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mail

/meɪ̯l/

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noun

Sac, bourse

A bag or wallet.

Examples :

"My grandfather carried all his important papers in his worn leather mail. "

Mon grand-père portait tous ses papiers importants dans sa bourse en cuir usée.

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noun

Courrier, sac postal

A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.

Examples :

"The mailman delivered the mail this morning, containing letters for the entire neighborhood. "

Le facteur a livré le courrier ce matin, contenant des lettres pour tout le quartier.

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noun

Courrier, poste

The material conveyed by the postal service.

Examples :

"My aunt sent me a lot of mail about her trip to Spain. "

Ma tante m'a envoyé beaucoup de courrier concernant son voyage en Espagne.

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noun

Diligence, train ou navire qui livre le courrier

A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.

Examples :

"The mail train arrived late, delaying delivery of the important letters to the town. "

Le train postal est arrivé en retard, retardant la livraison des lettres importantes à la ville.

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noun

Le service postal, la poste

The postal service or system in general.

Examples :

"He decided to send his declaration by mail."

Il a décidé d'envoyer sa déclaration par la poste.

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Courrier, poste

The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.

Examples :

"My sister received a lot of mail today, including a letter from her friend and a package from her online store. "

Ma sœur a reçu beaucoup de courrier aujourd'hui, dont une lettre de son amie et un colis de sa boutique en ligne.

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noun

Courrier électronique, e-mail

Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.

Examples :

"My professor sent me an important announcement via mail. "

Mon professeur m'a envoyé une annonce importante par e-mail.

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noun

Malle, coffre

A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.

Examples :

"My grandmother keeps her winter clothes in a large wooden mail. "

Ma grand-mère conserve ses vêtements d'hiver dans une grande malle en bois.

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verb

Envoyer par la poste

(ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.

Examples :

"I mailed the birthday card to my grandmother. "

J'ai envoyé la carte d'anniversaire à ma grand-mère par la poste.

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verb

Envoyer par courriel

(ditransitive) To send by electronic mail.

Examples :

"Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day."

Veuillez m'envoyer la feuille de calcul par courriel d'ici la fin de la journée.

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verb

Contacter par courriel

To contact (a person) by electronic mail.

Examples :

"I need to mail my tutor about the deadline."

Je dois contacter mon tuteur par courriel au sujet de l'échéance.

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noun

Maille, armure

Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.

Examples :

"The knight wore heavy mail to protect himself in battle. "

Le chevalier portait une lourde armure pour se protéger au combat.

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noun

Un dispositif d'anneaux imbriqués

A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.

Examples :

"The sailor used the mail to remove the loose hemp from the ropes. "

Le marin a utilisé le dispositif d'anneaux imbriqués pour enlever le chanvre lâche des cordes.

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Armure, carapace

Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.

Examples :

"The turtle's mail protected it from predators. "

L'armure de la tortue la protégeait des prédateurs.

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noun

Tache sur une plume

A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.

Examples :

"The robin had a beautiful mail on its wing feather. "

Le rouge-gorge avait une belle tache sur sa plume d'aile.

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verb

Revêtir de mailles

To arm with mail.

Examples :

"The knight was mailed before the jousting tournament. "

Le chevalier fut revêtu de mailles avant le tournoi de joute.

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verb

Encaisser

Examples :

"The teacher mailed the unruly student to his seat, preventing him from disrupting class. "

Le professeur a encaissé l'élève indiscipliné à sa place, l'empêchant de perturber le cours.

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noun

Une ancienne pièce de monnaie française valant un demi-denier

An old French coin worth half a denier.

Examples :

"The shopkeeper exchanged the old coin for a few modern pennies, as the mail was only worth a fraction of a modern penny. "

Le commerçant a échangé l'ancienne pièce contre quelques sous modernes, car le mail ne valait qu'une fraction d'un sou moderne.

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noun

Paiement, tribut

A monetary payment or tribute.

Examples :

"The village paid a yearly mail to the king for protection. "

Le village versait un tribut annuel au roi pour sa protection.

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noun

Loyer

Examples :

"The mail for the apartment is due on the 15th. "

Le loyer de l'appartement est dû le 15.

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Impôt

Examples :

"My uncle received a large mail bill for his property taxes. "

Mon oncle a reçu une grosse facture d'impôts pour ses taxes foncières.

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