🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

bureau d'enregistrement

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byro d'ã.ʁə.ʒis.tʁə.mã

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Registry/ˈrɛdʒ.ɪ.stri/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Nous devons aller au bureau d'enregistrement pour signer les actes."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An official office or agency where public records, legal documents, and vital statistics are maintained.

    "They went to the registry to obtain their marriage certificate."
  2. 2

    An official list or record containing entries of particular items, names, or transactions.

    "The ship was added to the national maritime registry last month."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'registrie', originating from Medieval Latin 'registrum', based on the verb 'regerere' meaning 'to record or enter'. It evolved through Old French 'registre' to denote an official book or system of written records kept for reference.

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