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1 postbox
['pəʊstbɒks]nome BE buca f., cassetta f. delle lettere* * *['pəusboks]noun (also letterbox, mailbox, pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination). cassetta della posta* * *postbox /ˈpəʊstbɒks/n.* * *['pəʊstbɒks]nome BE buca f., cassetta f. delle lettere -
2 postbox post·box Brit n
['pəʊstˌbɒks](in street) buca delle lettere, (in entrance hall) cassetta per le lettere -
3 mailbox
['meɪlbɒks]nome AE1) cassetta f. delle lettere2) (for delivery) cassetta f. postale; (for email) mailbox f.* * *noun (a postbox.) cassetta della posta* * *mailbox /ˈmeɪlbɒks/n.* * *['meɪlbɒks]nome AE1) cassetta f. delle lettere2) (for delivery) cassetta f. postale; (for email) mailbox f. -
4 ■ pop into
■ pop intoA v. i. + prep.fare un salto in ( ufficio, ecc.)B v. t. + prep.infilare, mettere (qc. ) in ( un luogo): I popped the postcard into the postbox, ho imbucato la cartolina. -
5 post
I [pəʊst]nome BE (system) posta f., poste f.pl.; (letters) posta f., corrispondenza f.; (delivery) (distribuzione della) posta f.II [pəʊst]- post on••III [pəʊst]to keep sb. posted — tenere qcn. al corrente
1) (job) posto m. (as, of di)2) (duty, station) posto m., postazione f. (anche mil.)IV [pəʊst]verbo transitivo mil.1) (send) destinare, assegnare2) (station) postare [guard, sentry]V [pəʊst]VI [pəʊst]to be the first past the post — tagliare per primo il traguardo; pol. fig. vincere con la maggioranza relativa
* * *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.)- 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?)2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.)- 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.)2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.)3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.)2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.)IV [pəust]* * *I [pəʊst]1. n(pole) palostarting/finishing post — (for race) palo di partenza/arrivo
to be pipped at the post — essere battuto (-a) sul filo del traguardo, fig perdere per un pelo
2. vt1) (also: post up) (notice, list) affiggere2) (announce) annunciareII [pəʊst]to post sb/sth (as) missing Mil — dare qn/qc per disperso (-a)
1. n(Brit: mail) postato catch/miss the post — arrivare/non arrivare in tempo per la levata
2. vt1) (send) spedire per posta, mandare per posta, (Brit: put in mailbox) impostare, imbucare2)to keep sb posted — tenere qn al correnteIII [pəʊst]1. n1) (job) posto2) Mil posto2. vt1) (position: sentry) piazzare2) (Brit: send, assign) inviare, Mil assegnare* * *I [pəʊst]nome BE (system) posta f., poste f.pl.; (letters) posta f., corrispondenza f.; (delivery) (distribuzione della) posta f.II [pəʊst]- post on••III [pəʊst]to keep sb. posted — tenere qcn. al corrente
1) (job) posto m. (as, of di)2) (duty, station) posto m., postazione f. (anche mil.)IV [pəʊst]verbo transitivo mil.1) (send) destinare, assegnare2) (station) postare [guard, sentry]V [pəʊst]VI [pəʊst]to be the first past the post — tagliare per primo il traguardo; pol. fig. vincere con la maggioranza relativa
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6 collection
[kə'lekʃn]1) U (collecting) (of objects, information, data, money) raccolta f.; (of rent) riscossione f.; (of debt) recupero m.; (of tax) esazione f., riscossione f.; (of mail, post) levata f.2) (set of collected items) (of coins, records) collezione f.; (anthology) raccolta f.spring collection — sart. collezione primaverile
3) (sum of money collected) colletta f.; (in church) questua f.* * *[-ʃən]1) ((an) act of collecting: Your letter won't get to London tomorrow - you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today.) levata2) (a set of objects etc collected: a stamp collection.) collezione* * *[kə'lekʃn]1) U (collecting) (of objects, information, data, money) raccolta f.; (of rent) riscossione f.; (of debt) recupero m.; (of tax) esazione f., riscossione f.; (of mail, post) levata f.2) (set of collected items) (of coins, records) collezione f.; (anthology) raccolta f.spring collection — sart. collezione primaverile
3) (sum of money collected) colletta f.; (in church) questua f. -
7 letterbox
1) (a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put: He put the card through the letterbox.) cassetta della posta2) (a postbox.) cassetta della posta
См. также в других словарях:
postbox — UK US /ˈpəʊstbɒks/ noun [C] UK (US mailbox) COMMUNICATIONS ► a metal container in the street or other public place in which you can put letters to be mailed ► MAILBOX(Cf. ↑mailbox) … Financial and business terms
postbox — ► NOUN ▪ a large public box into which letters are posted for collection by the post office … English terms dictionary
postbox — [pōst′bäks΄] n. Chiefly Brit. MAILBOX … English World dictionary
postbox — UK [ˈpəʊs(t)ˌbɒks] / US [ˈpoʊs(t)ˌbɑks] noun [countable] Word forms postbox : singular postbox plural postboxes British a container in a public place where you can put post that you want to send … English dictionary
postbox — noun Date: 1754 mailbox; especially a public mailbox … New Collegiate Dictionary
postbox — /pohst boks /, n. Chiefly Brit. a mailbox, esp. one for public deposit of mail. [1745 55; POST3 + BOX1] * * * … Universalium
postbox — post|box [ˈpəustbɔks US ˈpoustba:ks] n BrE a box in a public place, into which you put letters that you want to send British Equivalent: letter boxAmerican Equivalent: mailbox … Dictionary of contemporary English
postbox — post|box [ poust,baks ] noun count BRITISH a MAILBOX … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
postbox — n. mail box, box into which postal letters and parcels are inserted … English contemporary dictionary
postbox — noun a large public box having a slot into which letters are posted, for collection by the Post Office … English new terms dictionary
postbox — noun (C) BrE a box in a public place, into which you put letters you want to send; mailbox (2) AmE see also: letterbox, pillar box … Longman dictionary of contemporary English