What does postre in Spanish mean?

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

The word postre in Spanish means dessert, prostrate, prostrate yourself, in the end, dessert spoon, to top it off, frozen dessert, go without dessert. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word postre

dessert

nombre masculino (último plato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos natillas de postre.
We have dessert custards.

prostrate

verbo transitivo (incapacitar) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Estuvo postrado durante meses en la cama tras el accidente.
The accident prostrated him in bed for months.

prostrate yourself

verbo pronominal (arrodillarse) (lie flat on the ground)

Todos se postraron cuando entró el rey.
Everyone prostrated themselves when the king entered.

in the end

locución preposicional (al fin)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
A la postre, no iré a la boda de mi prima.
After all is said and done, I will not go to my cousin's wedding.

dessert spoon

locución nominal femenina (pequeña)

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

to top it off

locución adverbial (figurado, coloquial (encima, además)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Perdimos el avión y, para postre, perdimos el equipaje.
We missed our flight and, to top it off, we lost the equipment.

frozen dessert

(dulce)

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

go without dessert

locución verbal (estar castigado sin postre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El niño se portó mal y por eso se quedó sin postre.
The boy went without dessert for misbehaving.

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