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List of main objects you’ll find in an office:
- appointment book….m….agenda
- binder….m….classeur
- blotter (paper)….m….buvard
- blotter holder….m….sous-main
- board….m….tableau
- box….f….boite
- calculator….f….calculatrice, calculette
- calendar….m….calendrier
- computer….m….ordi/nateur
- desk….m….bureau (meuble)
- desk chair….m….siège, fauteuil
- drawer….m….tiroir
- eraser, rubber….f….gomme
- external drive….m ….disque externe
- fax machine….m….fax
- file….m….fichier
- folder….m….dossier
- hole puncher….f….perforatrice
- letter opener….m….coupe-papier, ouvre-lettres
- mouse….m….souris
- office….m….bureau (pièce)
- paper clip….m….trombone
- paper (sheet of)….f….(feuille de) papier
- paper stack….m….paquet de papier
- pen….m….stylo, bic
- pencil….m ….crayon
- pencil (colored)….m….crayon (de couleur)
- pencil-sharpener….m….taille-crayon
- portable device….m ….portable
- printer….f….imprimante
- rubber band….m….élastique
- rug….m….tapis
- shelf….f….étagère
- staple remover….m….dégrafeur
- stapler….f….agrafeuse
- stool….m ….tabouret
- tape dispenser….m….rouleau de scotch[1]
- telephone….m….téléphone
- thumb tack….f ….punaise
- wastepaper bin….f ….corbeille à papier
- bonus …. f …. prime
- boss …. m/f …. chef, patron/ne
- employee …. m/f …. employé/e
- employment …. m …. chômage technique*
- executive …. m/f …. cadre
- overwhelmed …. m/f …. débordé/e
- temporary layoff …. m …. chômage partiel*
- time clock …. f …. pointeuse
- to be fired, sacked (fam) …. ø …. être viré/e
- to be late …. ø …. être en retard
- to clock in/out …. ø …. pointer
- to employ …. ø …. embaucher
- to fire …. ø …. licencier
- to fire, to sack …. ø …. virer
- to leave work (time) …. ø …. débaucher
- to resign …. ø …. démissionner
- to start work (time) …. ø …. embaucher
- unemployment …. m …. chômage
- to work …. ø …. travaill
- work …. m …. travail
- work (fam) …. m …. boulot
Related list: Technology Vocab
[1] French people use the brand name most of the time. I never hear “ruban adhésif” that I read sometimes in text books.
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