Office Vocabulary

Office Vocabulary - What are the Office terms used in French? How do you say them?

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 cutter ....m/f....massicot
24. paper (sheet of)....f....(feuille de) papier
25. paper stack....m....paquet de papier
26. pen....m....stylo, bic
27. pencil....m ....crayon
28. pencil (colored)....m....crayon (de couleur)
29. pencil-sharpener....m....taille-crayon
30. portable device....m ....portable
31. printer....f....imprimante
32. rubber band....m....élastique
33. rug....m....tapis
34. shelf....f....étagère
35. staple remover....m....dégrafeur
36. stapler....f....agrafeuse
37. stool....m ....tabouret
38. tape dispenser....m....rouleau de scotch[1]
39. telephone....m....téléphone
40. thumb tack....f ....punaise
41. wastepaper bin....f ....corbeille à papier

Work related terms

1. away, on a business trip .... ø .... en déplacement
2. bonus .... f .... prime
3. boss .... m/f .... chef, patron/ne
4. contact information, details .... fp .... coordonnées
5. deadline .... f .... date butoir
6. development .... m .... suivi de projet
7. employee .... m/f .... employé/e
8. employment .... m .... chômage technique*
9. executive .... m/f .... cadre
10. overwhelmed .... m/f .... débordé/e
11. temporary layoff .... m .... chômage partiel*
12. time clock .... f .... pointeuse
13. to be fired, sacked (fam) .... ø .... être viré/e
14. to be late .... ø .... être en retard
15. to clock in/out .... ø .... pointer
16. to employ .... ø .... embaucher
17. to fire .... ø .... licencier
18. to fire, to sack .... ø .... virer
19. to leave work (time) .... ø .... débaucher
20. to resign .... ø .... démissionner
21. to start work (time) .... ø .... embaucher
22. to type (on the computer) .... ø .... taper (à l’ordi)
23. unemployment .... m .... chômage
24. to work .... ø .... travaill
25. work .... m .... travail
26. work (fam) .... m .... boulot

 

Related list: Technology Vocab . Business French  (premium worksheet) .  

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[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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