desk betydelse and definition

Betydelse av desk på svenska

• 0 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:

  • an office/school desk

  • She sat at her desk writing letters.

  • He had a pile of papers on his desk.

  • The report arrived on/landed on/reached my desk (= I received it) this morning.

• 1 a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:

  • a check-in/information/reception desk

• 2 an office that deals with a particular type of news for a newspaper or broadcasting company:

  • the foreign/sports desk

  • Now let's hear from Sue at our travel desk.

• 3 a type of table for working at, usually one with drawers:

  • Tommy sits at the desk in front of me in English.

• 4 a place where you can get information or service, esp. in a hotel, airport, or large store:

  • The woman at the front desk was very helpful.

• 5 a type of table that you can work at, often one with drawers:

  • She sat at her desk writing the report.

  • I'm at my desk by 8 most mornings.

  • He had a pile of papers on his desk.

  • arrive on/land on/reach sb's desk I signed the contract as soon as it reached my desk.

• 6 a place, often with a counter (= a long flat narrow surface) especially in a hotel or airport, where you can get information or service:

  • We checked into the hotel at the front desk.

  • a check-in/information/reception desk

• 7 the part of an organization where a particular type of business is done:

  • a dealing/trading desk

• 8 the department of a newspaper or broadcasting company which deals with a particular type of news:

  • the foreign/sports/city desk