No. 799 in Spanish
secretaría
"Secretaría" means "office or department of a secretary or administrative office."
In a sentence
La secretaría permanece abierta hasta las 6 de la tarde.
The administration office stays open until 6 PM.
Here, 'secretaría' refers to an office that handles administrative tasks.
Ella trabaja en la secretaría de la escuela como asistente.
She works in the school's administration office as an assistant.
In this context, 'secretaría' denotes the department within an institution responsible for administrative work.
Estoy esperando los documentos solicitados a la secretaría.
I am waiting for the documents requested from the administration office.
In this scenario, 'secretaría' is used to represent the administrative entity responsible for processing documents.
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