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passer comme une lettre à la poste

French, verb/pa.se kɔ.m‿yn lɛ.tʁ‿a la pɔst/

passer comme une lettre à la poste is a French verb meaning “to go very well, without a hitch; to hit the spot, to be just the thing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Parvenir, traverser sans difficulté”.

What does passer comme une lettre à la poste mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    informalto go very well, without a hitch; to hit the spot, to be just the thing

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Parvenir, traverser sans difficulté. 2. Faire quelque chose sans que les problèmes attendus ne se manifestent.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce passer comme une lettre à la poste?

  • /pa.se kɔ.m‿yn lɛ.tʁ‿a la pɔst/
  • /pɑ.se kɔ.m‿yn lɛ.tʁ‿a la pɔst/
  • \pa.se kɔ.m‿yn lɛt.ʁ‿a la pɔst\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.