mail

mail ¹  (ml)

n.

1.

a. Materials, such as letters and packages, handled in a postal system.

b. Postal material for a specific person or organization.

c. Material processed for distribution from a post office at a specified time: the morning mail.

2. A system by which letters, packages, and other postal materials are transported. Used in the plural with the.

3. A vehicle by which mail is transported.

4. Mail or messages sent electronically; e-mail.

v. mailed, mail·ing, mails

v.tr.

To send by mail.

v.intr.

To send letters and other postal material by mail.

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[Middle English male, bag, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

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maila·ble adj.

maila·bili·ty n.

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mail ²  (ml)

n.

1. Flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings, loops of chain, or scales.

2. The protective covering of certain animals, as the shell of a turtle.

tr.v. mailed, mail·ing, mails

To cover or armor with mail.

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[Middle English, from Old French maile, from Latin macula, blemish, mesh.]

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mail ³  (ml)

n. Scots

Rent, payment, or tribute.

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[Middle English mol, maile, from Old Norse ml, lawsuit.]

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mail¹

n

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Also called (esp Brit) post letters, packages, etc., that are transported and delivered by the post office

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) the postal system

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) a single collection or delivery of mail

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) a train, ship, or aircraft that carries mail

5. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) short for electronic mail

6. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) (modifier) of, involving, or used to convey mail a mail train

vb (tr)

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) Chiefly US and Canadian to send by mail Usual Brit word post

2. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) to contact (a person) by electronic mail

3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) to send (a message, document, etc.) by electronic mail

[from Old French male bag, probably from Old High German malha wallet]

mailable  adj

mailability  n

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mail²

n

1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a type of flexible armour consisting of riveted metal rings or links

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the hard protective shell of such animals as the turtle and lobster

vb

(Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr) to clothe or arm with mail

[from Old French maille mesh, from Latin macula spot]

mail-less  adj

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mail³

n

Archaic chiefly Scot a monetary payment, esp of rent or taxes

[Old English māl terms, from Old Norse māl agreement]

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mail⁴

n

Austral informal a rumour or report, esp a racing tip

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mail - the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" 1st class, 1st-class mail, first-class mail, first class - mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection express, express mail - mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system parcel post - postal service that handles packages bulk mail - mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot third class, third-class mail - mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates airmail - letters and packages that are transported by aircraft air mail - mail that is sent by air transport surface mail - mail that is sent by land or sea registered mail, registered post - mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery special delivery - mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
	2.	mail - the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" mail service, postal service, post communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" airpost, airmail - a system of conveying mail by aircraft snail mail - any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail" RFD, rural free delivery - free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
	3.	mail - a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
	4.	mail - any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" post aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole fan mail - mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" hate mail - mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) mailing - mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings"
	5.	mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body brigandine - a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth habergeon - (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk byrnie, hauberk - a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
Verb	1.	mail - send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" get off send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" pouch - send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels
	2.	mail - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" send, post express - send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" airmail - send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" register - send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" express-mail - send by express mail or courier; "Express-mail the documents immediately" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

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mail

noun

1. letters, post, packages, parcels, correspondence She looked through the mail.

2. postal service, post, postal system Your cheque is in the mail.

verb

post, send, forward, e-mail, dispatch, send by mail or post He mailed me the contract.

Translations

mail¹ [meɪl]

A. N

1. (= postal system) → correo m
by or through the mail → por correo
see also airmail

2. (= letters) → cartas fpl, correspondencia f
is there any mail for me? → ¿hay alguna carta para mí?

3. = e-mail

B. VT

1. (esp US) (= post) → echar al correo; (= send by mail) → enviar por correo

2. = e-mail

C. CPD mail boat N → vapor m correo
mail bomb N (US) (= letter bomb) → carta f bomba; (= parcel bomb) → paquete m bomba
mail car N (US) (Rail) → furgón m postal, vagón m correo
mail carrier N (US) → cartero/a m/f
mail coach N (Hist) → diligencia f, coche m correo (Rail) → furgón m postal, vagón m correo
mail merge N → combinación f de correspondencia
mail order N (= system) → venta f por correo; (= order) → pedido m por correo
see also mail-order mail room N → sala f de correo, departamento m de registro(de entradas y salidas)
mail train N → tren m correo
mail van N (Brit) (Aut) → camioneta f de correos (Rail) → furgón m postal, vagón m correo

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mail² [meɪl] N (Mil) → malla f, cota f de malla

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mail [ˈmeɪl]

n

(= postal service) → poste f
by mail → par la poste
to be in the mail → être au courrier
Your cheque is in the mail → Votre chèque est au courrier.
Your reply must have been lost in the mail
BUT Votre réponse a du se perdre dans le courrier.

(= letters) → courrier m
Here's your mail → Voici ton courrier.

(electronic) → courriel m

vt

(= send) [+ letter] → envoyer

(= send an email to) [+ person] → envoyer un courriel à

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mail:

mailbag

n → Postsack m

mailboat

n → Postdampfer m

mail bomb

n (US) → Briefbombe f

mailbox

n

(US) → Briefkasten m

(Comput) → Mailbox f, → (elektronischer) Briefkasten

mailcar

n (US Rail) → Postwagen m

mail carrier

n (US) = mailman

mailcoach

n (Brit) (Hist) → Postkutsche f; (Rail) → Postwagen m

mail drop

n (US) → Briefeinwurf m (form), → Briefschlitz m

mailer

n (US)

(= machine) → Adressiermaschine f; (for stamps) → Frankiermaschine f

(= advertisement) → Postwurfsendung f

Mailgram®

n (US) auf elektronischem Wege an ein Postamt im Bezirk des Empfängers übermittelte Nachricht, die dann als normale Briefsendung zugestellt wird

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mail:

mailman

n (US) → Briefträger m, → Postbote m

mail merge

n (Comput) → Mailmerge nt, → Serienbrieferstellung f → (mit automatischer Einfügung von Adressen); mail program → Dateimischprogramm nt

mail-order

adj → Versand-; mail catalogue (Brit) or catalog (US) → Versandhauskatalog m; mail firm, mail house → Versandhaus nt, → Versandgeschäft nt

mailroom

n (esp US) → Poststelle f

mailshot (Brit)

n → Direktwerbung f → (per Post®); to send out a mail → Werbebriefe verschicken

vt → Werbebriefe verschicken an (+acc)

mail train

n → Postzug m

mail van

n (on roads) → Postauto nt; (Brit Rail) → Postwagen m

mailwoman

n (US) → Briefträgerin f, → Postbotin f

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mail¹

n

→ Post® f; to send something by mail → etw mit der Post® versenden or schicken; is there any mail for me? → ist Post für mich da?

(= e-mail) → E-Mail f

vt → aufgeben; (= put in letter box) → einwerfen; (= send by mail) → mit der Post® schicken; (= send by e-mail) → per E-Mail senden, mailen (inf); to mail somebody → jdm eine E-Mail senden

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mail²

n (Mil) → Kettenpanzer m

vt the mailed fist of imperialism → die gepanzerte Faust des Imperialismus

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mail [meɪl]

1. n → posta
by mail → per posta

2. vt → spedire (per posta), inviare (per posta)

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mail [meɪl]

1. n → posta
by mail → per posta

2. vt → spedire (per posta), inviare (per posta)

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mail

n mail [meil]

letters, parcels etc by post His secretary opens his mail. pos بَريد поща pošta post die Post ταχυδρομείο, αλληλογραφία correo, cartas, correspondencia post مرسوله پستی posti courrier דוֹאָר डाक pošta posta surat pos póstur posta 郵便 우편물 paštas, korespondencija pasts; korespondence surat post (brev-/pakke) post poczta correio poştă; cores­pon­denţă почта pošta pošta pošta post จดหมาย posta 郵件 пошта ڈاک سے بھیجے جانے والے خط اور پارسل thư từ; bưu kiện 邮件

v

to send by post. pos يُرْسِل بالبَريد изпращам poslat poštou sende; poste mit der Post schicken ταχυδρομώ enviar/mandar por correo postiga saatma پست کردن postittaa poster לִשלוֹחַ בַּדוֹאַר डाक से भेजना poslati poštom postára ad mengeposkan póstleggja spedire per posta 郵送する 우편으로 보내다 siųsti paštu sūtīt pa pastu pos surat postzak sende i posten, poste przesłać pocztą, wysłać enviar a trimite prin poştă посылать по почте poslať poštou poslati po pošti poslati poštom posta ส่งทางไปรษณีย์ postalamak 郵寄 надсилати поштою ڈاک سے بھیجنا gửi qua bưu điện 邮寄

n mailbag

a bag for letters etc The letters are put into mailbags and sent to London by train. possak كيس البَريد пощенски чувал poštovní pytel postsæk der Postsack ταχυδρομικός σάκος saca de correos postikott کیف مرسولات پستی postisäkki sac postal שָׂק דוֹאַר पत्र रखने का थैला poštanska torba postazsák kantung surat póstsekkur sacco postale 郵便袋 우편 가방 pašto maišas pasta soma; pasta maiss beg surat postzak postsekk worek pocztowy mala postal sac de poştă мешок для почтовой корреспонденции vrece na poštu poštna torba vreće za poštu post-, brevsäck กระเป๋าไปรษณีย์ posta torbası/çantası 郵袋 мішок з поштою ڈاک کا بڑا تھیلا túi thư 邮袋

n mailbox

a postbox. posbus صُنْدوق البَريد кутия poštovní schránka postkasse der Briefkasten γραμματοκιβώτιο buzón postkast صندوق پست postilaatikko boîte aux lettres תֵּיבַת דוֹאַר लेटर बॉक्स poštanski pretinac postaláda kotak surat póstkassi cassetta della posta 郵便箱 우편함 pašto dėžutė pastkaste peti surat brievenbus postkasse skrzynka pocztowa marco do correio cutie poştală почтовый ящик poštová schránka poštni nabiralnik poštansko sanduče brevlåda ตู้ไปรษณีย์ posta kutusu 郵筒 поштова скринька ڈاک کا ڈبہ hòm thư 邮筒

n mailman [-mӕn]

(American) a postman. posman ساعي البَريد пощалъон listonoš postbud der Briefträger ταχυδρόμος cartero kirjakandja پستچی postinkantaja facteur/-trice דַווָר डाकिया pismonoša, poštar postás tukang pos bréfberi, póstur postino, portalettere 郵便配達人 우편 집배인 paštininkas pastnieks posmen postbode postbud/-mann listonosz carteiro postaş, factor poş­tal почтальон poštár poštar poštar brevbärare คนส่งไปรษณีย์ postacı 郵遞員 поштар, листоноша ڈاکیہ người đưa thư 邮递员

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mail → بريد, نظام بريدي, يُرسِل بالبريد poslat, poslat poštou, pošta post, poste Post, senden, versenden ταχυδρομείο, ταχυδρομική υπηρεσία, ταχυδρομώ correo, echar al correo, mandar por correo posti, postittaa courrier, poste, poster poslati poštom, pošta affigere, posta, spedire 郵便, 郵送する 우송하다, 우편, 우편물, 우편으로 보내다 post, posten post, poste, postlegge poczta, wysłać, wysłać pocztą correspondência, enviar pelo correio, postar посылать по почте, почта post, posta จดหมาย, ส่งจดหมาย posta, postalamak bưu chính, gửi bưu điện, gửi qua bưu điện, thư từ 张贴, 邮件, 邮寄