There are approximately 5,000 soldiers in different posts across the country.Hay aproximadamente 5,000 soldados en diferentes puestos por todo el país.
1[of wood, metal]poste (m);(also goalpost) poste (m) (de la portería);(for fencing, marking)estaca (f)
you have to get eight wooden posts and drive them into the groundthe device is fixed to a posta dog sat chained to a post outsideand he's hit the post!Wimbledon were unlucky not to win after hitting the post twicehis shot skimmed wide of the far postthe ball grazed the near postthey were busy hammering posts into the ground
the starting/finishing postel poste de salida/llegada
the winning postla meta
first past the post"and first past the post is Golden Fleece"a first-past-the-post (voting/electoral) systemthe Tories intend to keep our present electoral system of first past the posthe referred to our traditional first-past-the-post system of electing mps as a corrupt and distorted electoral system
to be left at the postquedar muy en desventaja
if our competitors are awarded this contract we'll be left at the post
if you see offensive posts on the site, please let us knowa selection of some of the best posts on the site
verbo transitivo
1(put up)[+bill, notice](also post up) poner
he has posted a sign up that says "no fishing"officials began posting warning noticesshe has posted photographs on bulletin boardswe post up a set of rules for the househe prepared a notice to be posted in all the towns and villages around Northamptonto post a wall [with] advertisementsshe posted the town with photos of her missing child
post no billsprohibido fijar carteles
2(announce)[+exam results]hacer público;sacar
when the final marks were posted, she had an A in French
to post sth/sb (as) missingdar algo/a algn por desaparecido
he was shot down and posted missingthe ships were posted as missingnot all those posted as missing were lost
3(Comm)(also post up) [+transaction]anotar;registrar;(US)(St Ex)[+profit, loss]registrar
to post an [entry] to the ledgerto post (up) a [ledger]the figures come two days after Manders posted its interim resultsthe Dow Jones industrial average had dropped 120 points to post nearly a four percent lossthey are expecting to post substantial profits for the fourth quarter of 1990
4(inform)
to keep sb posted (on or about sth)tener or mantener a algn al corriente or al tanto or informado (de algo)
please keep me postedhis flank scouts kept him posted on enemy movementsDavid promised to keep them postedkeep me posted on your progress
5(US)(Dep)[+time, score]registrar;obtener
Ballesteros recovered from a wayward start to post a 70he posted a 13-under-par halfway total of 131
6(Internet)colgar;publicar
They posted a message on eight newsgroups calling for anyone who is `hip to this technology" to send in sound files and ideas...specialist `news groups" in which an estimated 16 million users post messages
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post hole (n)agujero (m) de poste
post[pəʊst]
sustantivo
1(job)(gen)puesto (m);(high-ranking)cargo (m)
she's been offered a research postle han ofrecido un puesto or un trabajo de investigadora
a post at the High Schoolshe is well qualified for the posthe offered to resign his postshe is hoping for a Cabinet posthis first diplomatic post was in Lagoshe has held several senior military poststhe duties of the posthe accepted the post of Defence Ministerthe post of president is largely a ceremonial oneNyerere has held onto his post as head of the ruling party
to hold a post(gen)ocupar un puesto;(high-ranking)ocupar un cargo
Mr Gorbachev at present holds the post of party general secretarybetween 1959 and 1988 eleven men held the post of general secretaryhe should hold a post in a bank or a city office, a wholesale and retail store, so as to have real understanding of the business terms and facts he has to handle as economistto [look] for a post
to take up one's post(gen)ocupar el puesto;(high-ranking)entrar en funciones;ocupar el cargo
she resigned to take up a post at the universitydimitió porque consiguió un puesto en la universidad
he will be taking up his post with the Council in Juneon taking up his post he reorganized the whole departmentshe is not likely to take up the post for a few monthshe took up a post with the Belgian colonial government of the Congo
2(Mil)(place of duty, stronghold)puesto (m);(for gun)emplazamiento (m)
quick, men - back to your post!still five days from the border, they came to the last manned postthe enemy machine-gun post on the crest of the hill
guards have been posted around the buildingpolice have now been posted outside all templesBritish Rail had to post a signalman at the entrance to the tunnelwe have guards posted near the windows
2(Britain)(send)[+diplomat, soldier]destinar
to post sb to the embassy in Buenos AiresI have been posted to Germanyhe was posted to the front a few days laterto be posted to a regimenthe was posted first to a destroyerto be posted captain
to post sb abroaddestinar a algn al extranjero
it is normal to spend two or three years working in this country before being posted overseas
3(US)(Jur)[+collateral]pagar
to post the collateral requiredcollateral the company was required to post under a construction contract
to post bailpagar la fianza
his son posted bail for himBressard had pleaded innocent and posted bailMr Zardari has been posting bail in anticipation of arrest for the past few weeksMr Khetran, who has been in prison, has now posted bail on three charges
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post exchange (n)(US)(Mil)economato (m) militar;cooperativa (f) militar
his first stop as a new recruit was the post exchange, where he got some nondescript clothing
post[pəʊst]
sustantivo
1(Britain)(mail service)correo (m)
in many countries, the post, telecommunications and railways are state-owned
by post orthrough the postpor correo
winners will be notified by postavailable only by postyou'll receive your book through the post
first-class postcorreo (m) preferente
your cheque is in the postsu cheque está en el correo
second-class postcorreo (m) normal
Minister/Ministry of Posts and [Telecommunications]
the post has comethere is some post for youhe flipped through the post without opening any of it..There has been no post in three weeksto [open] the postto [sort] the post
3(office)correos (m);(mailbox)buzón (m)
to [go] to the post
to droporput sth in the postechar algo al correo or al buzón
to drop or put sth in the post to sbenviar or mandar algo a algn
I'll put it in the post this afternoonI'll drop you a card in the post when it arrivescan you drop this in the post on your way?to [take] sth to the postto take a parcel to the postwill you take these to the post for me?
4(collection)recogida (f);(delivery)entrega (f)
the post goes at 8.30la recogida del correo es a las 8.30;recogen el correo a las 8.30;the post is lateel correo se ha retrasado
they just have to wait patiently for the next postwhat time does the post come?I'm waiting for the posthas the afternoon post been yet?
to catch the postechar el correo antes de la recogida
if I hurry I might catch the 3 o'clock post
first post(collection)primera recogida (f);(delivery)primer reparto (m);primera entrega (f)
it went first postentries must arrive by first post next Wednesdaythe letter arrived in the first postdid this come first or second post?
last post(collection)última recogida
I just caught the last post
to miss the postno llegar a tiempo para la recogida del correo
it will arrive in the second postllegue en el segundo reparto
5(cost)gastos (m) de envío
post and packinggastos (m) de envío
in newspaper titlesthe Washington PostThe Birmingham Post and MailThe Evening Post
6(Hist)(rider)correo (m);(coach)posta (f)
verbo transitivo
(also post off) (send by post)mandar or enviar por correo;(Britain)(put in mailbox)echar al correo or al buzón
this was posted on Mondayesto se echó al correo or al buzón el lunes
complete and post off the formI posted it in a plain brown envelopehe'd left me to pack up the mail and post it offshe received a letter from Violet, posted in Parisnearly 100 million cards are posted in Britain every yearif I write a letter, would you post it for me?I'm going to post a letter
to post sth to sbmandar or enviar algo a algn por correo
I'm posting you a cheque tonightI posted a letter to Stanley saying I was an old Army friendI'll be glad to post you details
he posted a message to a newsgroup(Internet)dejó un mensaje en un grupo de discusión
travel by stageshe was posting down to Portsmouth directlyhe went posting off to Indiahe has to post away to Plymouth this evening
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post horn (n)corneta (f) del correo
two elaborately costumed men played the post horn as a signal to return for the dancing
post office (n)oficina (f) de correos;correos (m);correo (m); (LAm)
I'm going to the post officevoy a correos;voy al correo; (LAm)
I was in the post office
the Post Office (n)la Dirección General de Correos
the Post Office has confirmed that up to fifteen thousand jobs could be lost in sorting offices over the next five years
post office box (n)apartado (m) de correos;casilla (f) (postal or de correo(s)); (LAm)
I don't have an address - only a post office box number in Ayrhe asked Leonid to reply to a post office box rather than to his home address
Post Office Savings Bank (n)Caja (f) Postal de Ahorros
post office worker (n)empleadoaempleada (m) (f) de correos;aempleada
thousands of Post Office workers face the sack, union officials claimed
