Bureau
dasNounbureau, office (often spelled 'Büro' in German)
English translations
- 01
office
- 02
bureau
- 03
desk
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Bureau ist ein Schreibtisch oder ein Büro, oft im gehobenen Sprachgebrauch.
- English meaning
- Bureau
- German example
- Er saß an seinem Bureau und erledigte die Korrespondenz.
- English example
- He sat at his bureau and took care of the correspondence.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Bureau
- Plural Form
- die Bureaus
Related words
- papierdeutsch
Bureaucratic German
- hundertköpfig
Hundred-headed, hydra-headed None
- bürokratisch
Bureaucratic
- Reglementarismus
Regulationism refers to an excessive tendency towards regulations and rules, which are often perceived as hindering and bureaucratic.
- ins Kraut schießen
to run rampant, to get out of hand
- Papiersprache
Bureaucratic, complicated, and difficult-to-understand language often used in official documents.
- überhandnehmen
To get out of hand
- byzantinisch
Byzantine
- hemmend
Inhibitory
- kafkaesk
Kafkaesque
- Bürokratie
bureaucracy
- Bürokrat
Bureaucrat
- Etatismus
Statism
- Ausführungsverzögerung
implementation delay, execution delay
- Amtsschimmel
Red tape refers to excessive bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations in administration.
- Hemmschuh
Hindrance
- Bananenbieger
EU bureaucrat (derogatory)
Example sentences with “Bureau”
Ich arbeite im Büro. (I work in the office.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Bureau' used in German?
It is the French spelling; the standard German spelling is 'Büro'.