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1 be first past the post
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2 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) stabs; pālis; miets- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [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?) pasts2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) nosūtīt pa pastu- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) amats; darbs; postenis2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) postenis3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) nometne; apmetne2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) norīkot darbā; nosūtīt ar uzdevumuIV [pəust]* * *pasts; amats, vieta; stabs, miets; pālis, atbalsts; faktorija; pasta nodaļa; pasta kariete; postenis; smalkgraudains smilšakmens; garnizons; pasta stacija; taures signāls; nostādīt postenī; izkārt, izlīmēt; iemest pastkastītē, nosūtīt pa pastu; ceļot ar pasta zirgiem; norīkot darbā; paziņot atklātībai, izsludināt; informēt; steigšus
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