postillon

pɔstijɔ̃

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Definition of postillon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

salivegouttelette de salive projetée en parlant

Il a envoyé des postillons en prononçant ce mot difficile.

transport

Rare

personne qui conduisait les chevaux en montant sur l'un d'eux

Rare

Le postillon guidait l'attelage sur les routes difficiles.

courrier

Rare

employé du service postal chargé des chevaux de poste

Rare

Le postillon changeait les chevaux au relais de poste.

boisson

Rare

vin de table de la marque du Postillon

Rare

Ils ont servi du postillon rouge avec le repas.

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gouttelette de salive projetée en parlant

Origin of postillon

latin, postillon (messager à cheval)

Terms with postillon included in their meaning

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porteur

équitation

cheval monté par le postillon d'un attelage

jockey

postillon

jeune domestique qui conduisait une voiture en postillon

crachotis

postillon

petite projection de salive par la bouche

Examples of postillon in a sentence

Elle a essuyé les postillons sur son écran d’ordinateur.
Le postillon siffla pour faire avancer les chevaux.
Un postillon expérimenté menait la diligence à travers la campagne.
Le postillon siffla pour annoncer son arrivée.
Un postillon guidait la diligence à travers la campagne.
Le postillon blanc accompagne bien le poisson.

Nous avons acheté du postillon pour le pique-nique.

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English:spit, postilion, ...
German:Spritzer, Postreiter, ...
Italian:schizzo di saliva, postiglione, ...
Spanish:salivilla, postillón, ...
Portuguese:salpico de saliva, postilhão, ...
Chinese:唾沫, 马伕, ...
Japanese:飛沫, 御者, ...
Arabic:رذاذ الفم, سائس الخيل, ...
Hebrew:רְסִיס רוֹק, רַכָּב דּוֹאַר, ...
Russian:плевок, погонщик, ...
Ukrainian:бризки слини, поштовий їздовий, ...
Catalan:glopeig, postil.lió, ...
Danish:spytdråbe, postillon, ...
Dutch:speekseldruppel, postiljon, ...
Greek:σταγονίδιο σάλιου, ποστιγιόν, ...
Khmer:តំណក់ទឹកមាត់, អ្នកបញ្ជាសេះដោយជិះលើសេះមួយ, ...
Korean:침방울, 마부, ...
Polish:kropelka śliny, pocztylion, ...
Portuguese (BR):gotícula de saliva, postilhão, ...
Romanian:picătură de salivă, vizitiu, ...
Swedish:spottdroppe, postiljon, ...
Thai:น้ำลายกระเด็น, คนขี่ม้านำขบวนรถม้า, ...
Turkish:tükürük damlası, posta arabası sürücüsü, ...
Vietnamese:giọt nước bọt, người dẫn ngựa, ...

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Definition of postillon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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