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Office Vocabulary

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List of main objects you’ll find in an office:

  1. appointment book….m….agenda
  2. binder….m….classeur
  3. blotter (paper)….m….buvard
  4. blotter holder….m….sous-main
  5. board….m….tableau
  6. box….f….boite
  7. calculator….f….calculatrice, calculette
  8. calendar….m….calendrier
  9. computer….m….ordi/nateur
  10. desk….m….bureau (meuble)
  11. desk chair….m….siège, fauteuil
  12. drawer….m….tiroir
  13. eraser, rubber….f….gomme
  14. external drive….m ….disque externe
  15. fax machine….m….fax
  16. file….m….fichier
  17. folder….m….dossier
  18. hole puncher….f….perforatrice
  19. letter opener….m….coupe-papier, ouvre-lettres
  20. mouse….m….souris
  21. office….m….bureau (pièce)
  22. paper clip….m….trombone
  23. paper (sheet of)….f….(feuille de) papier
  24. paper stack….m….paquet de papier
  25. pen….m….stylo, bic
  26. pencil….m ….crayon
  27. pencil (colored)….m….crayon (de couleur)
  28. pencil-sharpener….m….taille-crayon
  29. portable device….m ….portable
  30. printer….f….imprimante
  31. rubber band….m….élastique
  32. rug….m….tapis
  33. shelf….f….étagère
  34. staple remover….m….dégrafeur
  35. stapler….f….agrafeuse
  36. stool….m ….tabouret
  37. tape dispenser….m….rouleau de scotch[1]
  38. telephone….m….téléphone
  39. thumb tack….f ….punaise
  40. wastepaper bin….f ….corbeille à papier

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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