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Postal glossary
What does this do?
International mail often uses French terms and phrases – make sure you can recognise them!
What is an “accusé de reception”? What does “Port payé” mean? This postal glossary provides translations for commonly used mail-related terms. Begin by selecting French-English or English-French. Then click on the first letter of the word you’d like to look up.
| Français | Anglais |
|---|---|
| Palette | Pallet, skid |
| Par avion | By air mail |
| Port payé | Postage paid |
| Poste restante | ® poste restante ¯ |
| Presse | Press |
| Publicité non adressée | Unaddressed advertising mail/ pamphlets |
| Publipostage | Mail shot |
