poster

to post

verb pohs-TEH Rare

Also means

to mail

Usage Note

Poster means to post a letter or parcel, or in digital contexts to post content online. The related noun un poster (a wall print) is borrowed from English and pronounced with an audible final r ('poss-TAIR'), unlike the verb. In bureaucratic French, poster en recommandé means 'to send by registered post'.

Examples

"Elle a posté la lettre ce matin."

Natural Translation

She posted the letter this morning.

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