Meaning of poste restante | Babel Free
/ˈpɔst ˈrestant/Definitioner
A postal service in which a mail is held at a post office to be collected by the recipient
Ekvivalenter
Exempel
“Då bad jag, att jag åtminſtone måtte få weta hennes namn, och begärde tillſtånd att få beſöka hennes föräldrar, för att anhålla om hennes hand. "Längre fram", ſwarade hon mig, "ſkall du få underrättelſe från mig genom bref, under adreſ poste restante."”
Then I begged that I might at least know her name, and requested permission to visit her parents, to ask for her hand. "Later on," she replied to me, "you shall receive word from me by letter, addressed poste restante."
“En 21-årig ung man, som genomgått Dubbla Italienska Bokföringen och är kunnig i Tyska och Engelska språkets korrespondens, önskar anställning å kontor eller i bokhandel, ju förr dess hellre. Reflekterande härå bedes inlemna svar märkt "A. E. R." till Ystads postkontor, poste restante.”
A young man, 21 years of age, who has completed Double Italian Bookkeeping and is proficient in German and English correspondence, seeks employment in an office or bookstore, the sooner the better. Those interested are requested to submit a response marked "A. E. R." to the Ystad post office, poste restante.
“Den rara Frau Kinch! Inte mer än en mark kostade logiet. Till Hamburg hade Hjalmar skickat pengar poste restante.”
The charming Frau Kinch! The lodging cost no more than a mark. To Hamburg, Hjalmar had sent money poste restante.
“Det har även hänt flera gånger att båtägare vars båtar havererat i Ystad fått vänta till deras motordel kommit till Ystad, poste restante förstås, säger Marianne Viberg.”
It has also happened several times that boat owners whose boats have broken down in Ystad have had to wait until their engine parts arrived in Ystad, poste restante of course, says Marianne Viberg.
CEFR-nivå
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.