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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrabalho de escritório
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Tra-ba-lho de es-cri-tó-rio
"Ela passa a maior parte do dia fazendo trabalho de escritório."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tasks or activities performed at a desk, typically involving administrative or clerical duties.
"She spent most of her day engaged in desk work, managing emails and preparing reports." - 2
The type of employment or occupation that primarily involves working at a desk.
"His desk work includes data entry and customer service."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'desk' originates from the Latin word 'desca', meaning a table or a writing surface, which evolved through Old French. 'Work' comes from the Old English 'wyrcan', meaning to perform or carry out tasks, reflecting the evolution of labor and productivity in various cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Desk Work" is said worldwide
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Travail de bureau
Transliteration: Tra-vail de bu-reau
"Elle passe la plupart de sa journée à faire du travail de bureau."
Büroarbeit
Transliteration: Bü-ro-ar-beit
"Er verbringt den Großteil seines Tages mit Büroarbeit."
Lavoro d'ufficio
Transliteration: La-vo-ro d'uf-fi-cio
"Trascorre la maggior parte della giornata a fare lavoro d'ufficio."
Trabajo de oficina
Transliteration: Tra-ba-jo de o-fi-ci-na
"Pasa la mayor parte de su día haciendo trabajo de oficina."
Trabalho de escritório
Transliteration: Tra-ba-lho de es-cri-tó-rio
"Ela passa a maior parte do dia fazendo trabalho de escritório."
डेस्क कार्य
Transliteration: Deska kārya
"वह अपने दिन का अधिकांश समय डेस्क कार्य में बिताती है।"
办公室工作
Transliteration: Bàngōngshì gōngzuò
"她大部分时间都在做办公室工作。"
사무 작업
Transliteration: Samu jag-eob
"그녀는 하루의 대부분을 사무 작업에 보냅니다."
デスクワーク
Transliteration: Desuku wāku
"彼女は一日中デスクワークをしています。"
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