posta

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posta
feminine noun
1clinic (médica) (Chilean Spanish , PerÚ)
also:
  • postas -> relay (race) (carrera) (Am)
a posta
adverbial phrase
1on purpose

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posta [pos’-tah]
noun
1Post-horses. (f)
2Post-house, post-office; post stage, where post-horses are stationed. (f)
3Post, distance from one relay or, post-house to another. (f)
4Chop of meat or fish. (f)
5Slug of lead, mould-shot. (f)
6Night-sentry. (f)
7Stake in cards. (f)
noun
8Person who travels post. (m)
  • Correr la posta -> or ir en posta, to post or travel post
  • A posta -> designedly, on purpose

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posta
sustantivo:femenino
1 (anticuado) (caballos) relay; team; (tramo) stage; (parada) staging post
por la posta post-haste; as quickly as possible
2
a posta on purpose; deliberately
3 (Caza) (munición) slug; pellet
4 (Chile) (Med) first-aid post; first-aid station
5 (Naipes) stake
6 (Culin) slice
posta de pierna (Centroamérica) leg of pork
sustantivo:masculino
courier
Bottom logró su marca de 48.30 en la primera posta de la prueba de relevos En la primera posta del relevo, el espaldista Martín López Zubero volvió a rebajar su mínima

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