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letra

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letter

∗ noun

letra
feminine noun
1. letter (signo)
2. handwriting (escritura, caligrafía)
  • no entiendo su letra -> I can't read his writing o handwriting
3. type, typeface (Imprenta)
  • leer la letra pequeña (figurative) -> to read the small print
  • mandar cuatro letras a alguien (figurative) -> to drop somebody a line
  • letra cursiva -> italic type, italics
  • letra de imprenta -> print; (impresa) block capitals (en formulario)
  • escriba en letra de imprenta -> please write in block capitals
  • letra itálica -> italic type, italics
  • letra de molde -> print; (impresa) block capitals (en formulario)
  • letra negrita -> bold (face)
4. lyrics (texto de canción)
5. (commerce)
  • letra (de cambio) -> bill of exchange
  • girar una letra -> to draw a bill of exchange
  • protestar una letra -> to protest a bill
  • letra avalada -> guaranteed bill of exchange
  • letra de cambio a la vista -> sight bill
6. literal meaning (sentido)
  • seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra -> to follow instructions to the letter
7. (education)
  • letras -> arts
  • una asignatura de letras -> an arts subject

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letra [lay’-trah]
noun
1. Letter, a character of the alphabet. (f)
2. Hand character, or peculiar manner of writing (escritura). (f)
3. Type, a printing letter. (f)
4. Motto, inscription. (f)
5. Letter, the verbal expression, the literal meaning, the grammatical sense of a phrase. (f)
6. A kind of Spanish poetical composition. (f)
7. Words of a song. (f)
8. An arithmetical character, a figure. (f)
  • Letr -> or letra de cambio, bill of exchange
  • A la letra -> literally, punctually, entirely
  • Letras -> 1. Letters, learning; the learned professions. 2. Rescript, despatch. 3. (Prov.) Certification, testimony.
  • Letras sagradas -> the Bible, the sacred Scriptures
  • Letra gótica -> Gothic script
  • Letra negrita -> bold type
  • En letras de molde -> in print
  • Tiene buena letra -> he writes a good hand

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letra
1 (Tipografía) letter
decir a una mujer las cuatro letras to call a woman a slut
poner unas o dos o cuatro letras a algn to drop sb a line
la letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the child
letra bastardilla letra cursiva italics
plural
; (p) italic type; (EEUU)
letra de imprenta letra de molde print
escriba su nombre en letras de imprenta o de molde please print your name in block letters
letra gótica Gothic script
letra inicial initial letter
letra mayúscula capital letter
letra menuda small print
letra minúscula small letter
letra muerta dead letter
letra negrilla letra negrita bold type; heavy type
letra pequeña small print
lee siempre la letra pequeña de los contratos
letra redonda roman; roman type; (EEUU)
letras sagradas Scripture
letra versal capital letter
letra versalita small capital
letra voladita superscript (type)
2 (escritura) handwriting; writing
tengo muy mala letra
no le entiendo la letra I can't read his handwriting o writing
despacito y buena letra easy does it
3 (sentido literal) letter; literal meaning
a la letra to the letter; atarse a la letra to stick to the literal meaning
pie
4 (Com) (pago) instalment; installment; (EEUU)
le faltan cinco letras para acabar de pagar el coche she still has five instalments to make on the car; pagar a letra vista to pay on sight
letra abierta letter of credit
letra aceptada accepted letter
letra a la vista sight draft
letra bancaria banker's draft; bank draft
letra de cambio bill (of exchange); draft
letra de crédito letter of credit
letra del Tesoro Treasury bill
letra de patente letters patent
plural
; (p)
5 [de canción] words
plural
; (p) lyrics
plural
; (p)
6 letras (cultura) letters; learning
singular
; (s)
un hombre de letras a man of letters; primeras letras elementary education; the three Rs
7 letras (Escol) (Univ) (humanidades) arts
mi padre es de letras
voy a hacer dos asignaturas de letras I'm going to study two arts subjects; Filosofía y Letras humanities

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