postal

postal

Qui concerne la collecte, le tri ou la distribution des lettres et colis.

En anglais simple : Connected with collecting, sorting, or delivering letters and packages.

• What is your postal code?
• Postal workers delivered the letters this morning.
• The postal service is slower during the holidays.

Expressions courantes : postal service, postal worker, postal code

furieux, hors de soi

Extrêmement en colère, au point de pouvoir devenir violent, notamment dans « go postal ».

En anglais simple : Extremely angry and possibly violent, especially in the phrase “go postal”.

• He went postal over the bill.
• I thought the boss would go postal.
• She nearly went postal when they lost her luggage.

Comment l'utiliser : go postal (He went postal when he saw the damage.)

Synonymes : furious, enraged

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : go postal, almost go postal

dingue, fou

Qui se comporte de façon folle ou incontrôlée.

En anglais simple : Behaving in a wild or uncontrolled way.

• The crowd went completely postal.
• He was acting totally postal after three sleepless nights.
• Everyone went postal when the singer walked onstage.

Comment l'utiliser : go postal (Everyone went postal when the band appeared.)

Synonymes : crazy, wild

Expressions courantes : go postal, completely postal, totally postal