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• desk — /desk/, n. 1. an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc. 2. a frame for supporting a book from which the service is read in a church. 3. a pulpit …   Universalium

• desk — [ dɛsk ] n. m. • mil. XXe; autre sens 1866; mot angl. « bureau, pupitre » ♦ Anglic. Secrétariat de rédaction (d une agence de presse, d un journal, d une chaîne de télévision, d une station de radio). Un desk central. ● desk nom masculin (anglais …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• desk — [ desk ] noun *** 1. ) count a table that you sit at to write or work, often with drawers in it: an oak desk I m usually at my desk by nine o clock in the morning. 2. ) singular a place that provides information or a service, for example in a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• desk — [desk] n. [ME deske < ML desca, a table, ult. < L discus: see DISCUS] 1. a piece of furniture equipped with drawers, compartments, etc., and a flat or sloping top for writing, drawing, or reading 2. a lectern 3. a) the post of a clerk,… …   English World dictionary

• desk — W2S2 [desk] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: desca, from Latin discus dish, disk ] 1.) a piece of furniture like a table, usually with drawers in it, that you sit at to write and work ▪ Marie was sitting at her desk. 2.) a place… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• desk — /desk/ noun 1. a writing table in an office, usually with drawers for stationery ● a desk diary ● a desk drawer ● a desk light ♦ a three drawer desk desk with three drawers 2. a section of a newspaper …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• desk — /desk/ noun a writing table in an office, usually with drawers for stationery ● a desk diary ● a desk drawer ● a desk light …   Marketing dictionary in english

• Desk — Desk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desking}.] To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• desk — dȅsk m <N mn dèskovi> DEFINICIJA 1. publ. prostor u uredništvu ili dio uredništva u kojem se pregledaju i obrađuju za objavljivanje prispjele vijesti i drugi tekstovi [radi u desku] 2. posebni ured, ob. pri vladi zadužen za komunikaciju s… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

• desk — /desk/ noun (C) 1 a piece of furniture like a table, usually with drawers in it, that you sit at to write and work 2 a place where you can get information in a hotel, airport etc: the check in desk 3 an office that deals with a particular subject …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• desk*/*/*/ — [desk] noun 1) [C] a table that you sit at to write or work, often with drawers in it 2) [singular] a place that provides information or a service, for example in a hotel the information desk[/ex] 3) [singular] a particular department of an… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English