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post
post [{{t}}pəʊst]
courrier1(a) poste1(a), 1(f), 1(g) poteau1(c)-(e) pieu1(c) poster2(a), 2(b) muter2(c) affecter2(c) afficher2(d)
1 noun
(a) {{}}British{{}} (letters) courrier m; (postal service) poste f, courrier m; (delivery) (distribution f du) courrier m; (collection) levée f (du courrier);
has the post come? est-ce que le facteur est passé?;
by return of post par retour du courrier;
there's no post today il n'y a pas de courrier aujourd'hui;
did it come through the post or by post? est-ce que c'est arrivé par la poste?;
I sent it by post je l'ai envoyé par la poste;
it's in the post c'est parti au courrier;
can you put the cheque in the post? pouvez-vous envoyer le chèque par la poste?;
do you want the letters to go first or second class post? voulez-vous envoyer ces lettres au tarif normal ou au tarif lent?;
a parcel came in this morning's post un paquet est arrivé au courrier de ce matin;
I don't want to miss the post je ne veux pas manquer la levée;
will we still catch the post? pourrons-nous poster le courrier à temps ou avant la levée?;
I missed the post quand je suis arrivé, la levée était déjà faite ou le courrier était déjà parti;
can you take the letters to the post? (post office) pouvez-vous porter les lettres à la poste?; (post them) pouvez-vous poster les lettres ou mettre les lettres à la boîte?
(b) {{}}History{{}} (station) relais m de poste; (rider) courrier m
(c) (of sign, street lamp) poteau m; (of fence) pieu m; (of four-poster bed) colonne f; (upright → of door, window) montant m
(d) (in racing) poteau m;
starting/finishing or winning post poteau m de départ/d'arrivée;
also {{}}figurative{{}} to be left at the post rater le départ;
also {{}}familiar{{}} {{}}figurative{{}} to be beaten or pipped at the post se faire coiffer ou battre sur le poteau
(e) {{}}Football{{}} poteau m, montant m;
the near/back post le premier/deuxième poteau
(f) (job) poste m, emploi m;
he got a post as an economist il a obtenu un poste d'économiste;
a university/diplomatic post un poste universitaire/de diplomate;
a government post un poste au gouvernement
(g) {{}}Military{{}} etc (duty station) poste m; {{}}American{{}} (permanent station) camp m, fort m; (garrison) garnison f;
remain at your post restez à votre poste;
a sentry post un poste de sentinelle;
advanced or outlying post (place, group of men) poste m avancé;
lookout post poste m de guet ou d'observation;
frontier post poste m frontière
(h) {{}}American{{}} (trading post) comptoir m
(i) {{}}Military{{}} (bugle call)
first post première partie f de la sonnerie de la retraite;
last post (at night) extinction f des feux; (at funeral) sonnerie f aux morts;
to sound the last post (over the grave) jouer la sonnerie aux morts
2 transitive verb
(a) esp {{}}British{{}} (letter → put in box) poster, mettre à la poste; (→ send by post) envoyer par la poste;
to post sth to sb envoyer qch à qn par la poste, poster qch à qn
(b) {{}}Military{{}} etc (station → guard, sentry) poster;
they posted men all around the house ils ont posté des hommes tout autour de la maison;
{{}}figurative{{}} she posted herself at the window elle s'est postée à la fenêtre
(c) (assign → gen) muter, affecter; {{}}Military{{}} affecter;
to be posted to a different branch être muté dans une autre succursale;
{{}}Military{{}} to be posted to a unit/a ship être affecté à une unité/un navire;
to be posted overseas être en poste à l'étranger
(d) (display → on bulletin board, wall) afficher; (→ banns, names) publier;
he has been posted missing il a été porté disparu;
{{}}American{{}} post no bills (sign) défense d'afficher;
{{}}figurative{{}} to keep sb posted tenir qn au courant
(e) {{}}Accountancy{{}} (amount) passer; (ledger) tenir à jour;
to post an entry passer une écriture;
to post the books passer les écritures
(f) {{}}American{{}} (issue)
to post bail déposer une caution
(g) {{}}Stock Exchange{{}}
to post security déposer des garanties
(h) {{}}Computing{{}} (on Internet) poster
►► post chaise chaise f de poste;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Military{{}} post exchange = économat pour les militaires et leurs familles;
post horn trompe f (de la malle-poste);
post house relais m de poste;
post office (place) (bureau m de) poste f; (service) (service m des) postes fpl, poste f; {{}}American{{}} (game) = jeu d'enfant dans lequel un des joueurs fait semblant de distribuer des lettres, en échange desquelles il reçoit un baiser;
the Post Office (government department) la Poste;
post office account compte m chèque postal;
post office box boîte f postale;
post office and general store = petite épicerie de village faisant office de bureau de poste;
{{}}Computing{{}} post office protocol protocole m POP;
{{}}British{{}} post office savings Caisse f (nationale) d'épargne;
we have a little money in post office savings nous avons un peu d'argent à la Caisse d'épargne;
the Post Office Tower = ancien nom de la "Telecom Tower"
post on separable transitive verb
(letters) faire suivre;
can you post my letters on to me? pouvez-vous faire suivre mon courrier?
post up separable transitive verb
(a) (notice) afficher
(b) (ledger) mettre à jour (les écritures)

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