post

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el puesto

∗ noun

post
[pəʊst]
sustantivo
1poste (m) (wooden stake)
2puesto (m) (job, military position)
  • to be/die at one's post -> estar/morir al pie del cañón
verbo transitivo
3destinar (assign) (británico)
verbo transitivo
1poner, pegar (affix); anunciar, pegar (on bulletin board); enviar a (informática)
  • post no bills -> prohibido fijar carteles (sign)
sustantivo
1correo (m) (mail) (especialmente británico)
  • by post -> por correo
  • the first post -> el correo de (primera hora de) la mañana
  • to miss the post -> llegar tarde para la recogida del correo
  • it's in the post -> ha sido enviado por correo
  • post office -> oficina (f) de correos
  • the post Office -> Correos m inv(government department) (español de España), Correo (m) (Am)
verbo transitivo
2enviar or mandar (por correo) (letter)
  • I'll keep you posted (familiar sentido figurado) -> te mantendré informado(a)

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post [poust]
sustantivo
1Posta, correo, estafeta, el sistema de transportar la correspondencia ordinaria.
2Propio, mensajero que se envía con alguna carta de una parte a otra.
3Puesto, paraje señalado para las operaciones militares.
4Puesto, empleo, dignidad (employment).
5Poste, un pilar de piedra o madera.
6Situación, asiento (sit).
7Especie, tamaño del papel de escribir.
  • To travel by post -> correr la posta o ir en posta
  • Foot-post -> propio, correo de a pie
  • Penny post -> cartero, el que reparte por las casas las cartas del correo
  • To be fossed from pillar to post -> andar de Herodes a Pilatos
  • I took my post -> tomé mi puesto, fui a mi puesto
  • By return of post -> a vuelta de correo
adjetivo
8Sobornado, ganado para cometer una acción ruin.
  • Postboy -> postillón
  • Post-chaise, post-coach -> silla o coche de posta
  • Post-house -> casa de postas donde se tienen y cuidan los caballos de posta
  • Post-card -> V
  • Post-town -> el pueblo donde hay administración de correos
(Ant.) Pronto rápido. Postal-card. Post-note. V. Postal note. Post-road, camino de posta o correo.
adverbio
1Con rapidez, por la posta, de prisa.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Ir en posta o correr la posta. (n)
2Apostar, situar, colocar en algún puesto o sitio; dar aviso en un lugar público; hacer saber; anunciar.
3Cartelear, poner carteles infamatorios.
4Echar al correo o a la estafeta.
5Pasar los asientos de un libro al libro mayor; hacer los asientos de las operaciones mercantiles. (Comercio) (m)
6Informar, dar a entender, proveer de informes. (Familiar) (m)
va.

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post [pəʊst]
noun
1 [of wood, metal] poste; (m)(also goalpost) poste (de la portería); (m) (for fencing, marking) estaca; (f)
you have to get eight wooden posts and drive them into the ground the device is fixed to a post a dog sat chained to a post outside and he's hit the post! Wimbledon were unlucky not to win after hitting the post twice his shot skimmed wide of the far post the ball grazed the near post they were busy hammering posts into the ground
bedpost deaf doorpost pillar
2 (Dep)
the starting/finishing poststartingfinishing el poste de salida/llegada
the winning postwinning la meta
first past the post "and first past the post is Golden Fleece" a first-past-the-post (voting/electoral) system the Tories intend to keep our present electoral system of first past the post he referred to our traditional first-past-the-post system of electing mps as a corrupt and distorted electoral system
to be left at the post quedar muy en desventaja
if our competitors are awarded this contract we'll be left at the post
first pip
3 (on Internet) mensaje; (m)
if you see offensive posts on the site, please let us know a selection of some of the best posts on the site
verb:transitive
1 (put up) [+bill, notice] (also post up) poner
he has posted a sign up that says "no fishing" officials began posting warning notices she has posted photographs on bulletin boards we post up a set of rules for the house he prepared a notice to be posted in all the towns and villages around Northampton to post a wall [with] advertisements she posted the town with photos of her missing child
post no bills prohibido fijar carteles
2 (announce) [+exam results] hacer público; sacar
when the final marks were posted, she had an A in French
to post sth/sb (as) missingmissing dar algo/a algn por desaparecido
he was shot down and posted missing the ships were posted as missing not all those posted as missing were lost
3 (Comm) (also post up) [+transaction] anotar; registrar; (US) (St Ex) [+profit, loss] registrar
to post an [entry] to the ledger to post (up) a [ledger] the figures come two days after Manders posted its interim results the Dow Jones industrial average had dropped 120 points to post nearly a four percent loss they are expecting to post substantial profits for the fourth quarter of 1990
4 (inform)
to keep sb posted (on about sth)keepor tener mantener a algn al corriente al tanto informado (de algo);ororor
please keep me posted his flank scouts kept him posted on enemy movements David promised to keep them posted keep me posted on your progress
5 (US) (Dep) [+time, score] registrar; obtener
Ballesteros recovered from a wayward start to post a 70 he posted a 13-under-par halfway total of 131
6 (Internet) colgar; publicar
They posted a message on eight newsgroups calling for anyone who is `hip to this technology" to send in sound files and ideas ...specialist `news groups" in which an estimated 16 million users post messages
modifier
post hole (n) agujero de poste; (m)
post [pəʊst]
noun
1 (job) (gen) puesto; (m) (high-ranking) cargo; (m)
she's been offered a research post le han ofrecido un puesto un trabajo de investigadora;or
a post at the High School she is well qualified for the post he offered to resign his post she is hoping for a Cabinet post his first diplomatic post was in Lagos he has held several senior military posts the duties of the post he accepted the post of Defence Minister the post of president is largely a ceremonial one Nyerere has held onto his post as head of the ruling party
to hold a posthold (gen) ocupar un puesto; (high-ranking) ocupar un cargo
Mr Gorbachev at present holds the post of party general secretary between 1959 and 1988 eleven men held the post of general secretary he should hold a post in a bank or a city office, a wholesale and retail store, so as to have real understanding of the business terms and facts he has to handle as economist to [look] for a post
to take up one's posttake (gen) ocupar el puesto; (high-ranking) entrar en funciones; ocupar el cargo
she resigned to take up a post at the university dimitió porque consiguió un puesto en la universidad
he will be taking up his post with the Council in June on taking up his post he reorganized the whole department she is not likely to take up the post for a few months he took up a post with the Belgian colonial government of the Congo
2 (Mil) (place of duty, stronghold) puesto; (m) (for gun) emplazamiento; (m)
quick, men - back to your post! still five days from the border, they came to the last manned post the enemy machine-gun post on the crest of the hill
at one's postat en su puesto
everyone was at his post
border frontier postborderorfrontier puesto fronterizo; (m)
an army border post
first postfirst (toque de) diana; (m) (f)
last postlast (toque de) retreta; (m) (f)
command customs observation
verb:transitive
1 (Mil) [+sentry, guard] apostar
guards have been posted around the building police have now been posted outside all temples British Rail had to post a signalman at the entrance to the tunnel we have guards posted near the windows
2 (Britain) (send) [+diplomat, soldier] destinar
to post sb to the embassy in Buenos Aires I have been posted to Germany he was posted to the front a few days later to be posted to a regiment he was posted first to a destroyer to be posted captain
to post sb abroadabroad destinar a algn al extranjero
it is normal to spend two or three years working in this country before being posted overseas
3 (US) (Jur) [+collateral] pagar
to post the collateral required collateral the company was required to post under a construction contract
to post bailbail pagar la fianza
his son posted bail for him Bressard had pleaded innocent and posted bail Mr Zardari has been posting bail in anticipation of arrest for the past few weeks Mr Khetran, who has been in prison, has now posted bail on three charges
modifier
post exchange (n) (US) (Mil) economato militar; (m) cooperativa militar; (f)
his first stop as a new recruit was the post exchange, where he got some nondescript clothing
post [pəʊst]
noun
1 (Britain) (mail service) correo; (m)
in many countries, the post, telecommunications and railways are state-owned
by post through the postbyorthrough por correo
winners will be notified by post available only by post you'll receive your book through the post
first-class postfirst-class correo preferente; (m)
your cheque is in the postin su cheque está en el correo
second-class postsecond-class correo normal; (m)
Minister/Ministry of Posts and [Telecommunications]
first-class registered return
2 (letters) correo; (m)
is there any post for me? ¿hay correo para mí?
the post has come there is some post for you he flipped through the post without opening any of it.. There has been no post in three weeks to [open] the post to [sort] the post
3 (office) correos; (m) (mailbox) buzón; (m)
to [go] to the post
to drop put sth in the postdroporput echar algo al correo al buzón;or
to drop or put sth in the post to sb enviar mandar algo a algn;or
I'll put it in the post this afternoon I'll drop you a card in the post when it arrives can you drop this in the post on your way? to [take] sth to the post to take a parcel to the post will you take these to the post for me?
4 (collection) recogida; (f) (delivery) entrega; (f)
the post goes at 8.30 la recogida del correo es a las 8.30; recogen el correo a las 8.30; the post is late el correo se ha retrasado
they just have to wait patiently for the next post what time does the post come? I'm waiting for the post has the afternoon post been yet?
to catch the postcatch echar el correo antes de la recogida
if I hurry I might catch the 3 o'clock post
first postfirst (collection) primera recogida; (f) (delivery) primer reparto; (m) primera entrega; (f)
it went first post entries must arrive by first post next Wednesday the letter arrived in the first post did this come first or second post?
last postlast (collection) última recogida
I just caught the last post
to miss the postmiss no llegar a tiempo para la recogida del correo
it will arrive in the second postsecond llegue en el segundo reparto
5 (cost) gastos de envío; (m)
post and packingpacking gastos de envío; (m)
in newspaper titles the Washington Post The Birmingham Post and Mail The Evening Post
6 (Hist) (rider) correo; (m) (coach) posta; (f)
verb:transitive
(also post off) (send by post) mandar enviar por correo;or (Britain) (put in mailbox) echar al correo al buzón;or
this was posted on Monday esto se echó al correo al buzón el lunes;or
complete and post off the form I posted it in a plain brown envelope he'd left me to pack up the mail and post it off she received a letter from Violet, posted in Paris nearly 100 million cards are posted in Britain every year if I write a letter, would you post it for me? I'm going to post a letter
to post sth to sbto mandar enviar algo a algn por correo;or
I'm posting you a cheque tonight I posted a letter to Stanley saying I was an old Army friend I'll be glad to post you details
he posted a message to a newsgroup (Internet) dejó un mensaje en un grupo de discusión
travel by stages he was posting down to Portsmouth directly he went posting off to India he has to post away to Plymouth this evening
modifier
post horn (n) corneta del correo; (f)
two elaborately costumed men played the post horn as a signal to return for the dancing
post office (n) oficina de correos; (f) correos; (m) correo; (m) (LAm)
I'm going to the post office voy a correos; voy al correo; (LAm)
I was in the post office
the Post Office (n) la Dirección General de Correos
the Post Office has confirmed that up to fifteen thousand jobs could be lost in sorting offices over the next five years
post office box (n) apartado de correos; (m) casilla (postal de correo(s)); (f)or (LAm)
I don't have an address - only a post office box number in Ayr he asked Leonid to reply to a post office box rather than to his home address
Post Office Savings Bank (n) Caja Postal de Ahorros; (f)
post office worker (n) empleadoaempleada de correos;a empleada (m) (f)
thousands of Post Office workers face the sack, union officials claimed

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Verb Conjugation for "post"

Imperative
  • post
  • you post
  • he/she posts
  • we post
  • you post
  • they post
Preterite
  • I posted
  • you posted
  • he/she posted
  • we posted
  • you posted
  • they posted
Present Continuous
  • I am posting
  • you are posting
  • he/she is posting
  • we are posting
  • you are posting
  • they are posting
Present Perfect
  • I have posted
  • you have posted
  • he/she has posted
  • we have posted
  • you have posted
  • they have posted
Past Continuous
  • I was posting
  • you were posting
  • he/she was posting
  • we were posting
  • you were posting
  • they were posting
Past Perfect
  • I had posted
  • you had posted
  • he/she had posted
  • we had posted
  • you had posted
  • they had posted
Future
  • I will post
  • you will post
  • he/she will post
  • we will post
  • you will post
  • they will post
Future Perfect
  • I will have posted
  • you will have posted
  • he/she will have posted
  • we will have posted
  • you will have posted
  • they will have posted
Future Continuous
  • I will be posting
  • you will be posting
  • he/she will be posting
  • we will be posting
  • you will be posting
  • they will be posting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been posting
  • you have been posting
  • he/she has been posting
  • we have been posting
  • you have been posting
  • they have been posting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been posting
  • you will have been posting
  • he/she will have been posting
  • we will have been posting
  • you will have been posting
  • they will have been posting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been posting
  • you had been posting
  • he/she had been posting
  • we had been posting
  • you had been posting
  • they had been posting

postposts (plural) [post]
sustantivo:masculino
(en sitio web) post

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