desk
/dɛsk/
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath; A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also, a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession
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A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath
Tom is at his desk.
Том сидит за своим столом.
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Tom sat at his desk.
Том сел за парту.
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A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession
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A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firmsредкое
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A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stationsредкое