office
Meanings
Noun
1. charge, task, mandate
2. administrative bureau, department
3. religious service, notably liturgical office. 1886, Cora Pearl, Mémoires, ch 3. "Ce qu'il en coute d'aller seule à l'office." "What it costs to go alone to church."
4. pantry, room adjoining a kitchen where dishes, table linens, and provisions are kept
5. place where a household's table (food and drink)-related services are conducted, especially by domestic staff
Examples12
Je lui fais office de page.
I'm acting as his page boy.
Où se trouve l'office du tourisme ?
Where is the tourist information office?
Il nous fit office de guide.
He acted as our guide.
Elle fit office de guide.
She acted as a guide.
Elle a fait office de guide.
She acted as a guide.
Il a fait office de gouverneur de l'Ohio.
He served as governor of Ohio.