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ufficio

office

noun oof-FEE-choh Common

Origin: Latin officium, 'duty, service'

Also means

bureau, post office

Usage Note

Ufficio covers both the physical workplace (vado in ufficio, I'm going to the office) and an official bureau (ufficio postale, post office; ufficio informazioni, information desk). The double-f is clearly felt in pronunciation. L'ufficio takes the masculine article; plural gli uffici.

Examples

"Lavoro in ufficio dalle nove alle cinque."

Natural Translation

I work in the office from nine to five.

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