poste restante
Example Sentences
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Leisurely two-sided correspondences were difficult to sustain, with Chatwin roving from one poste restante to the next.
From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2011
After breakfast we went to the post office for our "poste restante" letters, and after replying to them resumed our march.
From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Naylor, Robert
"Write, then, poste restante to M. Andre, you must name the time at which you wish to see me, and I will be there."
From The Regent's Daughter by Dumas père, Alexandre
She gave him several louis-d'or to supply his immediate wants, and told him to write a letter containing news of himself every week, addressed to the initial B., poste restante.
From A Twofold Life by Hillern, Wilhelmine von
Si vous voulez donc me dire quelque chose de vous, et que ma lettre ne vous a point d�plu, vous pouvez addresser votre r�ponse � Bruxelles, poste restante.