General Post Office in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.general [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] N

II.general [Brit ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l, Am ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl] ADJ

I.office [Brit ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɔfɪs, ˈɑfɪs] N

2. office (position):

office
fonction f
office
charge f
to perform the office of
remplir les fonctions de
to be in or hold office president, mayor:
être en fonction
to be in or hold office minister:
avoir un portefeuille
to be in or hold office political party:
être au pouvoir
to take office president, mayor:
entrer en fonction
to take office political party:
arriver au or prendre le pouvoir
to go out of office or leave office president, mayor:
quitter ses fonctions
to go out of office or leave office minister:
perdre son portefeuille
to go out of office or leave office political party:
perdre le pouvoir
to stand Brit or run Am for office
être candidat aux élections
to rise to high office
être promu à un poste élevé

I.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

2. post Brit (mail):

post (system)
poste f
post (letters)
courrier m
post (delivery)
distribution f
to send sth/notify sb by post
envoyer qc/avertir qn par la poste
(to reply) by return of post
(répondre) par retour du courrier
to put sth in the post
mettre qc à la poste
it was lost in the post
cela s'est égaré dans le courrier
to get sth through the post
recevoir qc par la poste
your cheque is in the post
votre chèque est au courrier
is there any post for me?
est-ce que j'ai du courrier?
has the post come yet?
est-ce que le courrier est arrivé?
to deal with/answer one's post
s'occuper de/répondre à son courrier
it came in today's post
il est arrivé par la poste aujourd'hui
has the post gone yet?
le courrier est-il déjà parti?
please take this letter to the post
voulez-vous me poster cette lettre?
to catch/miss the post
ne pas manquer/manquer la levée

III.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

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IV.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB intr HISTORY

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V.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst]

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General Post Office in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for General Post Office in the English»French Dictionary

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office [ˈɒfɪs, Am ˈɑ:fɪs] N

Office N Brit (government department)

I.post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N no pl Brit

II.post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans Brit, Aus

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I.post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

II.post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

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I.post3 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

II.post3 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

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It is located southwest of the General Post Office.
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As a result, the height of General Post Office building was capped at 120ft m.
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The new General Post Office was completed in 1885, three years after approval was obtained.
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These broadcasts led to complaints from the General Post Office that communications were being affected.
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Today, the General Post Office is a protected cultural monument.
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In 1933, the film unit was transferred to the General Post Office.
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The old city also houses the main railway station and the General Post Office.
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The transition to all-figure dialling occurred between 1966 and 1970 and was initiated by the General Post Office.
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In 1963 production of postage stamps passed to the General Post Office.
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