Formes composées
post | post- |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| binding post n | (sheet holder) (pour tenir des feuilles) | tige, tige à vis, vis à relier nf |
blogpost,
blog post n | (online diary entry) | article de blog nm |
| by post adv | (through the mail) | par la poste adv |
| | Can you either fax it to me or send it by post? |
| | Pouvez-vous le faxer ou l'envoyer par la poste ? |
| | | par courrier adv |
| | Pouvez-vous me le faxer ou l'envoyer par la poste ? |
| dental post n | (rod used to repair tooth structure) | pivot dentaire nm |
| ex post | Latin (based on analysis) (Économie, technique) | ex post loc adj |
| | (courant) | a posteriori loc adj |
| ex post facto expr | (subsequently, retroactively) | a posteriori adv |
| ex post facto adj | (having retroactive force) | a posteriori loc adj |
| fence post n | (stake or picket of a fence) | piquet de clôture nm |
| | You should install the fence posts in postholes that are deep enough to go below the frostline. |
| first-past-the-post adj | (winner of race) | premier arrivé, première arrivée nm, nf |
| | Pete won some money because he bet on the horse that was first-past-the-post. |
| first-past-the-post n | (election by simple majority) (Politique) | first-past-the-post system : scrutin majoritaire à un tour nm |
| | First-past-the-post is the electoral system used to elect parliament in the UK. |
| from pillar to post expr | figurative (from place to place) | d'un endroit à l'autre, de droite à gauche expr |
| | Stella's father was a diplomat, so she and her family spent years moving from pillar to post. |
| from pillar to post expr | figurative (from one bad situation to another) | de Charybde en Scylla expr |
| general post office n | US (main post office branch) | bureau de poste central nm |
| | The general post office is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea. |
| | Le bureau de poste central se trouve dans le quartier de Chelsea. |
goalpost,
goal post n | (upright bar indicating goal area) | poteau de but nm |
| | The football player danced under the goalpost. |
hanging post,
hinging post n | (gate or door post) (porte, portail) | montant nm |
| hitching post n | (post to which animal is fastened) | poteau d'attache nm |
| | The cowboy tied his horse to the hitching post outside the saloon and went in for a beer. |
in the mail,
also UK: in the post adj | (in postal system) | avoir été envoyé, avoir été posté |
| | My application is in the mail, so you should be receiving it soon. |
| | Ma demande a été envoyée hier : vous devriez la recevoir demain. |
| king post n | (vertical structure for roof) (Architecture, charpente) | poinçon nm |
| king post n | (machine: column) (machine, grue) | support, support renforcé nm |
lamppost,
also UK: lamp post n | (post of a street lamp) | lampadaire, réverbère nm |
| | The street was lined with trees and lampposts. |
| | La rue était bordée d'arbres et de réverbères. |
| Last Post n | (military: night-time bugle call) (Militaire) | la dernière sonnerie nf |
| Last Post n | (military: funeral bugle call) (France, pour funérailles) | sonnerie aux morts nf |
| | The bugler played a mournful Last Post. |
| last post n | UK (final mail collection of the day) (Poste) | la dernière levée nf |
| | I need to get all these cards written and stamped by tomorrow's last post. |
| listening post n | (position for obtaining information on an enemy) | station d'écoute nf |
| | The intelligence services set up secret listening posts behind enemy lines. |
mailbox (US),
postbox,
pillar box (UK) n | (in street: post box) (dans la rue) | boîte aux lettres, boîte à lettres nf |
| | The mailbox is emptied twice a day. |
| | Le courrier est relevé dans les boîtes aux lettres deux fois par jour. |
newel post,
newel n | (at top or bottom of banister) (escalier droit) | poteau nm |
| | (escalier en colimaçon) | poteau central nm |
| | (Architecture : escalier en colimaçon) | noyau nm |
| observation post n | (lookout, observation point) | poste d'observation nm |
| | The army has set up a series of observation posts. |
| parcel post receipt n | (acknowledgement) | récipissé de colis postal nm |
| | The parcel post receipt is proof that the delivery has been carried out. |
picture post card,
picture postcard n | (postcard with a scenic view) | carte postale nf |
| | She sent a picture postcard of the Alps to her mother. |
| pip [sb] at the post v expr | figurative, informal, often passive (defeat at the last moment) | coiffer [qqn] au poteau, coiffer [qqn] sur le poteau loc v |
| | | gagner à l'arraché loc v |
| | Roger thought he was going to win the race, but he was pipped at the post by one of the other runners. |
PO,
P.O. n | written, initialism (Post Office) (abr : boîte postale) | B.P., BP nf |
PO Box,
P.O. Box n | abbreviation (Post Office Box) | boîte postale nf |
| | (à l'écrit) | B.P. abr |
| | (Can, Suisse) | case postale nf |
| | I would prefer if you sent it to my PO Box instead of my house. |
| | Je préférerais que tu me l'envoies à ma boîte postale plutôt que chez moi. |
| post and packaging n | (delivery costs) | frais de port et d'emballage nmpl |
| | The price includes post and packing. |
| | | frais de port nmpl |
| | | frais d'envoi nmpl |
| | | frais d'expédition nmpl |
| post bail for [sb] v expr | (pay for [sb]'s release from prison) | déposer une caution loc v |
| | The thief sits in jail because no one would post bail for him. |
| | Le voleur reste en prison parce que personne n'a voulu déposer une caution pour le faire sortir. |
post card,
postcard n | (souvenir greetings card) | carte postale nf |
| | Don't forget to send me a postcard. |
| | J'envoie toujours une carte postale à ma famille quand je pars en vacances. |
post card,
postcard n | (card for posting without envelope) | carte postale nf |
| | Entries for the competition should be sent on a postcard to the following address. |
| | Les candidatures pour le concours doivent être envoyées sur une carte postale à l'adresse suivante. |
| post chaise n | (coach: four-wheeled) (calèche) | chaise de poste nf |
| post factum | (after the fact) (latin, rare) | post factum expr |
| | | après coup expr |
| | | a posteriori expr |
| post hoc adv | (after the fact) | après coup loc adv |
| | Analysis of the results of the experiment were completed post hoc. |
| post horse n | historical (horse for hire) (Histoire) | cheval de poste, cheval de relais nm |
post house,
posthouse,
posting house n | historical (inn keeping horses) (vieilli) | relais de poste nm |
| post meridiem adv | Latin (in the afternoon, evening) (avant 18 h environ) | de l'après-midi loc adv |
| | (après 18 h environ) | du soir loc adv |
| | (utilisation du système 24 h) | - |
| | The meeting commenced at three o'clock, post meridiem. |
| | La réunion a commencé à trois heures de l'après-midi. |
| | La réunion a commencé à 15 heures. |
| post mortem adv | (after death) | post mortem loc adv |
| post oak | (botany) | chêne étoilé nm |
| post office n | (place where mail is sorted) | poste nf |
| | | bureau de poste nm |
| | I'm going to the post office to send this parcel to my brother. |
| | Je vais à la poste (or: au bureau de poste) pour envoyer ce colis à mon frère. |
| the Post Office n | UK (organization that delivers mail) | la Poste nf |
| | The government is planning to privatize the post office. |
| | Le gouvernement envisage de privatiser la Poste. |
Post Office Box,
post office box n | (number used as mailing address) | boîte postale nf |
| | (à l'écrit) | B.P. abr |
| | (Can, Suisse) | case postale nf |
| | FedEx will not deliver packages to post office box addresses. |
Post Script,
post script n | (P.S.: addition to a letter) | post-scriptum nm |
| | James had added a Post Script at the end of his letter. |
| | James a rajouté un post-scriptum à la fin de sa lettre. |
post secondary,
post-secondary adj | (education: tertiary) (Éducation) | du supérieur loc adj |
| | (Can) | postsecondaire adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The scheme is intended to address the specific needs of post-secondary students. We provide courses for learners at a post-secondary, but not tertiary, level. |
| | Ce programme est prévu pour répondre aux besoins spécifiques des étudiants du supérieur. |
| | Ce programme est prévu pour répondre aux besoins spécifiques des étudiants de niveau postsecondaire. Nous proposons des cours pour les étudiants de niveau postsecondaire, mais pas universitaire. |
| post town n | (town with a main post office) (avec une poste centrale) | grande ville nf |
| post town n | UK (required part of address on mail) (Royaume-Uni) | ville postale nf |
| post-accident adj | (after an accident) | post-accident adj inv |
| | The patient was suffering from post-accident shock. |
| post-coital adj | (after sexual intercourse) (Médecine ou soutenu) | post-coïtal adj |
| post-consumer adj | (recycled) | recyclé (après consommation) adj |
| | The company produces post-consumer recycled plastic products. |
post-dated check (US),
post-dated cheque (UK) n | (dated in the future) | chèque postdaté nm |
| | Landlords cannot legally require their tenants to provide post-dated cheques. |
| | Les propriétaires ont l'impossibilité légale d'exiger de leurs tenants des chèques postdatés. |
| post-departure adj | (after leaving) | après le départ, suivant le départ loc adj |
| post-impressionism n | (art movement) (mouvement artistique) | postimpressionnisme nm |
| post-impressionist adj | (of early 1900s art movement) | postimpressionniste adj |
Post-it note,
post-it note,
Post-it,
Post-it note n | ® (adhesive notepaper) (®, anglicisme) | Post-It, post-it nm |
| | | note repositionnable nf |
| | (peu courant) | papillon adhésif nm |
| | I left a Post-it note on the fridge door, reminding Anna to buy some milk. |
| post-menopausal woman n | (female who no longer menstruates) | femme ménopausée nf |
| post-op adj | informal, abbreviation (postoperative) (familier) | postop, post-op adj |
| | | postopératoire adj |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder n | (psychological effects of a trauma) | syndrome de stress post-traumatique nm |
| | | stress post-traumatique nm |
| | | état de stress post-traumatique nm |
| | Many veterans of the Vietnam War still suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. |
| post-truth adj | (not valuing objective facts) (néologisme) | post-vérité adj |
postcode,
postal code,
post code n | UK (zip code, address code) | code postal nm |
| | What is the postcode for your home in London? |
| | Quel est le code postal pour ta maison à Londres ? |
postdoctoral,
also UK: post-doctoral adj | (taking place after a PhD) | postdoctoral adj |
postindustrial,
also UK: post-industrial adj | (not dependent on industry anymore) | postindustriel, postindustrielle adj |
| | | post-industriel, post-industrielle adj |
| | Many post-industrial cities have suffered an economic decline. |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (woman: no longer menstruating) | ménopausée adj f |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (period: after the menopause) | post-ménopause adj inv |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | Latin (autopsy, examination of a corpse) | autopsie nf |
| | | examen post mortem nm |
| | The postmortem showed death by natural causes. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | figurative, Latin (analysis after an event) (figuré) | analyse à froid nf |
| | The coach organized a postmortem to discuss why the team lost. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem adj | Latin (taking place after death) | post mortem loc adj |
| | | postérieur au décès adj |
| | | après la mort loc adj |
postmortem examination,
also UK: post-mortem examination n | (autopsy) | autopsie nf |
| | They don't know how he died – that's why they're doing a post-mortem examination. |
| | Ils ne savent pas de quoi il est mort. Ils vont faire une autopsie. |
postpartum,
post-partum adj | (occurring after childbirth) (Médecine) | post-partum adj inv |
| | | postnatal adj |
postpartum,
post-partum adv | (after childbirth) | après l'accouchement loc adv |
| | Medical advice is that it is best for breastfeeding to continue until at least six months postpartum, if possible. |
postpartum,
post-partum n | US, informal, abbreviation (postpartum depression) | dépression post-partum, dépression post-natale, dépression postnatale nf |
postprandial,
post-prandial adj | formal (after a meal) (Médecine) | postprandial adj |
| | | après le dîner, après le déjeuner, après les repas loc adv |
| | (balade) | digestif, digestive adj |
| | Nous avons fait une petite balade digestive pour bien digérer le rôti. |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | d'après-guerre, de l'après-guerre loc adj |
postwar,
post-war adj | (after Second World War) | d'après-guerre, de l'après-guerre loc adj |
| | | de l'après seconde guerre mondiale loc adj |
registered mail (US),
registered post (UK) n | (insured first-class letters, parcels) | recommandé nm |
| | We recommend that valuable items be sent by registered mail. |
| | I'd like to send this parcel by registered post, please. |
| | Nous conseillons d'envoyer les articles de valeur en recommandé. // J'aimerais envoyer ce colis en recommandé, s'il vous plaît. |
| scratching post n | (cat claw sharpening apparatus) | arbre à chat nm |
| | | griffoir nm |
staging post,
staging area n | (troop assembly area before setting off) | relais nm |
| | | étape nf |
staging post,
staging area n | (any area of assembly before setting off) | relais nm |
| | | étape nf |
telephone pole,
telegraph pole,
telegraph post n | (structure supporting phone lines) | poteau téléphonique, poteau télégraphique nm |
| trading post n | (store in unsettled region) (Histoire) | comptoir nm |
| vacant post n | (available position, job to be filled) | poste vacant nm |
| | I've heard there's a vacant post in this company. |
| | J'ai entendu qu'il y avait un poste vacant dans cette entreprise. |
winning post,
finishing post,
finish post n | (post on a racetrack) | poteau d'arrivée nm |