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poste

post, position

noun POST Less Common

Also means

post office

Usage Note

Poste has two main gendered meanings: le poste refers to a job position, a workstation, or a device (TV/radio set), while la poste refers to the postal service or post office. This gender-based distinction is important — saying aller à la poste means going to the post office, whereas son poste de travail means one's workstation. The plural follows regular patterns in both cases.

Examples

"Elle a obtenu un poste de directrice."

Natural Translation

She got a position as director.

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