| Principal Translations |
| post n | UK, uncountable (mail delivery) | correo nm |
| | The bill is going out in today's post. |
| | La factura sale en el correo de hoy. |
| post n | UK, uncountable (mail: letters, parcels, etc.) | correo nm |
| | Can you check today's post for the letter from the bank? |
| | ¿Puedes revisar el correo de hoy por si ha llegado la carta del banco? |
| post n | UK, uncountable (mail delivery system) | correo nm |
| | The post is slow in rural areas. |
| | El correo es lento en las áreas rurales. |
| post n | (job, position) | puesto nm |
| | | cargo nm |
| | Lee was hired for a post in government. |
| | Contrataron a Lee para un puesto en el gobierno. |
| | Contrataron a Lee para un cargo en el gobierno. |
| post n | (military station) | puesto nm |
| | The soldiers were sent to a surveillance post near the front lines. |
| | Los soldados fueron enviados a un puesto de vigilancia cerca de la frontera. |
| post n | (military camp) (militar) | puesto nm |
| | | base nf |
| | The sergeant is respected on this post. |
| | El sargento es respetado en su puesto. |
| | El sargento es respetado en su base militar. |
| post [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (send by mail) | mandar⇒, enviar⇒ vtr |
| | | mandar algo por correo, enviar algo por correo vtr + loc adv |
| | I posted the letter today. |
| | Mandé la carta hoy. |
| post [sth] vtr | (display on notice board, etc.) | publicar⇒ vtr |
| | | mostrar⇒ vtr |
| | The professor posted the test results in the hallway. |
| | El catedrático publicó los resultados del examen en la entrada. |
| post [sth] vtr | (share on internet) (en Internet) | publicar⇒ vtr |
| | | compartir⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | postear⇒ vtr |
| | She posted her favorite quote on her profile page. |
| | Publicó su cita favorita en su página de perfil. |
| Additional Translations |
| post n | (place where task is carried out) | puesto nm |
| | | destino nm |
| | Last year, Janine helped construct wells at her post in Africa. |
| | El año pasado, Janine ayudó a construir pozos en su puesto en África. |
| post n | (trading post) | factoría nf |
| | | tienda de trueque grupo nom |
| | The trappers entered the trading post. |
| | Los tramperos entraron en la factoría. |
| | Los tramperos entraron en la tienda de trueque. |
| post n | (pole) | poste nm |
| | The car hit a post. |
| | El coche golpeó un poste. |
| post n | (goalpost) (deportes) | poste nm |
| | | palo nm |
| | (coloquial) | madera nf |
| | The ball bounced off the post. |
| | El balón rebotó en el poste. |
| | El balón rebotó en el palo. |
| | El balón rebotó en la madera. |
| post n | (forum message) (en un foro) | aporte nm |
| | The third post in the thread had the answer he was looking for. |
| | El tercer aporte del hilo tenía la respuesta que estaba buscando. |
| post n | (rod used to repair tooth structure) | perno nm |
| | The dentist fitted her with a post to keep the crown stable. |
| | El dentista le puso un perno para mantener la corona estable. |
post,
post- prefix | (after, later) | después de loc adv |
| | | post prefijo |
| | On Sundays I enjoy a post-lunch stroll in the park. |
| | The country experienced an economic boom in the postwar years. |
| | Los domingos me gusta caminar por el parque después de almorzar. |
| | El país tuvo un crecimiento económico en los años de postguerra. |
| post [sth] vtr | (cover with posters) (con carteles) | cubrir⇒ vtr |
| | | pegar⇒ vtr |
| | (coloquial) | empapelar⇒ vtr |
| | The boys posted the fence with concert advertisements. |
| | Los chicos cubrieron la valla con anuncios del concierto. |
| | Los chicos pegaron anuncios del concierto en toda la cerca. |
| | Los chicos empapelaron la valla con anuncios del concierto. |
| post [sth] vtr | (publish, advertise) | publicar⇒ vtr |
| | The company posted the job vacancies in the newspaper. |
| | La empresa publicó las ofertas de empleo en el periódico. |
| post [sth] vtr | US (score) (deportes) | marcar⇒ vtr |
| | The visiting team posted a goal in the first half. |
| | El equipo visitante marcó un gol en la primera mitad. |
| post [sth] vtr | (mark in a ledger) | registrar⇒ vtr |
| | | arrojar⇒ vtr |
| | The business posted a profit. |
| | El negocio registró ganancias. |
| | La empresa arrojó utilidades. |
| post [sth] vtr | (update a ledger) (contabilidad) | actualizar⇒ vtr |
| | | registrar⇒ vtr |
| | Post today's numbers in the general ledger. |
| | Actualiza el libro mayor con las operaciones de hoy. |
| | Registra los movimientos de hoy en el libro mayor. |
| post [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (assign [sb] to a station) | asignar a vtr + prep |
| | | destinar a vtr + prep |
| | The enlisted man was posted to a sniper unit near the town. |
| | Se asignó al soldado a una unidad de francotiradores cerca de la ciudad. |
| post [sb] to [sth] vtr + prep | (assign [sb] to a job) (a un puesto) | enviar a vtr + prep |
| | She was posted from headquarters to a field office. |
| | La enviaron desde la central a una oficina de venta. |
Compound Forms:
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post secondary,
post-secondary adj | (education: tertiary) | terciario/a adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | The scheme is intended to address the specific needs of post-secondary students. |
| | We provide courses for learners at a post-secondary, but not tertiary, level. |
| | El plan intenta cubrir las necesidades específicas de los estudiantes terciarios. |
| post-accident adj | (after an accident) | posterior al accidente loc adj |
| | The patient was suffering from post-accident shock. |
| | El paciente sufría de un shock posterior al accidente. |
| post-coital adj | (after sexual intercourse) | poscoital adj mf |
| post-consumer adj | (recycled) | post-consumo adj |
| | The company produces post-consumer recycled plastic products. |
| post-departure adj | (after leaving) | posterior a la salida loc adj |
| | | posterior a la partida loc adj |
| post-impressionism n | (art movement) (movimiento artístico) | posimpresionismo nm |
| | | postimpresionismo nm |
| post-impressionist adj | (of early 1900s art movement) | posimpresionista adj mf |
| | | postimpresionista adj mf |
Post-it note,
post-it note,
Post-it,
Post-it note n | ® (adhesive notepaper) (®, voz inglesa) | post-it nm inv |
| | | pósit nm |
| | I left a Post-it note on the fridge door, reminding Anna to buy some milk. |
| | Le dejé un post-it a Ana en la heladera para que compre leche. |
| post-menopausal woman n | (female who no longer menstruates) | mujer menopáusica nf + adj |
| | | mujer postmenopáusica nf + adj |
| post-op adj | informal, abbreviation (postoperative) | posoperatorio/a, postoperatorio/a adj |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder n | (psychological effects of a trauma) (psicología) | estrés postraumático loc nom m |
| | Many veterans of the Vietnam War still suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD. |
| | Muchos veteranos de Vietnam sufren hoy todavía de estrés postraumático. |
| post-truth adj | (not valuing objective facts) | de posverdad, de la posverdad loc adj |
postdoctoral,
also UK: post-doctoral adj | (taking place after a PhD) | de posgrado loc adj |
| | | de doctorado loc adj |
posthaste,
post-haste,
post haste adv | (as quickly as possible) | a toda prisa loc adv |
| | | con la mayor prontitud loc adv |
| | | cuanto antes loc adv |
| | If you haven't already explained the delay to the boss, I suggest you do so posthaste - or there'll be trouble! |
| | Si todavía no le explicaste tu retraso al jefe, te sugiero que lo hagas a toda prisa o habrá problemas. |
postindustrial,
also UK: post-industrial adj | (not dependent on industry anymore) | posindustrial adj mf |
| | | postindustrial adj mf |
| | Many post-industrial cities have suffered an economic decline. |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (woman: no longer menstruating) | posmenopáusico adj |
postmenopausal,
post-menopausal adj | (period: after the menopause) | posmenopáusico adj |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | Latin (autopsy, examination of a corpse) | autopsia nf |
| | The postmortem showed death by natural causes. |
| | La autopsia mostró que la muerte se debía a causas naturales. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem n | figurative, Latin (analysis after an event) | análisis a posteriori nm inv + loc adj |
| | | balance nm |
| | The coach organized a postmortem to discuss why the team lost. |
| | El entrenador organizó un análisis a posteriori para hablar sobre por qué perdió el equipo. |
postmortem,
also UK: post-mortem adj | Latin (taking place after death) | post mórtem loc adj |
| | | después de la muerte loc adv |
postmortem examination,
also UK: post-mortem examination n | (autopsy) | autopsia nf |
| | | examen post mortem |
| | They don't know how he died – that's why they're doing a post-mortem examination. |
| | No saben cómo murió; por eso le van a hacer una autopsia. |
postoperative,
also UK: post-operative adj | (after surgery) | posoperatorio/a, postoperatorio/a adj |
| | When the hospital discharged Susan, they gave her information regarding her post-operative care at home. |
| | Cuando el hospital le dio de alta a Susan, le dieron información sobre su posoperatorio en casa. |
postpartum,
post-partum adj | (occurring after childbirth) | posparto, postparto adj inv |
postpartum,
post-partum adv | (after childbirth) | después del parto loc adv |
| | | posparto, postparto adv |
| | Medical advice is that it is best for breastfeeding to continue until at least six months postpartum, if possible. |
| | La recomendación médica es que es mejor amamantar por lo menos hasta los seis meses después del parto, de ser posible. |
postpartum,
post-partum n | US, informal, abbreviation (postpartum depression) | depresión posparto nf + adj |
postprandial,
post-prandial adj | formal (after a meal) | postprandial, pospandrial adj mf |
| | | después de la comida loc adj |
| | | de sobremesa loc adj |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after a war) | de posguerra loc adj |
postwar,
also UK: post-war adj | (after the Second World War) | de la posguerra loc adj |
| | | después de la Segunda Guerra loc adv |
| | Post-war Japan experienced tremendous economic growth. |
| | El Japón de la posguerra tuvo un tremendo crecimiento económico. |