timbre-poste
French, noun/tɛ̃.bʁə.pɔst/
timbre-poste is spelled T-I-M-B-R-E-P-O-S-T-E (11 letters). Timbre-poste is a French masculine noun meaning “postage stamp; stamp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vignette adhésive, de valeur conventionnelle, émise par une administration postale et destinée à affranchir…”.
What does timbre-poste mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepostage stamp; stamp
- 2
masculinepostage stamp (a very small area, a very exiguous space)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vignette adhésive, de valeur conventionnelle, émise par une administration postale et destinée à affranchir les envois confiés à la poste.
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.
Forms of timbre-poste
- timbres-poste plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce timbre-poste?
- /tɛ̃.bʁə.pɔst/
- \tɛ̃.bʁə.pɔst\
- [tɛ̃.bʁə.pɔst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.