What does courrier in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word courrier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use courrier in French.

The word courrier in French means mail, messenger, Mail, incoming mail, incoming post, incoming correspondence, outgoing mail, outgoing post, outgoing correspondence, thank-you note, thank-you letter, letters to the editor, problem page, email, e-mail, undealt-with mail, undealt-with post, undealt-with correspondence, late mail, express delivery, spam, spam email, Courrier International, recorded letter, short-haul flight, short-haul airline, long-haul aircraft, long-distance ship, medium-haul aircraft, by post, through the post, by simple letter, by return mail, by return post, by return mail, drafting correspondence, mid-distance flight, mid-haul flight. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word courrier

mail

nom masculin (lettres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous n'avons pas reçu de courrier aujourd'hui.
We haven't received any post today.

messenger

nom masculin (vieilli (personne porteuse de lettres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Roi a envoyé un courrier au Duc.
The King sent a messenger to the Duke.

Mail

nom masculin (nom donné à certains titres de journaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son annonce est parue dans le courrier de Lyon.
His advert appeared in the Lyon Mail.

incoming mail, incoming post, incoming correspondence

nom masculin (courrier reçu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le courrier à l'arrivée est le courrier reçu le matin dans une entreprise.

outgoing mail, outgoing post, outgoing correspondence

nom masculin (courrier à envoyer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le courrier au départ est le courrier qui sera expédié ce jour-là.

thank-you note, thank-you letter

nom masculin (courrier pour remercier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

letters to the editor

nom masculin (rubrique de journal ouverte aux lecteurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

problem page

nom masculin (rubrique sentimental de journal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

email, e-mail

nom masculin (message reçu par voie électronique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De nos jours, nous sommes envahis par des courriers électroniques non désirés.
These days we are inundated with unwanted e-mail.

undealt-with mail, undealt-with post, undealt-with correspondence

nom masculin (courrier gardé en attente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le courrier en instance est le courrier auquel il n'a pas encore été répondu.

late mail

nom masculin (courrier non encore rédigé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

express delivery

nom masculin (courrier livré très rapidement) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spam, spam email

nom masculin (spam)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Courrier International

nom propre masculin (hebdomadaire d'information) (magazine name)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Courrier International offre à ses lecteurs des articles de la presse étrangère traduits en français.

recorded letter

nom masculin (lettre en main propre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un courrier recommandé est remis à son destinataire contre signature de celui-ci.

short-haul flight

nom masculin (avion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a moins de passagers sur un court-courrier que sur un long-courrier.

short-haul airline

nom masculin (ligne aérienne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les court-courriers, ce sont souvent des vols nationaux.

long-haul aircraft

nom masculin (type d'avion)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les long-courriers font de longs vols internationaux.

long-distance ship

nom masculin (type de bateau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les long-courriers font des liaisons transocéaniques.

medium-haul aircraft

nom masculin (avion sur distances moyennes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les liaisons intra-européennes sont faites par des moyen-courriers.

by post, through the post

locution adverbiale (au moyen d'une lettre) (UK)

by simple letter

locution verbale (par courrier sans recommandé)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

by return mail

locution adverbiale (en répondant immédiatement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

by return post, by return mail

locution adverbiale (par réponse immédiate)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
L'inscription se fera par retour de courrier.

drafting correspondence

nom féminin (fait d'écrire un courrier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mid-distance flight, mid-haul flight

nom masculin (vol sur distance moyenne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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