Italian word
segreteria
administrative office / secretary's office (at a school or university)
Looks like
secretariat / secretarial
secretariat = an administrative department; secretarial = relating to a secretary's work
⚠️ The trap
'Segreteria' is the administrative office students deal with for enrolment, transcripts, etc. In English, the equivalent is the 'student office', 'registry', or 'administration office' — not 'secretariat'.
To say "secretariat = an administrative department; secretarial = relating to a secretary's work" in Italian:
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"segreteria" in English means:
administrative office / secretary's office (at a school or university)
Example
"Devo andare in segreteria a ritirare il libretto universitario."
"I have to go to the student office to collect my university booklet."
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