Useful French phrases: at the Post Office
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Need to send a letter or post a parcel in France? Here are all the essential words and phrases you might need.
How much is it to send a letter to the United States? C’est combien pour envoyer une lettre aux Etats-Unis?
I would like to send this letter to England: Je voudrais envoyer cette lettre en Angleterre.
I would like to send this letter recorded delivery: Je voudrais envoyer cette lettre en recommandé.
How long will my mail take to reach its addressee/destination? Combien de temps mettra mon courrier pour parvenir à son destinataire?
Could you post this letter? Pourriez-vous mettre cette lettre à la boîte/poste?
I missed the post: J’ai manqué la levée
We’ve received a parcel through the post: Nous avons reçu un colis postal.
We can send it to you by parcel post: On peut vous l’envoyer par colis postal.
This parcel will have to be sent surface mail: Il faut expédier ce colis par bateau.
The letter has a Toulouse postmark: La lettre porte le cachet de Toulouse.
To be postmarked 28th February at the latest: A envoyer le 28 février au plus tard, le cachet de la poste faisant foi.
Registered: recommandé
Postcode/postcodes: le code postal/les codes postaux
National/international post: le courrier national/international
A package, parcel: un colis
A stamp: un timbre
A self-adhesive postage stamp: un timbre-poste auto-collant
To despatch: expédier
To track (follow) the items you have sent: suivre vos envois
Prepaid envelopes (meaning postage paid): les enveloppes pré-affranchies
Stamping, franking: l’affranchissement
Ordinary/standard mail: envois courants
Secure mail (registered, recorded etc.): envois sécurisés
An envelope that is ready to post, bearing a stamp: le prêt-à-poster
Forwarding service: service de réexpédition
Mail kept for you at the post office: garde du courrier
You must prepare (i.e., package, wrap) what you are sending very well (carefully): Il faut bien préparer son envoi.
Service for returning mail: prestation retour
A delivery that requires a signature: remise contre signature
To send: envoyer
To receive: recevoir
Delivery time: le delai de
distribution/livraison
Notification of (letter/parcel) having been received: l’avis de réception
Insurance included: assurance intégrée
Airmail: poste aérienne
Postal charges: les tarifs postaux
Postage and packing: les frais de port et d’emballage
The two-tier postal service: le courrier à deux vitesses
Post paid: port payé
With thanks to Elizabeth Allen
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