postcard

• Carte postale, souvent illustrée sur une face, destinée à être envoyée par la poste sans enveloppe.

A card, often with a picture on one side, designed for sending a message by mail without needing an envelope.

1. Mailing cardA1formal

   A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard intended for writing and mailing without an envelope.

   Carte postale

   • She sent a postcard from Paris to her family.
   • I bought a postcard with a picture of the beach.
   • He wrote a short message on the back of the postcard.

   Synonymespicture postcardpostal card