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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French d’office.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔˈfis/
- Hyphenation: d'of‧fice
- Rhymes: -is
Adverb
d'office
- (Belgium) automatically
Als ge geen inkomsten hebt, zoudt ge d'office moeten kwalificeren voor het bestaansminimum, zonder allerhande administratief gezever!- If you don't have any income, you should automatically qualify for guaranteed benefits, without all kinds of administrative humbug!
French
Pronunciation
Adverb
d’office
- ex officio
- un avocat commis d’office ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- automatically
- (informal) surely
- Synonym: à coup sûr
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