escritorio
desk
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
A desk: the piece of furniture where you write
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Escritorio means desk and turns escrito0 into a place, literally "where things are written."
escritorio
desk, bureau
The piece of furniture you sit at to write, read, or work. It is literally the furniture made for writing.
Hago la tarea en mi escritorio todas las nochesI do my homework at my desk every night
Heredó un escritorio antiguo de su abuelaShe inherited an antique bureau from her grandmother
office, study (workplace)
The office or study where someone does their business. The whole room takes its name from the writing desk at the center of it, which is where a banker or notary would sit to work.
El notario te espera en su escritorioThe notary is waiting for you in his office
Pasó toda la tarde encerrado en el escritorioHe spent the whole afternoon shut in his study
desktop (computer)
The main screen of a computer, the one that holds your icons and files. It is the digital version of the desk where you keep your work in front of you.
Guardé el archivo en el escritorioI saved the file on the desktop
Tengo demasiados iconos en el escritorioI have too many icons on my desktop