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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| post n | UK, uncountable (mail delivery) | post s |
| | (omodern) | postförsändelse s |
| | The bill is going out in today's post. |
| | Räkningen går ut med dagens post. |
| post n | UK, uncountable (mail: letters, parcels, etc.) | post s |
| | Can you check today's post for the letter from the bank? |
| | Kan du kolla dagens post efter brevet från banken. |
| post n | UK, uncountable (mail delivery system) | post s |
| | | postutdelning s |
| | The post is slow in rural areas. |
| | Posten är långsam på glesbygden. |
| post n | (job, position) | plats, anställning s |
| | | tjänst s |
| | | position s |
| | | befattning s |
| | Lee was hired for a post in government. |
| | Lee blev anställd för en statlig tjänst. |
| post n | (military station) | post, utpost s |
| | The soldiers were sent to a surveillance post near the front lines. |
| | Soldaterna blev sända till en utkikspost nära fronten. |
| post n | (military camp) | förläggning, militärförläggning s |
| | The sergeant is respected on this post. |
| | Sergeanten är respekterad på den här förläggningen (or: militärförläggningen). |
| post [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (send by mail) | posta vtr |
| | | skicka vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | lägga på lådan vbal uttr |
| | I posted the letter today. |
| | Jag postade brevet idag. |
| post [sth] vtr | (display on notice board, etc.) | sätta upp vtr partikel skj |
| | | anslå vtr |
| | The professor posted the test results in the hallway. |
| | Professorn satte upp testresultaten i korridoren. |
| post [sth] vtr | (share on internet) | posta vtr |
| | She posted her favorite quote on her profile page. |
| | ⓘDen här meningen är inte en översättning av den engelska meningen. Gunnvor postade alltför många kattbilder på sin blogg. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| post n | (place where task is carried out) | post s |
| | | plats s |
| | Last year, Janine helped construct wells at her post in Africa. |
| post n | (trading post) | handelsplats s |
| | The trappers entered the trading post. |
| post n | (pole) | stolpe s |
| | The car hit a post. |
| post n | (goalpost) | målstolpe, stolpe s |
| | The ball bounced off the post. |
| post n | (forum message) | post s |
| | | inlägg s |
| | The third post in the thread had the answer he was looking for. |
| post n | (rod used to repair tooth structure) | tandbrygga s |
| | The dentist fitted her with a post to keep the crown stable. |
post,
post- prefix | (after, later) | post- prefix |
| | On Sundays I enjoy a post-lunch stroll in the park. |
| | The country experienced an economic boom in the postwar years. |
| post [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover with posters) | affischera vtr |
| | | tapetsera vtr |
| | | täcka vtr |
| | The boys posted the fence with concert advertisements. |
| post [sth] vtr | (publish, advertise) | annonsera vtr |
| | (formell) | offentliggöra vtr |
| | (formell) | kungöra vtr |
| | The company posted the job vacancies in the newspaper. |
| post [sth] vtr | US (score) | göra mål vtr + s |
| | The visiting team posted a goal in the first half. |
| post [sth] vtr | (mark in a ledger) | bokföra vtr |
| | The business posted a profit. |
| post [sth] vtr | (update a ledger) | bokföra vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | föra in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Post today's numbers in the general ledger. |
| post [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (assign [sb] to a station) | postera vtr |
| | | förlägga vtr |
| | | kommendera vtr |
| | The enlisted man was posted to a sniper unit near the town. |
| post [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (assign [sb] to a job) | förflytta ngn till ngt vbal uttr |
| | | förlägga vtr |
| | She was posted from headquarters to a field office. |
Sammansatta former:
post | posting |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| by post adv | (through the mail) | via post prep + s |
| | Can you either fax it to me or send it by post? |
| from pillar to post expr | figurative (from place to place) (även bildlig) | från dörr till dörr uttr |
| | 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) (idiomatisk) | ur askan i elden uttr |
| general post office n | US (main post office branch) | huvudpostkontor s |
| | The general post office is located in the neighborhood of Chelsea. |
goalpost,
goal post n | (upright bar indicating goal area) | målstolpe s |
| | The football player danced under the goalpost. |
lamppost,
also UK: lamp post n | (post of a street lamp) | lyktstolpe s |
| | The street was lined with trees and lampposts. |
mailbox (US),
postbox,
pillar box (UK) n | (in street: post box) | brevlåda s |
| | (slang) | låda s |
| | | postlåda s |
| | The mailbox is emptied twice a day. |
picture post card,
picture postcard n | (postcard with a scenic view) | vykort s |
| | 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) | knipa segern från ngn vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | sno åt sig segern från ngn vbal uttr |
| | 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) | posten s |
| | | postkontor s |
PO Box,
P.O. Box n | abbreviation (Post Office Box) | postbox s |
| | I would prefer if you sent it to my PO Box instead of my house. |
post card,
postcard n | (souvenir greetings card) | vykort s |
| | Don't forget to send me a postcard. |
post card,
postcard n | (card for posting without envelope) (utan kuvert) | postkort s |
| | Entries for the competition should be sent on a postcard to the following address. |
| post office n | (place where mail is sorted) (formell) | postkontor s |
| | (oftast i bestämd form) | post s |
| | I'm going to the post office to send this parcel to my brother. |
| the Post Office n | UK (organization that delivers mail) | Posten egen |
| | (formell) | Postverket egen |
| | The government is planning to privatize the post office. |
Post Script,
post script n | (P.S.: addition to a letter) (formell) | Post scriptum s |
| | | P.S., ps, PS s |
| | James had added a Post Script at the end of his letter. |
post secondary,
post-secondary adj | (education: tertiary) | högre utbildning adj + s |
| | | eftergymnasial adj |
| Anmärkning: 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. |
Post-it note,
post-it note,
Post-it,
Post-it note n | ® (adhesive notepaper) (varumärkesord, ®) | post-it-lapp, Post-It-lapp s |
| | I left a Post-it note on the fridge door, reminding Anna to buy some milk. |
| post-op adj | informal, abbreviation (postoperative) | postoperativ adj |
| | | efter operation prep + s |
| post-truth adj | (not valuing objective facts) (bildlig) | färgblind adj |
| | | envis adj |
| | | enkelspårig adj |
postcode,
postal code,
post code n | UK (zip code, address code) | postnummer s |
| | What is the postcode for your home in London? |
postdoctoral,
also UK: post-doctoral adj | (taking place after a PhD) (formell) | postdoktoral adj |
| | | efter doktorsexamen adj |
posthaste,
post-haste,
post haste adv | (as quickly as possible) | så fort som möjligt adv |
| | | med ilfart adv |
| | If you haven't already explained the delay to the boss, I suggest you do so posthaste - or there'll be trouble! |
postindustrial,
also UK: post-industrial adj | (not dependent on industry anymore) | postindustriell adj |
| | Many post-industrial cities have suffered an economic decline. |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (woman: no longer menstruating) (förled) | efterklimakterie- adj |
| | | efter klimakteriet adj |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (period: after the menopause) (förled) | efterklimakterie- adj |
| | | efter klimakteriet adj |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | Latin (autopsy, examination of a corpse) | obduktion s |
| | The postmortem showed death by natural causes. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | figurative, Latin (analysis after an event) (bildlig) | obduktion s |
| | | efteranalys s |
| | The coach organized a postmortem to discuss why the team lost. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem adj | Latin (taking place after death) | postum adj |
postmortem examination,
also UK: post-mortem examination n | (autopsy) | obduktion s |
| | (formell) | postmortem-undersökning s |
| | They don't know how he died – that's why they're doing a post-mortem examination. |
postoperative,
also UK: post-operative adj | (after surgery) | efter operation adj |
| | (formell) | postoperativ adj |
| | When the hospital discharged Susan, they gave her information regarding her post-operative care at home. |
postpartum,
post-partum adj | (occurring after childbirth) (formell) | postnatal adj |
| | | efter födseln prep + s |
postpartum,
post-partum adv | (after childbirth) (formell) | postnatalt adv |
| | | efter födseln prep + s |
| | 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) | förlossningspsykos adj |
| | | postnatal depression adj + s |
postprandial,
post-prandial adj | formal (after a meal) (generell) | efter måltid adj |
| | | efter middag adj |
| | | efter kvällsmat adj |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) (förled) | efterkrigs- adj |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) | efter andra världskriget adj |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
registered mail (US),
registered post (UK) n | (insured first-class letters, parcels) | rekommenderat brev s |
| | We recommend that valuable items be sent by registered mail. |
| | I'd like to send this parcel by registered post, please. |
| trading post n | (store in unsettled region) | handelsplats s |
| | (specifik: sjöfart) | handelshamn s |