No. 7,819 in French
secrétariat
"Secrétariat" in French means "secretariat" or "office of secretarial administration."
In a sentence
Elle travaille dans le secrétariat de l'école.
She works in the school's secretariat.
This usage refers to an administrative office or section where clerical work is carried out.
Le secrétariat a préparé les dossiers pour la réunion.
The secretariat prepared the files for the meeting.
Here, 'secrétariat' is used to indicate a department responsible for administrative tasks.
J'ai contacté le secrétariat pour obtenir des informations.
I contacted the secretariat to get information.
In this context, 'secrétariat' represents the place or entity managing administrative correspondence.
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