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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshors du bureau
Pronunciation / Transliteration: or du bureau
"J'ai mis un message hors du bureau pour informer mes collègues."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A notification or message indicating that a person is not available for work, often used in email communication.
"I set my out-of-office reply to inform colleagues that I am on vacation." - 2
A period during which an employee is away from their workplace, typically for personal reasons or vacation.
"She will be on out-of-office leave for two weeks starting next Monday."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'out of office' originates from the English language, combining 'out', meaning not present, and 'office', referring to a place of work. The term has evolved in modern usage to indicate a temporary absence from work, particularly in the context of email auto-responses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Out of Office" is said worldwide
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hors du bureau
Transliteration: or du bureau
"J'ai mis un message hors du bureau pour informer mes collègues."
außer Haus
Transliteration: außer Haus
"Ich habe eine Abwesenheitsnotiz eingestellt, dass ich außer Haus bin."
fuori ufficio
Transliteration: fuori ufficio
"Ho impostato un messaggio di fuori ufficio per avvisare i colleghi."
fuera de la oficina
Transliteration: fuera de la oficina
"He configurado un mensaje de fuera de la oficina para informar a mis compañeros."
fora do escritório
Transliteration: fora do escritório
"Coloquei uma mensagem de fora do escritório para avisar meus colegas."
कार्यालय से बाहर
Transliteration: karyalaya se baahar
"मैंने अपने सहयोगियों को सूचित करने के लिए कार्यालय से बाहर का संदेश सेट किया।"
不在办公室
Transliteration: bù zài bàngōngshì
"我设置了不在办公室的自动回复来通知同事。"
사무실 외
Transliteration: samusil oe
"동료들에게 알리기 위해 사무실 외 자동 응답을 설정했습니다."
オフィス外
Transliteration: ofisu-gai
"同僚に知らせるためにオフィス外の自動返信を設定しました。"
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