Sekretär

writing desk

noun ze-kre-TAER Rare

Origin: from French secrétaire

Also means

bureau

Usage Note

Sekretär is a compact writing desk with a fold-down flap that forms the writing surface and conceals pigeonholes and small drawers behind. A classic piece of 18th- and 19th-century German bourgeois interior.

Examples

"Der antike Sekretär stand im Arbeitszimmer und war mit Briefen und Dokumenten gefüllt."

Natural Translation

The antique bureau stood in the study and was filled with letters and documents.

Literal Translation

The antique writing-desk stood in the work-room and was with letters and documents filled.

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