Compound Forms/Forme composte
post | post- | post... |
WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2026:
| binding post n | (sheet holder) | sostegno per rilegatura |
blogpost,
blog post n | (online diary entry) | post di un blog loc nom |
| | | articolo di un blog loc nom |
| | | messaggio di un blog loc nom |
| by post adv | (through the mail) | per posta |
| | | via posta |
| | Can you either fax it to me or send it by post? |
| | Può faxarmelo o spedirmelo per posta? |
| dental post n | (rod used to repair tooth structure) (per protesi dentale) | barra nf |
| | (di impianto dentale) | barra nf |
| ex post | Latin (based on analysis) | ex post loc agg |
| ex post facto expr | (subsequently, retroactively) | ex post facto loc avv |
| | | retroattivamente avv |
| ex post facto adj | (having retroactive force) | ex post facto loc agg |
| | | retroattivo agg |
| fence post n | (stake or picket of a fence) | paletto da recinzione, palo per recinzione nm |
| | You should install the fence posts in postholes that are deep enough to go below the frostline. |
| | Dovresti istallare i paletti da recinzione in buchi abbastanza profondi da essere al di sotto della linea del congelamento. |
| first-past-the-post n | (election by simple majority) | maggioritario a turno unico nm |
| | First-past-the-post is the electoral system used to elect parliament in the UK. |
| first-past-the-post adj | (winner of race) | vincitore della corsa agg |
| | Pete won some money because he bet on the horse that was first-past-the-post. |
| from pillar to post expr | figurative (from place to place) | da una parte all'altra, avanti e indietro loc avv |
| | 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) (idiomatico) | da Erode a Pilato loc avv |
| general post office n | US (main post office branch) | posta centrale nf |
| | The general post office is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea. |
| | La posta centrale è situata nel quartiere di Chelsea. |
goalpost,
goal post n | (upright bar indicating goal area) (sport: calcio) | palo nm |
| | The football player danced under the goalpost. |
| | Il giocatore di football ballava sotto al palo. |
hanging post,
hinging post n | (gate or door post) | insegna sospesa nf |
| | | targa sospesa nf |
| | (segnaletica) | cartello sospeso nm |
| hitching post n | (post to which animal is fastened) | palo per legare un animale 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) | essere stato spedito vi |
| | | essere in viaggio con la posta vi |
| | My application is in the mail, so you should be receiving it soon. |
| | La mia domanda è in viaggio con la posta, quindi dovreste riceverla presto. |
| king post n | (vertical structure for roof) (architettura) | montante centrale nm |
| king post n | (machine: column) (macchinario: componente) | colonna nf |
lamppost,
also UK: lamp post n | (post of a street lamp) | lampione nm |
| | | palo della luce nm |
| | The street was lined with trees and lampposts. |
| | La strada era costeggiata da alberi e lampioni. |
| the last post n | (military: night-time bugle call) (segnale militare) | ultima chiamata nf |
| the last post n | (military: funeral bugle call) (funerale militare: squillo di tromba) | segnale di commiato nm |
| the last post n | UK (final mail collection of the day) (posta: della giornata) | ultima raccolta nf |
| listening post n | (position for obtaining information on an enemy) | postazione d'ascolto |
| | The intelligence services set up secret listening posts behind enemy lines. |
mailbox (US),
postbox,
pillar box (UK) n | (in street: post box) | buca delle lettere, cassetta delle lettere nf |
| | | buca della posta, cassetta della posta nf |
| | The mailbox is emptied twice a day. |
| | La buca delle lettere viene svuotata due volte al giorno. |
newel post,
newel n | (at top or bottom of banister) (di scala) | pilastro nm |
| observation post n | (lookout, observation point) | punto di osservazione nm |
| | The army has set up a series of observation posts. |
| parcel post n | (postal service for packages) | pacco postale nm |
| | | servizio pacchi, ufficio pacchi nm |
| parcel post n | US (postal rate packages) | pacco postale nm |
| parcel post receipt n | (acknowledgement) | ricevuta di pacco postale nf |
| | The parcel post receipt is proof that the delivery has been carried out. |
picture post card,
picture postcard n | (postcard with a scenic view) (illustrata) | cartolina nf |
| | She sent a picture postcard of the Alps to her mother. |
| | Gianni spedì a sua madre una cartolina con una vista delle Alpi. |
| pip [sb] at the post v expr | figurative, informal, often passive (defeat at the last moment) | battere all'ultimo vtr |
| | 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) | ufficio postale nm |
PO Box,
P.O. Box n | abbreviation (Post Office Box) | casella postale nf |
| | I would prefer if you sent it to my PO Box instead of my house. |
| | Preferirei che l'inviasse alla mia casella postale, piuttosto che a casa. |
| post and packaging n | (delivery costs) | spese di imballaggio e spedizione |
| | The price includes post and packing. |
| post bail for [sb] v expr | (pay for [sb]'s release from prison) | pagare la cauzione vtr |
| | The thief sits in jail because no one would post bail for him. |
| | Il ladro rimane in carcere perché nessuno vuole pagare la sua cauzione. |
post card,
postcard n | (souvenir greetings card) | cartolina nf |
| | Don't forget to send me a postcard. |
| | Non ti dimenticare di mandarmi una cartolina. |
post card,
postcard n | (card for posting without envelope) | cartolina nf |
| | Entries for the competition should be sent on a postcard to the following address. |
| | Le iscrizioni alla gara devono essere inviate tramite cartolina all'indirizzo seguente. |
| post chaise n | (coach: four-wheeled) | carrozza nf |
| | | corriera, diligenza nf |
| post factum | (after the fact) | post factum loc avv |
| post hoc adv | (after the fact) | successivo al fatto |
| | Analysis of the results of the experiment were completed post hoc. |
| post horse n | historical (horse for hire) | cavallo di posta nm |
post house,
posthouse,
posting house n | historical (inn keeping horses) | stazione di posta nf |
| post meridiem adv | Latin (in the afternoon, evening) | post meridiem loc agg |
| | (post meridiem) | PM, p.m. abbr |
| | The meeting commenced at three o'clock, post meridiem. |
| post mortem adv | (after death) | post mortem loc avv |
| | | dopo il decesso, dopo la morte loc avv |
| post oak | (botany) | Quercus stellata nf |
| post office n | (place where mail is sorted) | ufficio postale nm |
| | I'm going to the post office to send this parcel to my brother. |
| | Sto andando all'ufficio postale per mandare questo pacco a mio fratello. |
| the Post Office n | UK (organization that delivers mail) (azienda) | posta nf |
| | | poste nfpl |
| | The government is planning to privatize the post office. |
| | Il governo ha in progetto di privatizzare le poste. |
Post Office Box,
post office box n | (number used as mailing address) | casella postale nf |
| | FedEx will not deliver packages to post office box addresses. |
| | La FedEx non consegna pacchi alle caselle postali. |
Post Script,
post script n | (P.S.: addition to a letter) | post scriptum, poscritto nm |
| | James had added a Post Script at the end of his letter. |
| | James ha aggiunto un post scriptum in calce alla lettera. |
post secondary,
post-secondary adj | (education: tertiary) | post-secondario agg |
| Nota: 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. |
| | Il piano è pensato specificamente per gli studenti post-secondari. Offriamo dei corsi per studenti a un livello post-secondario, ma non terziario. |
| post town n | (town with a main post office) (città) | centro postale nm |
| | | città con ufficio postale principale loc nom |
| post town n | UK (required part of address on mail) (per l'invio della corrispondenza) | comune nm |
| | (per l'invio della corrispondenza) | città nf |
| post-accident adj | (after an accident) | successivo all'incidente |
| | The patient was suffering from post-accident shock. |
| post-coital adj | (after sexual intercourse) | postcoitale, post-coitale agg |
| post-consumer adj | (recycled) (riciclato) | post consumo loc agg |
| | The company produces post-consumer recycled plastic products. |
post-dated check (US),
post-dated cheque (UK) n | (dated in the future) | assegno postdatato nm |
| | Landlords cannot legally require their tenants to provide post-dated cheques. |
| | I locatori sotto il profilo legale non possono chiedere ai propri locatari di fornire assegni postdatati. |
| post-departure adj | (after leaving) | post-partenza loc agg |
| post-impressionism n | (art movement) | postimpressionismo nm |
| post-impressionist adj | (of early 1900s art movement) | post-impressionista agg |
Post-it note,
post-it note,
Post-it,
Post-it note n | ® (adhesive notepaper) (®) | post-it nm |
| | I left a Post-it note on the fridge door, reminding Anna to buy some milk. |
| | Ho lasciato un post-it sul frigo per ricordare a Anna di comprare il latte. |
| post-menopausal woman n | (female who no longer menstruates) | donna in menopausa nf |
| | Si raccontano molte barzellette sulle donne in menopausa. |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder n | (psychological effects of a trauma) | disturbo post-traumatico da stress nm |
| | | DPTS nm |
| | Many veterans of the Vietnam War still suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. |
| | Molti veterani della guerra del Vietnam soffrono tuttora del disturbo post-traumatico da stress, DPTS. |
| post-truth adj | (not valuing objective facts) | post-verità nf |
postcode,
postal code,
post code n | UK (zip code, address code) | codice postale, codice di avviamento postale nm |
| | What is the postcode for your home in London? |
| | Qual è il codice di avviamento postale di casa tua a Londra? |
postdoctoral,
also UK: post-doctoral adj | (taking place after a PhD) (successivo al dottorato di ricerca) | post-dottorale agg |
posthaste,
post-haste,
post haste adv | (as quickly as possible) | il più rapidamente possibile, quanto prima loc avv |
| | | a stretto giro di posta loc avv |
| | If you haven't already explained the delay to the boss, I suggest you do so posthaste - or there'll be trouble! |
| | Se non hai ancora motivato il tuo ritardo al capo ti suggerisco di farlo quanto prima, sennò ci saranno guai! |
postindustrial,
also UK: post-industrial adj | (not dependent on industry anymore) | postindustriale agg |
| | Many post-industrial cities have suffered an economic decline. |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (woman: no longer menstruating) | in menopausa loc agg |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (period: after the menopause) | successivo alla menopausa loc agg |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | Latin (autopsy, examination of a corpse) | autopsia, necroscopia nf |
| | The postmortem showed death by natural causes. |
| | L'autopsia ha stabilito la morte per cause naturali. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | figurative, Latin (analysis after an event) | analisi retrospettiva nf |
| | The coach organized a postmortem to discuss why the team lost. |
| | L'allenatore ha organizzato un'analisi retrospettiva per discutere del motivo per cui la squadra ha perso. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem adj | Latin (taking place after death) | dopo la morte loc agg |
| | | post mortem loc agg |
postmortem examination,
also UK: post-mortem examination n | (autopsy) | autopsia nf |
| | They don't know how he died – that's why they're doing a post-mortem examination. |
| | Non si sa come sia morto, perciò faranno un'autopsia. |
postoperative,
also UK: post-operative adj | (after surgery) | postoperatorio agg |
| | When the hospital discharged Susan, they gave her information regarding her post-operative care at home. |
| | Quando Susan fu dimessa, l'ospedale la informò in merito alle cure postoperatorie a casa. |
postpartum,
post-partum adj | (occurring after childbirth) | post-partum loc agg |
postpartum,
post-partum adv | (after childbirth) | dopo il parto, post partum loc avv |
| | Medical advice is that it is best for breastfeeding to continue until at least six months postpartum, if possible. |
| | I medici consigliano l'allattamento al seno fino a sei mesi dopo il parto, se possibile. |
postpartum,
post-partum n | US, informal, abbreviation (postpartum depression) | depressione post-partum, depressione post-natale nf |
postprandial,
post-prandial adj | formal (after a meal) | postprandiale agg |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | postbellico agg |
| | | del dopoguerra avv |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) (dopo la seconda guerra mondiale) | postbellico agg |
| | (dopo la seconda guerra mondiale) | del dopoguerra avv |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
| | Il Giappone postbellico visse un'impressionante crescita economica. |
registered mail (US),
registered post (UK) n | (insured first-class letters, parcels) | raccomandata, posta raccomandata nf |
| | We recommend that valuable items be sent by registered mail. |
| | I'd like to send this parcel by registered post, please. |
| | Consigliamo di spedire i beni di valore per raccomandata.
La lettera era molto importante e quindi la spedii per raccomandata. |
| scratching post n | (cat claw sharpening apparatus) | palo tiragraffi nm |
staging post,
staging area n | (troop assembly area before setting off) (punto di raccolta militare) | area di raggruppamento, area di sosta nf |
staging post,
staging area n | (any area of assembly before setting off) (punto di raccolta) | area di sosta nf |
telephone pole,
telegraph pole,
telegraph post n | (structure supporting phone lines) | palo del telefono |
| trading post n | (store in unsettled region) | trading post nm |
| vacant post n | (available position, job to be filled) (posto di lavoro disponibile) | posizione vacante nf |
| | I've heard there's a vacant post in this company. |
winning post,
finishing post,
finish post n | (post on a racetrack) | traguardo nm |