the distribution of the mail

♦ distribution /dɪstrɪˈbju:ʃn/

distʀibysjɔ̃ distʀibysjɔ̃ nf

•• Cultural note: •• Cultural note:

Ex: As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.

* apartado de correos = P.O. Box, post office box.

* bombardeo del correo electrónico = mail bombing.

* buzón de correos = mailbox.

* cancelador de correo publicitario no solicitado = cancelbot.

* capaz de usar el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* catálogo comercial de compra por correo = mail order catalogue.

* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.

* compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones = PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).

* compra por correo = mail-order.

* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* correo aéreo = airmail [air mail].

* correo basura = junk mail, spam, junk e-mail.

* correo certificado = registered mail.

* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.

* correo de primera clase = first class post.

* correo-e = e-mail (electronic mail).

* correo electrónico = e-mail (electronic mail).

* correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mails.

* correo exprés = express mail.

* correo por vía terrestre = surface mail.

* correo postal = postal mail.

* correo publicitario no solicitado = junk mail, spam.

* correo tortuga = snail mail.

* cuenta de correo electrónico = email account.

* cuestionario por correo = postal questionnaire.

* dirección de correo = mailing address.

* dirección de correo electrónico = email address.

* empleado de correos = post office clerk.

* empresa dedicada a la venta por correo = mail order company.

* encargado del correo = mail clerk.

* encuesta por correo = mail survey.

* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.

* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.

* enviar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* envío de correo electrónico en masa = bulk e-mailing.

* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado = spamming.

* envío de correos electrónicos = e-mailing.

* envío directo por correo = direct mail.

* familiarizado con el correo electrónico = e-mail literate.

* firma de correo electrónico = e-mail signature.

* inundación del correo electrónico = mail bombing.

* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.

* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.

* lista de correo = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list, electronic distribution list.

* lista de correo electrónico = electronic mailing list.

* lista de correo moderada = moderated mailing list, moderated listserv.

* mandar por correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* mandar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado = spambot.

* oficina de correos = post office.

* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado = spammer.

* por correo = by post, mailed.

* programa de correo electrónico = electronic mail system.

* sala del correo = mail room.

* saqueador de correo = mail bomber.

* sello de correos = postage stamp.

* servicio de correo = mail service.

* servicio de correo electrónico = electronic mail service.

* servicio de correos = postal service.

* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico = e-mail alert.

* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico = electronic mail reference service.

* tasa de correos = postage rate.

 

correo sustantivo masculino


echar una carta al correo to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter;
correo aéreo air mail;
correo certificado o (Col, Ur) recomendado registered mail;
correo electrónico e-mail, electronic mail;
correo urgente special delivery;
de correos ‹servicio/huelga› postal ( before n)




correo
I sustantivo masculino post, US mail
echar al correo, to post
por correo, by post
correo aéreo, airmail
correo certificado, registered post
Inform correo electrónico, e-mail
(tren) correo, mail train
II correos (no lleva artículo en ningún caso) (edificio) post office sing
(servicio) The Post Office
' correo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
certificada
- certificado
- despachar
- mandar
- olvidarse
- repartir
- reparto
- urgente
- vagón
- vía
- votar
- vuelta
- carta
- casilla
- correspondencia
- expreso
- gasto
- giro
- ordinario
- recogida
- tren
- venta
- voto
English:
airmail
- direct-mail advertising
- e-mail
- email
- forget
- forward
- letter box
- mail
- mail order
- mailtrain
- pony express
- post
- postage stamp
- recorded
- registered post
- remind
- return
- second-class
- send away for
- send off for
- air
- box
- class
- courier
- electronic
- E-mail
- junk
- special
- voice
correo aéreo airmail; Informát correo basura [método] junk mail, spam; Informát correo electrónico [sistema, mensaje] e-mail; Am correo recomendado registered Br post o US mail; Informát correo de voz voice mail; Informát correo en la web webmail

Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals.

Ex: This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples.

1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - listo)

Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).

Ex: This a checklist of features to consider in comparing and evaluating data bases.

Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.

Ex: Profiles of the research interests of faculty were gathered and organised into a 3-part faculty research interests roster.

Ex: This is a non-bibliographic data base which records the complete roll-call of voting by members of Congress.

Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.

Ex: In their search for information, they had until this time been able to pick their way by relying on the handlists or catalogues provided by the librarian.

Ex: The catalogue now contains 130,000 titles, its classified section being updated twice a year and the author part and ISBN order list bimonthly = El catálogo contiene en la actualidad 130.000 títulos, la sección sistemática se actualiza dos veces al año y la sección de autores y la lista de números ISBN bimensualmente.

Ex: Select the paper you wish to revise from the drop-down list, and then press 'Browse' to select a file on your local machine to use as the revised version.

Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

* billete en lista de espera = standby seat.

* encabezar la lista = top + the list.

* encargado de la lista = list moderator.

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* incluir en la lista de morosos = blacklist [black-list].

* incluir en la lista negra = blacklist [black-list].

* inclusión en la lista de morosos = blacklisting.

* lista alfabética = alphabetical listing, alphabetic list, alphabetical list, order list.

* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia = alphabetical list of subject headings.

* lista bibliográfica = bibliographic listing.

* lista combinada = master list.

* lista controlada = controlled list.

* lista de autoridades = authoritative list, authority list, authority listing.

* lista de bajada = drop-down list.

* lista de búsqueda = finding list.

* lista de candidatos preseleccionados = short list.

* lista de circulación = routing list, circulation list.

* lista de códigos = code sheet.

* lista de compra = shopping list.

* lista de comprobación = checklist [check-list].

* lista de contactos = contact list.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lista de correo = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list, electronic distribution list.

* lista de correo electrónico = electronic mailing list.

* lista de correo moderada = moderated mailing list, moderated listserv.

* lista de correspondencia = mailing list.

* lista de datos = fact finder.

* lista de descriptores = index vocabulary, subject vocabulary.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* lista de direcciones = mailing list.

* lista de discos más vendidos, la = charts, the.

* lista de discusión = discussion list.

* lista de distribución = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list.

* lista de distribución electrónica = electronic list (e-list), electronic distribution list.

* lista de élite = elite list, elite list.

* lista de encabezamientos de materia = subject headings list.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCSH) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears = Sears' List of Subject Headings.

* lista de errores = error report.

* lista de espera = waiting list.

* lista de existencias = stock list [stocklist].

* lista de éxitos = chart.

* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.

* lista de éxitos de la cartelera de espectáculos = Billboard chart.

* lista de éxitos, la = charts, the.

* lista de ganadores = roll of honour.

* lista de honor = roll of honour.

* lista de ilustraciones = list of illustrations.

* lista de lecturas = reading list.

* lista de lecturas para el verano = summer reading list.

* lista de lecturas recomendadas = reading list, select list, recommended reading list.

* lista de lecturas sugeridas = suggested reading list.

* lista de libros = booklist [book list].

* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar = bindery list.

* lista de más populares = chart.

* lista de más vendidos = chart.

* lista de notaciones = code vocabulary.

* lista de nuevas adquisiciones = acquisitions list.

* lista de palabras clave = go-list [golist].

* lista de palabras vacías = stop list [stoplist], stopword list.

* lista de pasajeros = passenger list.

* lista de pedidos = order list.

* lista de personas de contacto = contact list.

* lista de personas y cometidos = duty roster.

* lista de préstamo = routing list, circulation list.

* lista de publicaciones = publication(s) list.

* lista de reserva = hold list.

* lista de selección = pick-list.

* lista desplegable hacia abajo = drop-down list.

* lista de sugerencias = wish list.

* lista de últimas adquisiciones = accessions list, list of current acquisitions, addition list.

* lista de vinos = wine list.

* lista electrónica = electronic list (e-list).

* lista maestra = master list.

* lista musical = audio listing.

* lista negra = blacklist.

* lista permutada = permuted list.

* lista permutada de palabras clave = permuted keyword list.

* lista selecta = short list, elite list.

* moderador de la lista = list moderator.

* poner en lista de espera = put + on a waiting list.

 

Del verbo listar: ( conjugate listar)

lista es:



Multiple Entries:
lista    
listar
lista sustantivo femenino


lista de boda wedding list;
lista de espera waiting list;
lista de éxitos (Mús) charts (pl);

(Lit) best-seller list


listar ( conjugate listar) verbo transitivo
to list
listo,-a adjetivo
1 (despierto, agudo) smart
2 (preparado) ready
♦ Locuciones: (apañado) estás listo si crees que voy a ayudarte, you are sadly mistaken if you think I'm going to help you
pasarse de listo, to be too clever by half
lista sustantivo femenino
1 list: la profesora pasó lista, the teacher called the roll
lista de correos, general delivery
lista negra, blacklist
2 (raya, franja) stripe
' lista' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antepenúltima
- antepenúltimo
- banda
- candidatura
- clasificación
- confeccionar
- doble
- encabezar
- engrosar
- figurar
- incluir
- minuta
- número
- remitir
- rol
- su
- tabla
- tarifa
- toda
- todo
- adjunto
- aparecer
- buscar
- catalogar
- confección
- faltar
- final
- hacer
- listado
- listo
- nómina
- pendejo
- planilla
- programación
- raya
- relación
- repasar
- todavía
English:
alleged
- band
- be
- blacklist
- bottom
- chart
- check off
- checklist
- clever
- cross off
- cross out
- doll
- exclude
- for
- half
- head
- hit list
- include
- index
- itemize
- list
- listing
- made-up
- make out
- mark off
- me
- niece
- prick up
- reading list
- recommendation
- reel off
- remove
- roll
- roll call
- roster
- schedule
- short-list
- sick-list
- standby
- standby passenger
- stocklist
- strike off
- top
- waiting list
- wordlist
- acknowledgment
- attendance
- call
- certain
- check
lista de boda wedding list; Esp lista de la compra shopping list; Am lista de las compras shopping list; Informát lista de correo mailing list; Informát lista de distribución mailing list; Av lista de embarque passenger list; [de papel] slip

Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.

Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals.

Ex: The aim of the project is to refine selection procedures and improve the quality of books despatched to Africa.

Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.

Ex: Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.

Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.

Ex: At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.

Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.

Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.

Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.

Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex: The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.

Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex: The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.

Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.

* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* enviar + Alguien + a = refer + Alguien + to.

* enviar a prisión = send to + jail.

* enviar a un asesor experto = refer.

* enviar de nuevo = resend [re-send].

* enviar de vuelta = send back.

* enviar en contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* enviar información a = direct + output.

* enviar información de un modo automático = push + information.

* enviar por contenedor = containerise [containerize, -USA].

* enviar por correo = mail, send through + the mail, post.

* enviar por correo aéreo = air-mail.

* enviar por correo electrónico, mandar por correo electrónico, enviar un cor = e-mail [email], e-mail [email].

* enviar una invitación = send + invitation, issue + invitation.

* enviar una nota a Alguien = drop + Nombre + a note.

* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo = post + a question.

* enviar una señal = send + signal.

* enviar un correo electrónico = e-mail [email].

* enviar un documento = deliver + document.

* enviar un mensaje = forward + message.

* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo = post + a message.

* enviar un mensaje de texto = text.

* enviar un sms = text.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* seguir enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* término al que se envía = target term.

* término del que se envía = referred-from term.

 

enviar ( conjugate enviar) verbo transitivo

‹pedido/mercancías› to send, dispatch


enviar verbo transitivo to send: tengo que enviar un giro a Luisa, I've got to send a postal order to Luisa
' enviar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avión
- cable
- cursar
- expedir
- consignar
- giro
- mandar
- poner
English:
commit
- consign
- dispatch
- fraternal
- hospitalize
- mail
- pack off
- refer to
- route
- rush
- second-class
- send
- send away
- send in
- send off
- send on
- send out
- ship
- telex
- wire
- word
- forward
- post
- redirect
[por barco] to ship; [por fax] to fax;

Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.

Ex: He added that the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies but that with the passage of time these cantonments have become blurred.

Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.

Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.

Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.

Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.

Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.

Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

Ex: The second element of the publication, distribution, etc. area is the name of the publisher and/or distributor.

Ex: As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.

Ex: All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.

Ex: The sequencing of items on the agenda is of no particular importance.

Ex: This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.

Ex: The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.

Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.

Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.

Ex: This service offers all 12,000 Elsevier Science journals as scanned images for local hosting.

Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.

* area de publicación o distribución = imprint.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* canal de distribución = distribution channel.

* centro de distribución = distribution centre.

* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).

* correa de distribución = driving belt, timing belt, cambelt [cam belt].

* distribución binomial negativa = negative binomial distribution.

* distribución de contenido = content distribution, content delivery.

* distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario = interlibrary loan document delivery.

* distribución de información = content distribution, content delivery.

* distribución de información por suscripción = syndication.

* distribución de la página = page layout.

* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.

* distribución del trabajo = workflow [work flow].

* distribución de Poisson = Poisson distribution.

* distribución de probabilidades = possibility distribution, probability distribution.

* distribución de una materia en su índice = subject scatter.

* distribución de Waring = Waring distribution.

* distribución en función del género = gender distribution.

* distribución exponencial = exponential distribution.

* distribución geográfica = geographical disposition.

* distribución horaria = timetabling.

* distribución informétrica = informetric distribution.

* distribución por edades = age distribution.

* distribución por rangos = rank distribution.

* distribución temporal = time scale [timescale], timeline [time line].

* lista de distribución = mailing list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], distribution list, e-mail list.

* lista de distribución electrónica = electronic list (e-list), electronic distribution list.

* modelo de distribución probabilística = probability distribution model.

* número y distribución de personal = staffing conditions.

* punto de distribución = outlet.

* redistribución = respacing.

* servicio de distribución = host service.

 

distribución sustantivo femenino

(— de tareas) allocation



distribución sustantivo femenino
1 (reparto) distribution
2 (de una casa, los muebles) layout
' distribución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- colocación
- disposición
- por
- red
- restringir
- entre
- parte
- reparto
English:
appropriation
- distribution
- lay out
- layout
- pipeline
- free
- lay
- syndicate
distribución ecológica ecological distribution; distribución binomial binomial distribution;

Brief m 1. BÖRSE asked, offer price, price offered; 2. KOMM, V&M, RECHT letter instrument, deed, certificate (Urkunde) Brief
letter, (Börse) paper, asked [price], sellers only, on offer;
• Brief angeboten (Börse) mainly sellers;
• Brief folgt letter to follow (following);
• in Beantwortung Ihres Briefes vom 19. dieses Monats in reply to your letter of the 19th;
• vorwiegend Brief (Börse) sellers over;
• Briefe correspondence;
• nicht abgeholter Brief unclaimed letter;
• schlecht adressierter Brief blind [letter] (sl.);
• anonymer Brief anonymous letter;
• zu spät aufgegebener Brief late letter;
• mit der Post beförderter Brief posted letter;
• chiffrierter Brief coded letter;
• doppelter Brief double letter;
• eigenhändiger Brief autograph letter;
• einfacher Brief single-rate letter;
• eingeschriebener Brief registered letter;
• fehlgeleiteter Brief miscarried letter;
• frankierter Brief [post-]paid (prepaid, stamped) letter, stamped envelope;
• ungenügend frankierter Brief short-paid letter;
• nicht freigemachter Brief unpaid letter;
• unsere früheren Briefe our previous communications;
• geschäftlicher Brief business letter;
• Ihr geschätzter Brief vom... your favo(u)r of...;
• geschlossener Brief closed letter;
• informeller Brief unbusinesslike letter;
• kurzer Brief a few lines;
• offener Brief open letter;
• persönlicher Brief personal (private) letter;
• portofreier Brief letter exempt from postage, frank;
• postlagernder Brief letter to be called for, caller’s (post-office box) letter, poste restante;
• unbehobener Brief unclaimed letter;
• unbestellbarer Brief dead (returned, blind, sl.) letter;
• undatierter Brief undated letter;
• unfrankierter Brief unpaid letter;
• unzustellbarer Brief returned (dead, unclaimed) letter, blind (sl.);
• verschlossener (versiegelter) Brief sealed letter;
• vertraulicher Brief confidential (personal) letter;
• vervielfältigte Briefe process letters;
• vorhergehende Briefe previous letters;
• vorrangig zugestellte Briefe first-class letter post;
• zurückgesandter Brief returned letter;
• Brief und Geld (Börse) sellers and buyers (Br.), asked and bid;
• mehr Brief als Geld more buyers than sellers, buyer’s market;
• Brief wegen Nichteinlösung eines Schecks (Bank) reference slip;
• Brief und Siegel sign and seal;
• Brief mit Wertangabe insured letter (Br.);
• Brief abheften to file a letter away;
• Brief abholen to call for a letter;
• Briefe alphabetisch ablegen to file letters in alphabetical order;
• Brief abschließen to bring a letter to a close;
• Brief wirkungsvoll abschließen to round off a letter;
• Brief absenden to send off (dispatch) a letter;
• Brief an j. adressieren to cover a letter to s. o.;
• alte Briefe aufbewahren to keep old letters;
• Brief aufgeben to post (dispatch, mail, US) a letter;
• Brief stenografisch aufnehmen to take down a letter;
• Brief aufreißen (aufschlitzen) to break open a letter;
• Brief aufsetzen to draw up (build) a letter;
• Brief aushändigen to hand s. o. a letter;
• Briefe aussortieren to sort out letters;
• Briefe austauschen to exchange letters, to correspond;
• Brief austragen to deliver a letter;
• Brief beantworten to answer (reply, respond) to a letter;
• Brief beginnen to head a letter;
• Brief bestätigen to acknowledge [receipt of] a letter, to confirm a letter;
• Brief datieren to date a letter;
• Briefe einordnen to sort out letters;
• Briefe einsammeln to collect the letters;
• Brief [in den Briefkasten] einwerfen to drop (post, Br.) a letter [into the mail box (US) (pillar box, Br.)];
• einem Brief entnehmen to understand from a letter;
• Brief erhalten to receive a letter;
• Brief für unzustellbar erklären to dead a letter;
• Menge Briefe erledigen to do a lot of correspondence;
• Brief expedieren to get a letter off;
• Brief freimachen (frankieren) to pay the postage;
• Brief zur Post geben to take a letter to the post (Br.), to post (mail, US) a letter;
• Brief als persönlich kennzeichnen to make a letter private;
• seinem Brief einen Zahlungsbefehl folgen lassen to follow up a letter with a summons;
• Brief durch Boten überbringen lassen to send a letter by hand;
• Brief ausfindig machen to trace (track down) a letter;
• Briefe nachsenden to forward letters to a new address;
• Brief öffnen to unseal a letter;
• Brief unberechtigt öffnen to break the seal of a letter;
• Briefe postieren to take letters to the post, to post (mail, US) letters;
• Brief an j. richten to direct a letter to s. o.;
• Brief an jds. Büroadresse schicken to direct a letter to s. one’s business address;
• Brief per Luftpost schicken to send a letter by airmail;
• jem. einen energischen Brief schreiben to write in strong terms to s. o.;
• Brief in ansprechender Form schreiben to give a letter an attractive look;
• Brief mit verstellter Handschrift schreiben to write a letter in a disguised hand;
• Brief des Inhalts schreiben to write a letter to the effect;
• Briefe sortieren to sort letters;
• sich auf einen Brief stützen to take one’s stand on a letter;
• Brief unterschlagen to suppress a letter;
• Brief verschließen to seal a letter;
• Brief vordatieren to date a letter ahead;
• Briefe wechseln to correspond;
• mit Briefen überflutet werden to be deluged with letters;
• Brief zustellen to deliver a letter;
• Briefabfertigung postal delivery, dispatch of mail (US), mail distribution (US);
• Briefabholfach letter (private) box;
• Briefabholung collection of letters;
• Briefablage letter file, filing of letters;
• formeller Briefabschluss formal close;
• Briefabschrift copy;
• Briefänderungen changes in a letter;
• Briefanfang opening of a letter;
• Briefannahme[stelle] (Post) receiving counter, mail drop (US);
• Brief- und Paketannahmestelle receiving house;
• Briefanordnung layout of a letter;
• Briefanschrift postal address;
• Briefaufgabe posting (mailing, US) a letter;
• Briefaufgabe per Einschreiben registration of a letter;
• Briefaufgabestempel date stamp, postmark;
• Briefaufschrift address of a letter;
• Briefausgabe postal delivery, delivery of letter[s];
• Briefausgang outgoing mail (US);
• Briefausgangsbuch letters dispatched book (Br.);
• Briefbeantwortung answer to a letter;
• Briefbeförderung carriage of letters;
• Briefbeilage enclosure;
• Briefbeileger envelope stiffener;
• Briefbeschwerer paperweight;
• Briefbeutel letterbag;
• Briefblock [writing] pad;
• Briefbogen notepaper, sheet of paper;
• Briefbombe letter bomb;
• Briefbote letter messenger (carrier, US), postman (Br.), mailman (US);
• Briefdatum date of a letter;
• Briefdrucksache circular (second-class) letter, surface printed papers (Br.);
• Briefdurchschlag behalten to keep a copy of a letter;
• Briefeingang incoming letters;
• Briefeingangsbuch letters received book (Br.);
• Briefeinlauf letters received;
• Briefeinwurf letter (pillar, Br.) box, mailbox (US), letter drop (US), posting of a letter;
• Briefempfang bestätigen to acknowledge [the receipt of] a letter;
• Briefentwurf draft [of a] letter;
• Brieffach pigeonhole, post-office box;
• Brieffaltmaschine letter-folding machine;
• in Briefform by letter;
• Briefgeheimnis verletzen to break the secrecy of a letter;
• Briefgrundschuld [etwa] unregistered land charge (Br.);
• Briefhülle envelope, cover, wrapper;
• Briefhülle mit Breitbandklappe open side;
• Briefhülle mit Schmalbandklappe open end;
• Briefhypothek [etwa] unregistered mortgage (Br.);
• Briefinhalt content (body) of a letter;
• Briefkarte letter (Br.) (folding, postal) card.
diktieren, Brief
to dictate a letter.

Ver|sạnd [fɛɐ'zant] [-dəs] no pl

Postwesen
postal matters (system);
• Postwurfprospekt, Postwurfsendung house-to-house distribution, bulk (junk) mail, unaddressed mailing (US), direct-mail advertising (US) (literature), (Einzelstück) envelope stuffer, mailing piece;
• Postzahlschein postal order (Br.) (note, US);
• Postzeichen [postage] stamp;
• Postzeitungsdienst postal newspaper service;
• Postzensur censure of the mail, postal censure (censorship);
• Postzollerklärung mail entry;
• Postzug mail [train];
• Postzuschlag surcharge;
• Postzustellbezirk, Postzustellzone postal district (delivery zone, US), zone;
• Postzusteller postman, postboy, letter carrier, mailman (US);;
• Postzustellung mail (US) (postal) delivery (service), post;
• allgemeine (ortsübliche) Postzustellung general post (delivery);
• elektronische Postzustellung electronic (e-) mail;
• wetterbedingt verspätete Postzustellung detention of the mail by bad weather;
• Postzustellungsadresse post-office address;
• Postzustellungsdienst postal (mail, US) service;
• Postzustellungsgebiet delivery area;
• Postzwang postal principle (US).

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