Cabinet (en. Cabinet)

/ka.be.nɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Storage furniture, usually closed by doors.

The cabinet is filled with old books.

Le cabinet est rempli de livres anciens.

Group of ministers who assist the head of government.

The cabinet of ministers meets every week.

Le cabinet des ministres se réunit chaque semaine.

Room reserved for a professional, such as a doctor.

She is waiting in the doctor's cabinet.

Elle attend dans le cabinet du médecin.

Comes from Old French 'cabinet', a diminutive of 'cave' or 'cabane'.

to form a cabinet

To gather a group to discuss or make decisions.

faire cabinet

cabinet of curiosities

Collection of rare or strange objects.

cabinet de curiosités

cabinet ministerial

The group of ministers in a government.

cabinet ministériel

wardrobe

Furniture with shelves, used for storing clothes.

armoire

desk

Office furniture, often associated with administrative activities.

bureau

cellar

Underground room or storage space.

cave

Expression used to refer to a small group of influential people.

Decisions always come from the cabinet.

Les décisions viennent toujours du cabinet.

Occasionally pejorative reference to ministers who do not make decisions.

This cabinet does nothing to resolve the crisis.

Ce cabinet ne fait rien pour résoudre la crise.