- poste res·tante
- /ˌpoʊstˌrɛˈstɑːnt/ noun [noncount]chiefly Brit : ↑general delivery
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
poste res·tante
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poste res|tante — «POHST rehs TAHNT», 1. a direction written on mail which is to remain at the post office till called for. 2. a post office department in charge of such mail. ╂[< French poste restante < poste post3, restante remaining < Old French rester … Useful english dictionary
poste restante — poste res‧tante [ˌpəʊst ˈrestɒnt ǁ ˌpoʊst reˈstɑːnt] noun [uncountable] a post office department which keeps letters for people who are travelling; = general delivery AmE * * * poste restante UK US noun [U] UK (US general delivery) COMMUNICATIONS … Financial and business terms
poste restante — poste res|tante [ˌpəust ˈrestɔnt US ˌpoust reˈsta:nt] n [U] BrE a post office department which keeps letters for people who are travelling, until they arrive to collect them … Dictionary of contemporary English
poste restante — poste res|tante [ pɔst rɛs tã:t] <fr. > franz. Bez. für postlagernd … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
poste restante — poste res|tante [ ,poust re stant ] noun uncount BRITISH an arrangement in which your mail is sent to a POST OFFICE in a different area so that you can collect it while you are traveling … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
poste restante — poste res•tante [[t]ˌpoʊst rɛˈstɑnt[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈrɛs tɑnt[/t]] fr. [[t]pɔst rɛsˈtɑ̃t[/t]] n. chiefly brit. brit. phi general delivery • Etymology: 1760–70; < F: lit., left post … From formal English to slang
poste restante — pọs|te res|tạn|te 〈bei frz. Aussprache [pɔ̣st rəstã:t] Abk.: p. r.; frz. u. ital. Bez. für〉 postlagernd * * * poste re|s|tante [ pɔst rɛs tã:t ; aus frz. poste = ↑ 1Post u. restante, w. Form des 1. Part. von: rester = bleiben, verweilen]: frz.… … Universal-Lexikon
posterestante — poste res·tante (pōstʹ rĕ stäntʹ) n. A notation written on a letter indicating that the letter should be held at the post office until claimed by the addressee. [French : poste, mail + restante, feminine present participle of rester, to… … Universalium
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