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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenveloppe affranchie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ãvlɔp afrɑʃi
"Veuillez renvoyer le document dans l'enveloppe affranchie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An envelope on which the postage has already been paid by the sender, allowing the recipient to return it free of charge.
"Please return the signed form using the enclosed prepaid envelope." - 2
A postal cover featuring a pre-printed indicia or postage meter mark that exempts the final user from paying mailing fees.
"The survey included a prepaid envelope to encourage higher response rates."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'pre-' (from Latin 'prae-', meaning before) combined with 'paid' (past participle of 'pay', from Old French 'paier', ultimately from Latin 'pacare', to pacify or satisfy), paired with 'envelope' (from French 'envelopper', to wrap up). The compound term emerged in the 19th century with the expansion of postal systems to describe mail containers bearing postage paid in advance by the sender.
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enveloppe affranchie
Transliteration: ãvlɔp afrɑʃi
"Veuillez renvoyer le document dans l'enveloppe affranchie."
Portofreier Umschlag
Transliteration: ˈpɔʁtoˌfʁaɪ̯ɐ ˈʊmˌʃlaːk
"Bitte senden Sie die Unterlagen im portofreien Umschlag zurück."
busta preaffrancata
Transliteration: busta preaffrankata
"Rispondi usando la busta preaffrancata fornita."
sobre franqueado
Transliteration: ˈsoβɾe fɾaŋˈkeaðo
"Por favor, devuelva el formulario en el sobre franqueado."
envelope pré-pago
Transliteration: ẽvɐˈlɔpi ˈpɾɛ ˈpagu
"Envie a resposta utilizando o envelope pré-pago."
पूर्व-भुगतान लिफाफा
Transliteration: pūrva-bhugātāna lifāfā
"कृपया संलग्न पूर्व-भुगतान लिफाफे का उपयोग करके फॉर्म वापस भेजें।"
预付邮资信封
Transliteration: yùfù yóuzī xìnfēng
"请使用随附的预付邮资信封寄回表格。"
요금 선납 봉투
Transliteration: yogeum seonnap bongtu
"동봉된 요금 선납 봉투를 사용하여 회신해 주세요."
料金受取人払い封筒
Transliteration: ryōkin uketorinibarai fūtō
"同封の料金受取人払い封筒をご利用ください。"
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