bureau

US: /ˈbjʊɹoʊ/
UK: /bjˈɔːɹə‍ʊ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


bureau /bjuə'rou/
  • (bất qui tắc) danh từ, số nhiều bureaux, bureaus
    • cục, nha, vụ
      • the Bureau of Information: cục thông tin (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ)
      • the Federal Bureau of Investigation: cục điều tra liên bang (Mỹ)
      • the Bureau of Personnel: vụ tổ chức
    • bàn làm việc, bàn giấy
    • tủ có ngăn kéo, tủ com mốt (có gương)

Advanced English dictionary


1 (BrE) a desk with drawers and usually a top that opens down to make a table to write on
2 (AmE) = CHEST OF DRAWERS
3 an office or organization that provides information on a particular subject: an employment bureau
4 (in the US) a government department or part of a government department: the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 Brit (writing-)desk, US chest of drawers, chest, dresser, chifferobe, chiffonier:
Simon has a beautiful antique bureau in his office. One of my cuff-links rolled under the bureau.
2 office, agency, department, division, section, subdivision, subsection, desk:
I sent the form to the bureau a month ago, but I still don't have my visa.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

citizen's advice, employment, information, missing persons | government, press

VERB + BUREAU

contact, go to

BUREAU + VERB

deal with sth, handle sth
The information bureau handles millions of enquiries each year.

BUREAU + NOUN

staff

PREP.

at a/the ~
You can get more information at your local citizen's advice bureau.
| in a/the ~
She had a friend in the press bureau.


Concise English dictionary


bureaux|bureaus'bjʊərəʊ
noun
+an administrative unit of government
+furniture with drawers for keeping clothes