Vocabulaire postal anglais

Ce document regroupe tout le vocabulaire necessaire pour comprendre et utiliser le systeme postal anglais : au bureau de poste, pour remplir un formulaire ou rediger une adresse.

1. Vocabulaire de base de l'adresse

Anglais	Francais	Exemple d'utilisation
Address	Adresse	Please write your address here.
Street	Rue	I live on Baker Street.
Road (Rd)	Route / Rue	Take the second road on the left.
Avenue (Ave)	Avenue	She works on Fifth Avenue.
Lane (Ln)	Ruelle / Chemin	They live in Penny Lane.
Drive (Dr)	Allee	The office is at 4 Privet Drive.
Crescent (Cres)	Croissant (rue en arc)	Royal Crescent is in Bath.
Close	Impasse	It's a quiet close near the park.
Terrace (Ter)	Terrasse (rangee de maisons)	The terrace houses are typical.
Place (Pl)	Place	They gathered at Trafalgar Place.
Square (Sq)	Place / Square	The garden is in Russell Square.
Court (Ct)	Cour / Residence	I live in Hampton Court.

Anglais

Francais

Exemple d'utilisation

Address

Adresse

Please write your address here.

Street

Rue

I live on Baker Street.

Road (Rd)

Route / Rue

Take the second road on the left.

Avenue (Ave)

Avenue

She works on Fifth Avenue.

Lane (Ln)

Ruelle / Chemin

They live in Penny Lane.

Drive (Dr)

Allee

The office is at 4 Privet Drive.

Crescent (Cres)

Croissant (rue en arc)

Royal Crescent is in Bath.

Impasse

It's a quiet close near the park.

Terrace (Ter)

Terrasse (rangee de maisons)

The terrace houses are typical.

Place (Pl)

Place

They gathered at Trafalgar Place.

Square (Sq)

Place / Square

The garden is in Russell Square.

Court (Ct)

Cour / Residence

I live in Hampton Court.

2. Vocabulaire du batiment

Anglais	Francais	Contexte
Flat	Appartement (UK)	Flat 5, 23 High Street
Apartment (Apt.)	Appartement (US)	Apt. 12B, 450 Broadway
Floor	Etage	Third floor, East Wing
Ground floor	Rez-de-chaussee (UK)	The reception is on the ground floor.
Detached house	Maison individuelle	A detached house with a garden.
Semi-detached	Maison jumelee	We bought a semi-detached.
Terraced house	Maison mitoyenne	Victorian terraced houses.
Cottage	Maison de campagne	Rose Cottage, 5 Church Lane.
Bungalow	Maison de plain-pied	A bungalow in the countryside.

Anglais

Francais

Contexte

Flat

Appartement (UK)

Flat 5, 23 High Street

Apartment (Apt.)

Appartement (US)

Apt. 12B, 450 Broadway

Floor

Etage

Third floor, East Wing

Ground floor

Rez-de-chaussee (UK)

The reception is on the ground floor.

Detached house

Maison individuelle

A detached house with a garden.

Semi-detached

Maison jumelee

We bought a semi-detached.

Terraced house

Maison mitoyenne

Victorian terraced houses.

Cottage

Maison de campagne

Rose Cottage, 5 Church Lane.

Bungalow

Maison de plain-pied

A bungalow in the countryside.

3. Au bureau de poste : dialogues types

Vous : Hello, I'd like to send this parcel to France, please.
Agent : Certainly. Would you like standard or tracked delivery?
Vous : Tracked, please. How long will it take?
Agent : About five to seven working days. That'll be twelve pounds fifty.

Vous : Excuse me, I need to send a registered letter.
Agent : Of course. Please fill in the sender's address on the back.
Vous : Do I need to write "UNITED KINGDOM" for a domestic letter?
Agent : No, the postcode is sufficient for UK addresses.

4. Vocabulaire du courrier

Anglais	Francais
Letter	Lettre
Parcel / Package	Colis
Envelope	Enveloppe
Stamp	Timbre
First-class stamp	Timbre prioritaire
Second-class stamp	Timbre economique
Sender	Expediteur
Recipient / Addressee	Destinataire
Return address	Adresse de retour
Postmark	Cachet postal
Delivery	Livraison
Tracking number	Numero de suivi
Customs declaration	Declaration douaniere
Fragile	Fragile

Anglais

Francais

Letter

Lettre

Parcel / Package

Colis

Envelope

Enveloppe

Stamp

Timbre

First-class stamp

Timbre prioritaire

Second-class stamp

Timbre economique

Sender

Expediteur

Recipient / Addressee

Destinataire

Return address

Adresse de retour

Postmark

Cachet postal

Delivery

Livraison

Tracking number

Numero de suivi

Customs declaration

Declaration douaniere

Fragile

5. Exercice : completez les phrases

Phrase a completer	Reponse
I need to buy some _____ to send this letter.	stamps
Please write the _____ address on the back of the envelope.	return / sender's
This _____ weighs too much for standard delivery.	parcel
The _____ is SW1A 1AA for Buckingham Palace.	postcode
She lives in a _____ on the third floor.	flat

Phrase a completer

Reponse

I need to buy some _____ to send this letter.

stamps

Please write the _____ address on the back of the envelope.

return / sender's

This _____ weighs too much for standard delivery.

parcel

The _____ is SW1A 1AA for Buckingham Palace.

postcode

She lives in a _____ on the third floor.

flat

Vocabulaire postal anglais complet

1. Vocabulaire de base de l'adresse

2. Vocabulaire du batiment

3. Au bureau de poste : dialogues types

4. Vocabulaire du courrier

5. Exercice : completez les phrases