Mail (en. Mail)

/mɛl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A collection of letters and parcels addressed to a person.

I received a lot of mail today.

J'ai reçu beaucoup de mail aujourd'hui.

A communication system using postal mail.

Mail is essential for official correspondence.

Le mail est essentiel pour la correspondance officielle.

Email, analogous to traditional sending.

I sent you an email to confirm our meeting.

Je t'ai envoyé un mail pour confirmer notre rendez-vous.

From Old French 'mail', from Latin 'mālus', meaning 'sack' or 'tote'.

Message sent over the Internet.

courrier électronique

mailbox

Storage space for emails.

boîte mail

check your mail

Consult the received messages.

vérifier son mail

send an email

Transmit an email.

envoyer un mail

mail

A collection of letters and parcels to be sent.

courrier

letter

Written communication addressed to someone.

lettre

message

Information sent in written or oral form.

message

Electronic mail

I have an important mail to check.

J'ai un mail important à vérifier.

Spam

My mail is full of spam.

Mon mail est plein de spam.