Post Restante

poste res·tante (p

-stänt

)

A notation written on a letter indicating that the letter should be held at the post office until claimed by the addressee.

[French : poste, mail + restante, feminine present participle of rester, to remain.]

poste restante [ˈpəʊst rɪˈstænt (French) pɔst rɛstɑ̃t]

1. (not in the US and Canada) an address on mail indicating that it should be kept at a specified post office until collected by the addressee

2. the mail-delivery service or post-office department that handles mail having this address US and Canadian equivalent general delivery

[French, literally: mail remaining]

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Noun	1.	poste restante - the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it general delivery local post office, post office - a local branch where postal services are available" social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
	2.	poste restante - a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada) annotation, notation, note - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"

Translations

poste restante [ˈpəʊstˈrestɑːnt] N (esp Brit) → lista f de correos, poste f restante(LAm)

poste restante [ˌpəʊstˈrɛstɒnt] n (British) → poste restante

poste restante (Brit)

n → Aufbewahrungsstelle f → für postlagernde Sendungen

adj address, facility → für postlagernde Sendungen

adv → postlagernd

poste restante [ˌpəʊstˈrɛstɑ̃nt] n (Brit) → fermo posta m

poste restante

n poste restante [pəustˈrestaːnt, (American ) poustreˈstaːnt]

the department of a post office to which letters can be addressed, and where they can be kept until someone calls for them. poste restante بَريد مَحْفوظ لِحين الطَّلَب секция до поискване poste restante poste restante Aufbewahrungsstelle für postlagernde Sendungen ποστ ρεστάντ lista de correos nõudekirjade osakond بخشی از اداره پست که مورد پستی در آن می ماند تا صاحبش مراجعه کند poste restante poste restante דוֹאָר שָׁמוּר न्यस्त डाक poste restante postán maradó penyimpanan surat di kantor pos biðpóstur fermoposta 局留取扱課 유치과 iki pareikalavimo korespondences izsniegšana pēc pieprasījuma pos renti poste{#169}restante{#169}afdeling poste restante poste-restante posta restante до востребования poste restante poštno ležeče post-restant poste restante แผนกเก็บจดหมายจนกว่าจะมีเจ้าของมาขอรับ post restan 郵局中主管`存局待取`郵件的部門 відділ на пошті для кореспонденції до запитання ڈاک خانہ کا شعبہ جہاں خطوط رکھے جاتے ہيں phòng thư lưu 邮局中主管`存局待取`邮件的部门

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general
general delivery
local post office
notation
note
post office
social unit
unit

You can receive mail at the post restante in any town.

Communications by Mazatlan & Vicinity Adventure Guide

Post Production Support Review
Post Production Test
Post Production Verification
Post Program Monitoring
Post Programming Burn-In
Post Project Evaluation
Post Proof or Retract
Post Proof Or Shut The Foul Up
Post Publication Peer Review
Post Qualification Application
Post Qualification Experience
Post Qualification Review
Post Qualifying Award
Post Qualifying Child Care Award
Post Race Depression
Post Rate Limit
Post Recruit Education and Training Centre
Post Referendum Support Group
Post Refit Analysis
Post Rehabilitation Fitness Certified
Post Reinforcement Pause
Post Release Software Upgrade
Post Repair Test & Trials
Post Residual Volume

Post Restante

Post Restaurant Council
Post Restaurant Fund
Post RLP
post road
post road
Post rock
Post Sales Technical Support
Post Schema Validation Infoset
Post School Options Program
Post scriptum
Post scriptum
Post scriptum
Post scriptum
Post secondary
Post secondary
Post Secondary Adult Vocational
Post secondary education
Post secondary education
Post Secondary Education Choice and Excellence
Post Secondary Education Disability Network
Post Secondary Education Opportunity
Post Secondary Education Policy
Post Secondary Education Training and Labour
Post Secondary Enrollment Options Act
Post Secondary Enrollment Options Program
Post Secondary Option
Post Secondary Vocational Certificate
Post Security Access Zone
Post Security Detachment
post security officer

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