"information desk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: information desks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} information desk (plural information desks)
  1. A staffed location providing information to the public, especially to visitors or tourists. Synonyms: infodesk Translations (Staff providing information to the public): 詢問檯 (Chinese Mandarin), 询问台 (xúnwèntái) (Chinese Mandarin), 服務檯 (Chinese Mandarin), 服务台 (fúwùtái) (Chinese Mandarin), kunningarstova [feminine] (Faroese), neuvontapiste (Finnish), infopiste (Finnish), bureau d’information [masculine] (French), ცნობათა ბიურო (cnobata biuro) (Georgian), Informationsschalter [masculine] (German), Infoschalter [masculine] (German), Auskunftsschalter [masculine] (German), Informationstheke [feminine] (German), Infotheke [feminine] (German), Auskunftstheke [feminine] (German), Auskunftsbüro [neuter] (German), 案内所 (annaijo) (alt: あんないじょ) (Japanese), 안내소 (annaeso) (alt: 案內所) (Korean), birou de informații [neuter] (Romanian), спра́вочное бюро́ (správočnoje bjuró) [neuter] (Russian), спра́вочный стол (správočnyj stol) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-information_desk-en-noun-06MRQ2eF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for information desk meaning in English (3.7kB)

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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
      "word": "neuvontapiste"
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "word": "ცნობათა ბიურო"
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      ],
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    },
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    },
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    {
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    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Infotheke"
    },
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "word": "Auskunftstheke"
    },
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "alt": "案內所",
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "word": "birou de informații"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "správočnoje bjuró",
      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "спра́вочное бюро́"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "Staff providing information to the public",
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      "word": "спра́вочный стол"
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