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Meanings of post station in inglés

ruso
почтовая станция
catalán
casa de postes
español
casa de postas

A post house, posthouse, or posting house was a house or inn where horses were kept and could be rented or changed out.

casa de postas
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Examples for "post house"
Examples for "post house"
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By the time he reached the post house he was hungry.
Cry to heaven
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And the carriage dashed past the post house without stopping.
The Companions of Jehu
3
I heard the coachman unhitch the mules, and knew that we had stopped at a post house.
Purity of blood
4
We can well imagine the alacrity with which the heirs followed the notary to the post house.
Ursula
5
The groom is to change horses at every post house, and to use the greatest possible speed.
In the Irish Brigade: A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain
Usage of post station in inglés
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I alighted before the post station, and entered the house and was welcomed by the station master.
The Land of the Long Night
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Nekhludoff sent the young labourer to the post station to order horses and began packing up hurriedly.
Resurrection
3
At the Torzhók post station, either there were no horses or the postmaster would not supply them.
War and Peace
4
We rushed her to Odawara post station.
The Dragon King’s Palace
5
At each post station he was arrested.
Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris
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I felt sorry for the poor horse, and reproached myself for not having tarried at the last post station.
The Land of the Long Night
7
So they stopped at a small post station, woke up the attendant, and were shown into the only bedroom.
The death of ivan ilyich: and, master and man
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I came late to a post station where I intended to spend the night, for I was very tired.
The Land of the Long Night
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I only stopped the night in Karasjok, and after getting new reindeer at the post station and a new guide, started north.
The Land of the Long Night
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From Stockholm I drove to Upsala by road-forI did not care for railway travelling-changinghorse and vehicle at every post station.
The Land of the Long Night
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There was a small post station that was also a livery and a farrier, and a small church that was also a brewery.
The Wise Man’s Fear
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Very injudiciously he quarreled with the drivers at a post station about the payment of ten copecks, which he alleged was an overcharge.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar...
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A little further on we came to the post station-andhow glad I was to spend the night there-toget into a feather bed.
The Land of the Long Night
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At one of the post stations he overtook a convoy of Russian wounded.
War and Peace
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These are post stations where you can remain until the weather is good.
The Land of the Long Night
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Tzara.- Adocument ,givingthe right to receive horses and oulatchens at the post stations.
Beasts, Men and Gods
Translations for post station