Translation posta in the Italian-English Collins dictionary

posta sf

a  (corrispondenza) post (Brit) , mail (Am)  , (servizio) postal service, mail service, post, (ufficio) post office
poste  sfpl
(amministrazione) post office
c'è posta per me?  are there any letters for me?, is there any post o mail for me?
perché non lo mandi per posta?  why don't you send it by post o mail?
sto andando alla posta  I'm going to the post office
impiegato delle poste  post office clerk
piccola posta   (su giornale) letters to the editor, letters page
♦ posta aerea airmail
♦ posta elettronica electronic mail, e-mail
♦ posta ordinaria ~second-class post o mail
♦ posta prioritaria first class (post)
♦ Poste e Telecomunicazioni postal and telecommunications service postal and telecommunications service
ministro delle Poste e Telecomunicazioni  Postmaster General

b (Giochi, somma in palio) stake(s)
la posta in gioco è troppo alta (fig) there's too much at stake

c (Caccia) hide (Brit) , blind (Am)
fare la posta a qn (fig) to lie in wait for sb

d (apposta) a bella posta on purpose
Poste
In addition to postal services, the Italian Post Office provides banking, financial and commercial services to private individuals and businesses throughout the country. Post offices are normally open in the morning and afternoon.