English-Thai Dictionary

Bureau of the Crown Property

N สำนักงานทรัพย์สินส่วนพระมหากษัตริย์  sam-nak-ngan-sab-sin-suan-phra-ma-ha-ka-sad

 

Bureau of the Royal Household

N สำนักพระราชวัง  sam-nak-pra-rad-cha-wang

 

bureau

N สำนักงาน  ทบวง  office sam-nak-ngan

 

bureaucracy

N ระบบ บริหาร ที่ มี พิธี รี ตรอง  ra-bob-bo-ri-han-ti-mee-phi-ti-ree-trong

 

bureaucrat

N ข้าราชการ  ka-rad-cha-kan

 

bureaucratic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ข้าราชการ และ กฎระเบียบ ต่างๆ  kiao-kab-ka-rad-cha-kan-lae-kod-ra-biab-tang-tang

 

bureaucratic

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ระบบ ราชการ  ministerial official kiao-kab-ra-bob-rad-cha-kan

 

bureaucratism

N การปกครอง แบบ เจ้าขุนมูลนาย มี พิธีรีตอง  karn-pok-krong-baeb-jao-koon-mool-nai-mi-pi-thi-ree-trong

 

buret

N หลอดแก้ว ที่ มี สเกล วัด  lod-kael-ti-mee-sa-kle-wad

 

burette

N หลอดแก้ว  buret lod-kael

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BUREAU

n.buro. 1. A chest of drawers, for keeping papers or clothes.
2. An ambassador's or secretary's office.
In Spanish, this word bureo is a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BUREAU

Bu "reau, n.; pl. E. Bureaus, F. Bureaux. Etym: [F. bureau a writing table, desk, office, OF. , drugget, with which a writing table was often covered, equiv. to F. bure, and fr. OF. buire dark brown, the stuff being named from its color, fr. L. burrus red, fr. Gr. Fire, n., and cf. Borel, n.]

 

1. Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for papers. Swift.

 

2. The place where such a bureau is used; an office where business requiring writing is transacted.

 

3. Hence: A department of public business requiring a force of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor under the direction of a chief.

 

Note: On the continent of Europe, the highest departments, in most countries, have the name of bureaux; as, the Bureau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In England and America, the term is confined to inferior and subordinate departments; as, the "Pension Bureau, " a subdepartment of the Department of the Interior. [Obs. ] In Spanish, bureo denotes a court of justice for the trial of persons belonging to the king's household.

 

4. A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an ornamental piece of furniture. [U.S.] Bureau system. See Bureaucracy. -- Bureau Veritas, an institution, in the interest of maritime underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all over the world. It was founded in Belgium in 1828, removed to Paris in 183 , and reëstablished in Brussels in 187 .

 

BUREAUCRACY

Bu *reau "cra *cy, n. Etym: [Bureau + Gr. bureaucratie. ]

 

1. A system of carrying on the business of government by means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the officers of government have an associated authority and responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.

 

2. Government officials, collectively.

 

BUREAUCRAT

BUREAUCRAT Bu *reau "crat, n.

 

Defn: An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine. C. Kingsley.

 

BUREAUCRATIC; BUREAUCRATICAL

Bu `reau *crat "ic, Bu `reau *crat "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F.bureaucratique. ]

 

Defn: Of, relating to, or resembling, a bureaucracy.

 

BUREAUCRATIST

BUREAUCRATIST Bu *reau "cra *tist, n.

 

Defn: An advocate for, or supporter of, bureaucracy.

 

BUREL

BUREL Bur "el, n. & a.

 

Defn: Same as Borrel.

 

BURETTE

Bu *rette ", n. Etym: [F., can, cruet, dim. of buire flagon. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

bureau

bu reau |ˈbyo͝orō ˈbjuroʊ | ▶noun ( pl. bureaus or bureaux |ˈbyo͝orōz | ) 1 a chest of drawers. • Brit. a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downward to form a writing surface. 2 (abbr.: bur. ) an office or department for transacting particular business: a news bureau | the London bureau of the Washington Post . • a government department: the intelligence bureau. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, originally ‘baize ’ (used to cover writing desks ), from Old French burel, probably from bure ‘dark brown. ’

 

bureaucracy

bu reauc ra cy |byo͝oˈräkrəsē bjʊˈrɑkrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. bureaucracies ) a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives. • a state or organization governed or managed according to such a system. • the officials in such a system, considered as a group or hierarchy. • excessively complicated administrative procedure, seen as characteristic of such a system: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French bureaucratie, from bureau (see bureau, -cracy ).

 

bureaucrat

bu reau crat |ˈbyo͝orəˌkrat ˈbjurəˌkræt | ▶noun an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French bureaucrate, from bureaucratie (see bureaucracy ).

 

bureaucratese

bu reau crat ese |byo͝oˌräkrəˈtēz, -ˈtēs bjuˌrɑkrəˈtiz | ▶noun a style of speech or writing characterized by jargon, euphemism, and abstractions, held to be typical of bureaucrats.

 

bureaucratic

bu reau crat ic |ˌbyo͝orəˈkratik bjʊrəˈkrætɪk | ▶adjective relating to the business of running an organization, or government: well-established bureaucratic procedures. • overly concerned with procedure at the expense of efficiency or common sense: the plan is overly bureaucratic and complex. DERIVATIVES bu reau crat i cal ly |ˌbyo͝orəˈkratik (ə )lē |adverb

 

bureaucratize

bu reauc ra tize |byo͝oˈräkrəˌtīz bjuˈrɑkrətaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. bureaucratized ) endue (someone or something ) with the characteristics of a bureaucracy: impersonal and bureaucratized welfare systems. DERIVATIVES bu reauc ra ti za tion |-ˌräkrətiˈzāSHən |noun

 

bureau de change

bu reau de change |ˈbyo͝orō də ˈSHänZH bjʊroʊdəˈʃɑːnʒ | ▶noun ( pl. bureaux de change pronunc. same ) an establishment at which customers can exchange foreign money. ORIGIN 1950s: French, literally ‘office of exchange. ’

 

Bureau of State Security

Bureau of State Security (abbrev.: BOSS ) the former South African intelligence and security organization under apartheid.

 

burette

bu rette |byo͝oˈret bjʊˈrɛt |(also buret ) ▶noun a graduated glass tube with a tap at one end, for delivering known volumes of a liquid, esp. in titrations. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from buire ‘jug, ’ of Germanic origin; related to German Bauch ‘stomach. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

bureau

bureau |ˈbjʊərəʊ | ▶noun ( pl. bureaux or bureaus |-rəʊz | ) 1 Brit. a writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface. • N. Amer. a chest of drawers. 2 an office or department for transacting particular business: a news bureau | the London bureau of the Washington Post. • a government department: the intelligence bureau. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from French, originally ‘baize ’ (used to cover writing desks ), from Old French burel, probably from bure ‘dark brown ’, based on Greek purros ‘red ’.

 

bureaucracy

bureaucracy |ˌbjʊ (ə )ˈrɒkrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. bureaucracies ) [ mass noun ] 1 a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives. • [ count noun ] a state or organization governed or managed as a bureaucracy. • [ count noun ] the officials in a bureaucracy, considered as a group or hierarchy. 2 excessively complicated administrative procedure: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French bureaucratie, from bureau (see bureau ).

 

bureaucrat

bur ¦eau |crat |ˈbjʊərəkrat | ▶noun an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French bureaucrate, from bureaucratie (see bureaucracy ).

 

bureaucratese

bu reau crat ese |byo͝oˌräkrəˈtēz, -ˈtēs bjuˌrɑkrəˈtiz | ▶noun a style of speech or writing characterized by jargon, euphemism, and abstractions, held to be typical of bureaucrats.

 

bureaucratic

bur ¦eau |crat ¦ic |ˌbjɔːrəˈkratɪk, ˌbjʊərəˈkratɪk | ▶adjective relating to a system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives: well-established bureaucratic procedures. • over-concerned with procedure at the expense of efficiency or common sense: the scheme is overly bureaucratic and complex. DERIVATIVES bureaucratically |-ˈkratɪk (ə )li |adverb

 

bureaucratize

bureaucratize |bjʊ (ə )ˈrɒkrətʌɪz |(also bureaucratise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. bureaucratized ) govern (a state or organization ) by an excessively complicated administrative procedure: impersonal and bureaucratized welfare systems. DERIVATIVES bureaucratization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

bureau de change

bureau de change |ˌbjʊərəʊ də ˈʃɒ̃ʒ, French byʀəɔ də ʃɑ̃ʒ | ▶noun ( pl. bureaux de change pronunc. same ) an establishment at which customers can exchange foreign money. ORIGIN 1950s: French, literally ‘office of exchange ’.

 

Bureau of State Security

Bureau of State Security (abbrev.: BOSS ) the former South African intelligence and security organization under apartheid.

 

burette

burette |bjʊˈrɛt |(US also buret ) ▶noun a graduated glass tube with a tap at one end, for delivering known volumes of a liquid, especially in titrations. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, from buire ‘jug ’, of Germanic origin; related to German Bauch ‘stomach ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

bureau

bureau noun 1 an oak bureau: dresser, chest of drawers, cabinet, tallboy, highboy. 2 the tourism bureau: agency, service, office, business, company, firm; department, division, branch, section.

 

bureaucracy

bureaucracy noun 1 the ranks of the bureaucracy: civil service, government, administration; establishment, system, powers that be; ministries, authorities. 2 unnecessary bureaucracy: red tape, rules and regulations, protocol, officialdom, paperwork.

 

bureaucrat

bureaucrat noun Washington bureaucrats: official, officeholder, administrator, public servant, civil servant, functionary; mandarin; derogatory apparatchik, bean counter, paper shuffler.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

bureau

bureau noun 1 a beautiful oak bureau: desk, writing desk, writing table, roll-top desk; Brit. davenport; French secretaire, escritoire. 2 a marriage bureau: agency, service, office, business, company, firm, organization, operation, concern. 3 the intelligence bureau: department, division, branch, section.

 

bureaucracy

bureaucracy noun 1 the higher ranks of the bureaucracy: civil service, administration, government, directorate, the establishment, the system, the powers that be, corridors of power; ministries, authorities, officials, officialdom; informal Big Brother. 2 the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government: red tape, rules and regulations, etiquette, protocol, officialdom, (unnecessary ) paperwork; humorous bumbledom.

 

bureaucrat

bureaucrat noun the faceless bureaucrats who make the rules: official, administrator, office-holder, office-bearer, civil servant, public servant, government servant, minister, functionary, appointee, apparatchik, mandarin; Brit. jack-in-office.

 

bureaucratic

bureaucratic adjective 1 the bureaucratic structure of the Council: administrative, official, procedural, red-tape, governmental, ministerial, state, civic, constitutional, political. 2 the current practice is far too bureaucratic: rule-bound, rigid, inflexible, complicated, red-tape-bound; by the book. ANTONYMS simple, relaxed.

 

Duden Dictionary

Bure

Bu re Substantiv, maskulin , der |B u re |der Bure; Genitiv: des Buren, Plural: die Buren Nachkomme der niederländischen und deutschen Ansiedler in Südafrika

 

Bureau

Bu reau Substantiv, Neutrum , das |byˈroː |das Bureau; Genitiv: des Bureaus, Plural: die Bureaus und Bureaux französische Schreibung von Büro

 

Burenkrieg

Bu ren krieg Substantiv, maskulin , der |B u renkrieg |Krieg zwischen Großbritannien und den südafrikanischen Burenstaaten 1899 bis 1902

 

Burenwurst

Bu ren wurst Substantiv, feminin ostösterreichisch , die |B u renwurst |eine Brühwurst

 

Bürette

Bü ret te Substantiv, feminin , die |Bür e tte |germanisch-französisch Glasrohr mit Verschlusshahn und Volumenskala wichtiges Arbeitsgerät bei der Maßanalyse

 

French Dictionary

bure

bure n. f. nom féminin 1 Grosse étoffe de laine brune. 2 Vêtement fait de cette étoffe.

 

bureau

bureau n. m. (pl. bureaux ) nom masculin 1 Meuble muni d ’un plateau horizontal et souvent de tiroirs, conçu pour écrire, travailler. : Des bureaux à tiroirs. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom pupitre, petit meuble présentant une surface inclinée. 2 Pièce aménagée pour travailler. : Un bureau spacieux et ensoleillé. 3 Lieu de travail des employés d ’une entreprise, d ’une administration. : Le lundi matin, il est difficile de retourner au bureau. 4 Établissement ouvert au public. : Le bureau de poste. 5 Conseil de direction d ’un parti politique, d ’un syndicat, etc. : Le bureau tiendra une réunion le 15 janvier. LOCUTION Bureau de scrutin. Bureau de vote. : Les bureaux de scrutin (et non *votation ) seront ouverts jusqu ’à 18 heures. FORMES FAUTIVES bureau des directeurs. Calque de « board of directors » pour conseil d ’administration. bureau des gouverneurs. Calque de « board of governors » pour conseil d ’administration. bureau de votation. Impropriété pour bureau de scrutin, de vote.

 

bureau-chef

bureau-chef FORME FAUTIVE Calque de « head office » pour siège social.

 

bureaucrate

bureaucrate n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin 1 Personne qui accorde une importance excessive aux formalités, à la hiérarchie, à la routine. 2 péjoratif Employé de bureau.

 

bureaucratie

bureaucratie n. f. nom féminin 1 Excès de formalités, de paperasses. 2 péjoratif Ensemble des fonctionnaires, de bureaucrates routiniers.

 

bureaucratique

bureaucratique adj. adjectif Atteint de bureaucratie. : Une gestion bureaucratique.

 

bureaucratiser

bureaucratiser v. tr. verbe transitif Transformer en bureaucratie. aimer

 

bureautique

bureautique n. f. nom féminin Ensemble intégré de moyens et de procédures qui sont appliqués aux activités de bureau, notamment au traitement et à la communication de la parole, de l ’écrit ou de l ’image, et qui font appel aux techniques de l ’électronique, de l ’informatique, des télécommunications et de l ’organisation administrative (Recomm. off. ).

 

burette

burette n. f. nom féminin 1 liturgie Flacon destiné à contenir l ’eau et le vin à la messe. 2 Petit vase destiné à contenir de l ’huile et du vinaigre. 3 Tube gradué.

 

Spanish Dictionary

burear

burear verbo transitivo Colomb Burlar .

 

burel

burel adjetivo [toro ] Que es de color pardo rojizo :el torero recibió a su primer burel con una verónica .

 

burén

burén nombre masculino Cuba, PRico Plancha o cazoleta plana, generalmente de barro cocido, que se utiliza para cocinar el casabe; en sus orígenes las fabricaban y empleaban los aborígenes antillanos .

 

bureo

bureo nombre masculino Diversión, juerga :irse de bureo .

 

bureta

bureta nombre femenino quím Tubo largo de vidrio graduado en décimas de centímetro cúbico, que está abierto por un extremo y por el otro termina en una caperuza con llave; se utiliza en el laboratorio para determinar volúmenes .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

bureau

bu reau /bjʊ́ ə roʊ , ｟英 ｠bju (ə )rə́ʊ /〖＜フランス; 事務机 〗 (! -eauは /-oʊ /) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /, ｟主に英 ｠～x /-z /C 1 案内所 , 事務所 ▸ a volunteer bureau ボランティア案内所 2 ｟主に米 ｠〖通例 B- 〗(政府の )省 , 局 ; 部 ; 支社 ▸ the Federal Bureau of Investigation 連邦捜査局 (｟略 ｠FBI )3 ｟英 ｠(引き出し付き )書き物机 .4 ｟米 ｠(鏡付き )整理だんす .

 

bureaucracy

bu reau cra cy /bju ə rɑ́krəsi |-rɔ́k -/名詞 複 -cies 1 U 官僚制度 [主義 ]; 官僚政治 ; ｟けなして ｠お役所の (面倒な )手続き .2 C U 官僚 .

 

bureaucrat

bu reau crat /bjʊ́ ə rəkræ̀t /名詞 C ｟しばしばけなして ｠官僚, 官僚主義者, お役人 .

 

bureaucratic

bu reau crat ic /bjʊ̀ ə rəkrǽtɪk /形容詞 ｟しばしばけなして ｠官僚的な, お役所的な ; 官僚制度 [主義 ]の .b ù reau cr á t i cal ly 副詞

 

bureau de change

b ù reau de ch á nge /-də -ʃɑ́ːn (d )ʒ |-ʃɔ́n (d )ʒ /〖＜フランス 〗名詞 C (外国通貨の )両替所 .

 

bureaux

bu reaux /bjʊ́ ə roʊz /名詞 bureauの複数形 (!主に ｟英 ｠の変化形, ｟米 ｠ではbureaus ) .