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Letter box
01
brievenbus, postbus
a small opening in a door or wall through which mail is delivered to a building
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She painted the letter box a bright red to make it stand out.
Ze schilderde de brievenbus felrood om hem te laten opvallen.
02
brievenbus, postbus
a box usually found near someone's home, where postal workers drop off mail for the recipient to collect
DialectBritish
British
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Mary left a note for the postal carrier in the letter box, requesting that they hold her mail while she was on vacation.
Mary liet een briefje achter voor de postbode in de brievenbus, met het verzoek om haar post vast te houden terwijl ze op vakantie was.
03
brievenbus, postbus
a box available to the public, with a slot where mail can be put for pickup by postal workers
DialectBritish
BritishVoorbeelden
John noticed that the letter box was overflowing with mail, indicating that the postman had n't collected it yet.
John merkte op dat de brievenbus overstroomde met post, wat erop wees dat de postbode deze nog niet had opgehaald.
04
postbus, brievenbus
a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for
