oficina

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officīna (workshop).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /o.fiˈsi.nə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /u.fiˈsi.nə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /o.fiˈsi.na/

Noun

oficina f (plural oficines)

  1. office (a room used for non-manual work)

Further reading


Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officīna (workshop).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.fi.ˈsi.nɐ/, /u.fi.ˈsi.nɐ/
  • Hyphenation: o‧fi‧ci‧na

Noun

oficina f (plural oficinas)

  1. workshop
    A pintura é atribuída à oficina de Rubens.
    The painting is attributed to the workshop of Rubens.
    O escultor trabalhava sempre até tarde na sua oficina.
    The sculptor always worked late in his workshop.
  2. automobile garage (a place where cars are serviced and repaired.)
    Hoje eu levei o meu carro à oficina.
    I took my car into the garage today.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officīna (workshop).

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ofiˈθina/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ofiˈsina/
  • Hyphenation: o‧fi‧ci‧na

Noun

oficina f (plural oficinas)

  1. office (a room used for non-manual work)
    Synonym: despacho
  2. workshop
  3. laboratory (in a pharmacy)

Further reading

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