la
feminine
/posˈtal/
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Translation
postcard
Word origin
From posta ('post, mail') plus the adjectival suffix -al, ultimately from Latin posita, the past participle of ponere ('to place, to put'). The word is also used as an adjective meaning 'postal'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- posita
- English cognates
- postal, post
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpostales
Examples
mandé .
I sent you a postcard from the beach.
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I keep all the postcards that my friends send me.
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The village was so pretty that it looked like a postcard.
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Where can I buy a postcard of the city?
colina.
On the postcard you could see a castle on the hill.
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