postcard

ˈpəʊstkɑːd

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Definition of postcard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

mailing cardrectangular card, often with a picture, for mailing messages

She sent a postcard from Paris.
I received a postcard from my friend in Italy.
The museum sells postcards of famous paintings.

picture postcard

postal card

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rectangular card, often with a picture, for mailing messages

Expressions with postcard

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answer on a postcard

humorous way to ask for ideas or solutions

If you know the answer, send your answer on a postcard.

picture postcard

postcard with a photograph or illustration on one side

She sent a picture postcard from Paris showing the Eiffel Tower..

picture-postcard

adj.

very attractive and perfect like a postcard

The village is picture-postcard with its charming cottages and gardens.

Origin of postcard

English, post (mail) + card (card)

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picture card

communication

postcard or greeting card with a photograph or illustration

postal card

mailing card

pre-stamped postcard for mailing messages

picture postcard

tourist souvenir

postcard with a photograph or illustration on one side

picture postcard

scenery

scenic like the image on a postcard

answer on a postcard

literal

answer written on a postcard

picture-postcard

adj.

scenic

very attractive and perfect like a postcard

postcardlike

adj.

picturesque

resembling a postcard in appearance or charm

postcardy

adj.

scenery

idealized or picturesque like a postcard

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French:carte postale, ...
German:Postkarte, ...
Italian:cartolina, ...
Spanish:postal, ...
Portuguese:cartão-postal, ...
Chinese:明信片, ...
Japanese:はがき, ...
Arabic:بِطاقة بَريدية, ...
Hebrew:גְּלוּיָה, ...
Russian:открытка, ...
Ukrainian:листівка, ...
Hindi:पोस्टकार्ड, ...
Bengali:পোস্টকার্ড, ...
Catalan:postal, ...
Czech:pohlednice, ...
Danish:postkort, ...
Dutch:ansichtkaart, ...
Greek:καρτ ποστάλ, ...
Hungarian:levelezőlap, ...
Khmer:កាតប៉ុស្តាល់, ...
Korean:엽서, ...
Persian:کارت پستی, ...
Polish:pocztówka, ...
Portuguese (BR):cartão postal, ...
Romanian:carte poștală, ...
Swedish:vykort, ...
Thai:โปสการ์ด, ...
Turkish:kartpostal, ...
Vietnamese:bưu thiếp, ...

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