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I. post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post (pole):

post
Pfosten m <-s, ->
post
Pfahl m <-(e)s, Pfäh·le>
concrete/iron/wooden post
Beton-/Eisen-/Holzpfosten m

2. post (in construction):

post (of door, windodw)
Ständer m <-s, ->

3. post (in horse race):

the post (finishing post)
der Zielpfosten
the post (finishing post)
das Ziel
the post (starting post)
der Startpfosten m

4. post inf (goalpost):

post
[Tor]pfosten m
to hit the post
den Pfosten treffen
the ball hit the post
der Ball prallte gegen den Pfosten

5. post Brit (mail):

post
Post f <->
by post
mit der Post
is there any post for me?
habe ich Post bekommen?

5. post INET (in a forum):

post
Beitrag m <-(e)s, Beiträge>
post
Post m <->

II. post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

1. post (send):

to post sth
etw [per Post] schicken

2. post (put into letterbox):

to post a letter
einen Brief einwerfen

3. post (give notice):

to post sth
etw [durch Aushang] bekannt geben
to post sth on the [Inter]net INET
etw über das Internet bekannt geben
to post sth [in a forum] INET
etw [in einem Forum] posten
to post sth on the noticeboard
etw am Schwarzen Brett aushängen
to be posted missing MIL
als vermisst gemeldet sein
keep me posted!
halt mich auf dem Laufenden!
I'll keep you posted
ich halt dich auf dem Laufenden
I'll keep you posted
ich sag dir Bescheid

4. post FIN:

to post an entry
einen Posten buchen
to post gains/losses
Gewinne/Verluste buchen [o. ausweisen]
posted price STOCKEX
Listenpreis m <-es, -e>

I. post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

1. post (job):

post
Arbeitsstelle f <-, -n>
post (place of work)
Arbeitsplatz m <-es, -plät·ze>
to take up a post as sth
eine Stelle als etw antreten
teaching post
Lehrerstelle f

2. post (position as chairman, chief executive, diplomat):

post
Posten m <-s, ->

3. post (position of duty: soldier, guard, police officer):

post
[Wach]posten m
the guard took up his post
der Wächter bezog seinen Posten

II. post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

1. post (as job):

to post sb somewhere diplomat, journalist, employee
jdn irgendwo einsetzen
to post sb somewhere (somewhere else)
jdn irgendwohin versetzen

2. post (as duty):

to post sb somewhere
jdn irgendwohin [als Wache] aufstellen
to post oneself somewhere
irgendwo Wache beziehen

3. post Am LAW:

to post bail for sb
für jdn die Kaution stellen

post- [pəʊst, Am poʊst] COMP

post-
nach-/Nach-
post-
post-/Post-

post-trau·ˈmat·ic ADJ

post-traumatic
posttraumatisch

I. post-pro·ˈduc·tion N CINE, RADIO, TV

post-production
Post Production f spec (Nachbearbeitung von Film- oder Videomaterial)

II. post-pro·ˈduc·tion ADJ attr, inv

post-production
nach den Dreharbeiten nach n

par·cel ˈpost N

parcel post
Paketpost f <-> kein pl

I. ante-post [ˌæntɪˈpəʊst, Am t̬ɪˈpoʊst] Brit ADJ attr

ante-post
vor dem Renntag gewettet nach n

II. ante-post [ˌæntɪˈpəʊst, Am t̬ɪˈpoʊst] Brit ADV

ante-post
vor dem Renntag
OpenDict entry

post N

to get sth in the post (send)
etw verschicken
to get sth in the post (receive)
etw [geschickt] bekommen
off-topic posts INET
themenfremde Posts
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Ämterhäufung
holding of multiple posts

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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ex post phrase CTRL

ex post
ex post

post-ranking ADJ FINMKT

post-ranking
nachrangig

post giro N INV-FIN

post giro
Postgiro nt

post-balance sheet event N ACCOUNT

post-balance sheet event
Ereignis nach dem Bilanzstichtag nt

post-shortfall year N SUPRANAT ORGA

post-shortfall year (im Rahmen der Ausgleichsfinanzierung des IWF)
Jahr nach der Ausfallperiode nt

post recorded trade N FINMKT

post recorded trade (Teil des Notfallprozederes, mit dem Abschlüsse, die während eines Ausfalls getätigt wurden, ins System eingegeben werden können)
Post Recorded Trade m

post-office receipt N handel

post-office receipt (Transportdokument zur Auslieferungsquittierung)
Posteinlieferungsschein m

post office account N INV-FIN

post office account
Postscheckkonto nt

post office bank N INV-FIN

post office bank
Postscheckamt nt
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nachrangig
post-ranking

Klett Biology Glossary

in-line, post- ADJ BIOL

in-line
nachgeschaltet

post-glacial period

post-glacial period
Nacheiszeit

post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS)

post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS)
post-transkriptionelles Gene Silencing (Ausschalten bereits transkribierter Gene)

PONS Specialized Dictionary "Verkehrswesen"

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lamp post INFRASTR

lamp post
Lampenmast
lamp post
Laternenmast
lamp post
Laternenpfahl
lamp post
Lichtmast

marker post INFRASTR, transport safety

marker post
Leitpfosten

kilometre post stone INFRASTR

kilometre post stone
Kilometerstein

signpost Brit, sign post Brit INFRASTR

signpost
Wegweisungspfosten
signpost
Wegweiser
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Kilometerstein
kilometre post stone
Leitpfosten
marker post
Lichtmast
lamp post Brit
Laternenpfahl
lamp post Brit
Laternenmast
lamp post Brit
Lampenmast
lamp post Brit
Present
Ipost
youpost
he/she/itposts
wepost
youpost
theypost
Past
Iposted
youposted
he/she/itposted
weposted
youposted
theyposted
Present Perfect
Ihaveposted
youhaveposted
he/she/ithasposted
wehaveposted
youhaveposted
theyhaveposted
Past Perfect
Ihadposted
youhadposted
he/she/ithadposted
wehadposted
youhadposted
theyhadposted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the posts are spaced 3m apart
die Pfosten stehen 3m voneinander entfernt
to drive a post into the ground
einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen
the number of unfilled teaching posts is increasing
die Zahl der offenen Stellen in Lehrberufen steigt an
I walked smack into a lamp post
ich lief voll gegen einen Laternenpfahl
Ämter im [o. nach dem] Proporz besetzen [o. vergeben]
to fill/award posts on the basis of proportional representation
das Museum kommt nach der Post
the museum is after [or past] the post office
ich benötige Pfähle von drei Metern Länge
I need posts three metres in length
das Gestänge eines Himmelbetts
the posts of a four-poster bed
für ein Amt kandidieren
to go for an office/a post [or position] inf
mit gleicher/getrennter Post
by the same post/under separate cover

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The kid posts the car's specs, and immediately forum dwellers call his credibility to question -- thanks in no small measure to the kid's cockeyed spelling.
jalopnik.com
This is most commonly seen in email messages and Usenet posts, while it is almost never seen in blog posts.
en.wikipedia.org
Pickets, or metal posts, were originally used to hold up the wire and were hammered in by a muffled mallet.
en.wikipedia.org
Banners, pennants and guidons serve (or served in the past) to identify leaders as rallying-points or field command-posts.
en.wikipedia.org
To restrict women from accessing prohibited areas and to avoid smuggling by hiding items in the belt bag guard posts were assigned to perform body checks.
en.wikipedia.org

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