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post·al
(pō′stəl)adj.
Idiom: Of or relating to a postal system or mail service.
go postal
Slang To become extremely angry or deranged, especially in an outburst of violence.
[post + -al. Idiom, from a series of unconnected mass murders carried out by American postal workers in post offices in 1980s and early 1990s.]
post′al·ly adv.
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postal
(ˈpəʊstəl)adj
of or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service
ˈpostally adv
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post•al
(ˈpoʊs tl)adj.
of or pertaining to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees.
Idioms: go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy.
[1835–45]
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| Adj. | 1. | postal - of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery" |
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Translations
بَريدي
poštovní
postai
póst-
poštový
posta ile ilgili
postal
[ˈpəʊstəl]A. ADJ → postal
B. CPD postal area, postal district N → distrito m postal
postal charges NPL = postal rates postal order N (Brit) → giro m postal
postal rates NPL → tarifa fsing de correo
postal service N → servicio m postal
postal survey N → encuesta f por correo
postal system N → sistema m postal, correo m
postal vote N → voto m postal
postal worker N → empleado/a m/f de correos
postal charges NPL = postal rates postal order N (Brit) → giro m postal
postal rates NPL → tarifa fsing de correo
postal service N → servicio m postal
postal survey N → encuesta f por correo
postal system N → sistema m postal, correo m
postal vote N → voto m postal
postal worker N → empleado/a m/f de correos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
postal
[ˈpəʊstəl] adj [service, worker, charges] → postal(e)postal order n (British) → mandat m (postal)postal vote n (= paper) → bulletin m de vote par correspondance (= system) → vote m par correspondancepost and packing n (= cost) → frais mpl de port et d'emballageCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
postal
n (US inf) = postal card
postal
:postal area
n → Zustellbereich m (form), → Postbezirk m
postal ballot
n → Briefwahl f
postal card
n (US) (= letter card) Postkarte mit aufgedruckter Briefmarke für offizielle Zwecke (= postcard) → Postkarte f; (with picture) → Ansichtskarte f
postal code
n (Brit) → Postleitzahl f
postal district
n (of main sorting office) → ˜ Postort m (form); (of local sorting office) → ˜ Postzustellbereich m (form)
postal order
n (Brit) → ˜ Postanweisung f, Geldgutschein, der bei der Post® gekauft und eingelöst wird
postal service
n → Postdienst m
postal tuition
n → Fernunterricht m
postal worker
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
postal
[ˈpəʊstəl] adj (service, charges) → postale; (vote) → per postapostal worker → postelegrafonico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
post2
(pəust) noun (the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc. I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?
verb to send (a letter etc) by post. He posted the parcel yesterday.
ˈpostage (-tidʒ) noun (the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post. The postage was $1.20.
ˈpostal adjective of, or concerning, the system of sending letters etc. the postal service.
postage stamp a small printed label fixed to a letter, parcel etc to show that postage has been paid.
postal order a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it.
postbox (ˈpəusboks) noun (also ˈletterbox, ~ˈmailbox, ~pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination).
postcard (ˈpəuskaːd) noun a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard). She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.
postcode (ˈpəuskoud) noun (American zip code) a set of letters and numbers added to the address on a letter to make delivery easier.
ˌpost-ˈfree adjective, adverb without charge for sending by post. You can send it post-free.
ˌpost(-)ˈhaste adverb very quickly. He travelled post(-)haste to London.
postman (ˈpəusmən) noun (American ˈmailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc. Has the postman been this morning yet?
postmark (ˈpəusmaːk) noun a mark put on a letter at a post office, showing the date and place of posting, and cancelling the postage stamp. The postmark read `Beirut'.
postmaster (ˈpəusmaːstə) – feminine postmistress (ˈpəusmistris) – noun the manager of a post office.
post office an office for receiving and dispatching letters, parcels etc. Where is the nearest post office?
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