brit ˈpɛdɪst(ə)l, Am ˈpɛdəstl] VB trans

pedestal

mettere su un piedistallo

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

to put sb on a pedestal

mettere qn su un piedistallo

to knock sb off their pedestal

fare scendere qn dal piedistallo

desk [Brit dɛsk, Am dɛsk] N

1. desk (furniture):

desk

scrivania f

desk MUS

leggio m

writing desk

scrittoio

writing desk before n accessories, calendar, lamp, diary

da tavolo

writing desk job

sedentario

2. desk (in classroom):

desk (pupil's)

banco m

desk (teacher's)

cattedra f

3. desk (in public building):

desk

banco m

information, advice desk

banco (delle) informazioni

cash desk

cassa

4. desk (in newspaper office):

the desk

la redazione

picture desk

archivio iconografico

sports desk

redazione sportiva

news desk

servizio di cronaca

5. desk (in organization, government office):

desk (department)

reparto m

desk (department)

ufficio m

he has a desk at the Foreign Office (post)

lavora al Ministero degli Affari Esteri

pedestal desk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pedestal desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

pedestal [ˈpe·dɪs·təl] N

pedestal

piedistallo m

Phrases:

to knock sb off their pedestal

fare abbassare la cresta a qu

to put sb on a pedestal

mettere qu sul piedistallo

desk [desk] N

1. desk (table):

desk

scrivania f

2. desk (service counter):

desk

banco m

3. desk (department of a newspaper):

desk

redazione 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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