letter

la carta

noun

letter
[ˈletə(r)]
sustantivo
1carta (f) (written message)
  • letter of acknowledgment -> carta de acuse de recibo
  • letter of credit (finanzas) -> carta de crédito
  • letter of exchange (finanzas) -> letra (f) de cambio
  • letter bomb -> carta bomba
  • letter box -> buzón (m)
  • letter opener -> abrecartas m inv
2letra (f) (of alphabet)
  • the letter of the law -> la interpretación literal de la ley
  • to obey to the letter -> obedecer al pie de la letra
también:
  • man of letters -> hombre (m) de letras

letter [le-tar]
sustantivo
1Letra, carácter.
  • Lette -> o bill of exchange, Letra de cambio
  • Letter of license -> moratoria, espera
  • Letters of safe conduct -> guía, salvoconducto
  • Letter of attorney -> poder, procuración
2Carta, carta misiva.
  • Letters inclosed -> cartas inclusas o adjuntas
  • To frank letters -> franquear las cartas
  • Direction of letters -> sobre o sobrescrito de cartas
  • Letter of credit -> carta de crédito
  • Letter rogatory -> (For.) Suplicatoria
3Letra, el sentido gramatical de una frase, sentencia o discurso.
4 (plural)
sustantivo
  • Man of letters -> hombre de letras, hombre erudito, literato
  • Letter-book -> copiador de cartas, el libro en que las conservan o copian los comerciantes
  • Letter-box -> (a) buzón
  • Letter-carrier -> cartero, el que reparte las cartas
  • Letter-case -> cartera; escribanía, portátil
  • Letter-drop -> buzón, agujero por donde se echan las cartas en el correo
  • Letter carrier -> cartero
  • Letter-file -> guardacartas, cualquier mueble o aparato para archivar las cartas
  • Letter-founder -> fundidor de letras
  • Letter-founding -> fundición, acto de fundir letras
  • Letter-paper -> papel de cartas, papel de escribir (mayor que el papel para esquelas)
  • Silent letters -> letras mudas o que no se pronuncian, como ugh en though y k en knee
Letras, literatura, erudició (b) Caja de correspondencia; taquilla, caja cerrada para recibir cartas, en el correo o a la puerta de una casa.V. TYPE-FOUNDER.
  • To letter a book -> rotular un libro
va. Estampar con letras; escribir, poner un rótulo.

letter [ˈletəʳ]
noun
1 [of alphabet] letra; (f)
the letter G la letra G; small letter (letra ) minúscula; (f) (f) capital letter (letra ) mayúscula; (f) (f)
the letter of the lawlaw la ley escrita
to follow instructions to the letterto cumplir las instrucciones al pie de la letra
2 (missive) carta; (f)
letters of Galdós (as published) epistolario de Galdós; (m)
letter of acknowledgementacknowledgement carta de acuse de recibo; (f)
letter of adviceadvice carta de aviso; (f) notificación; (f)
letter of applicationapplication instancia; (f) carta de solicitud; (f)
letter of appointmentappointment carta de confirmación de un puesto de trabajo; (f)
letter of attorney proxyattorneyorproxy (carta de) poder; (f) (m)
by letterby por carta; por escrito
covering lettercovering carta adjunta; (f)
letters of credencecredence cartas credenciales; (f)
letter of creditcredit carta de crédito; (f)
documentary/irrevocable letter of credit carta de crédito documentaria/irrevocable; (f)
letter of intentintent carta de intenciones; (f)
letter of introductionintroduction carta de presentación; (f)
letter of lienlien carta de gravamen; (f)
letters patentpatent título de privilegio; (m) patente (de invención); (f)
letter of protestprotest carta escrito de protesta; (f)or (m)
letter of recommendation/referencerecommendationreference carta de recomendación; (f)
3 letters (learning) letras; (f)
man of letters hombre de letras; (m) literato; (m)
verb:transitive
estampar con letras
Small Heath WRP unfurled their banner, elaborately lettered white on red Fancy had signed her name at the bottom and Atticus had proudly lettered his in beside it
lettered in gold estampado con letras doradas; a hand-lettered sign un cartel escrito a mano; the boxes were lettered according to country las cajas estaban ordenadas por letras según los países
modifier
letter bomb (n) carta bomba; (f)
letter card (n) (Britain) carta-tarjeta; (f)
letter carrier (n) (US) carteroacartera;a cartera (m) (f)
letter opener (n) abrecartas; (m)
letter quality printer (n) impresora calidad carta; (f)
letter writer (n) corresponsal; (m)
I'm not much of a letter writer apenas escribo cartas

Verb Conjugation for "letter"

Imperative
  • letter
  • you letter
  • he/she letters
  • we letter
  • you letter
  • they letter
Preterite
  • I lettered
  • you lettered
  • he/she lettered
  • we lettered
  • you lettered
  • they lettered
Present Continuous
  • I am lettering
  • you are lettering
  • he/she is lettering
  • we are lettering
  • you are lettering
  • they are lettering
Present Perfect
  • I have lettered
  • you have lettered
  • he/she has lettered
  • we have lettered
  • you have lettered
  • they have lettered
Past Continuous
  • I was lettering
  • you were lettering
  • he/she was lettering
  • we were lettering
  • you were lettering
  • they were lettering
Past Perfect
  • I had lettered
  • you had lettered
  • he/she had lettered
  • we had lettered
  • you had lettered
  • they had lettered
Future
  • I will letter
  • you will letter
  • he/she will letter
  • we will letter
  • you will letter
  • they will letter
Future Perfect
  • I will have lettered
  • you will have lettered
  • he/she will have lettered
  • we will have lettered
  • you will have lettered
  • they will have lettered
Future Continuous
  • I will be lettering
  • you will be lettering
  • he/she will be lettering
  • we will be lettering
  • you will be lettering
  • they will be lettering
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been lettering
  • you have been lettering
  • he/she has been lettering
  • we have been lettering
  • you have been lettering
  • they have been lettering
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been lettering
  • you will have been lettering
  • he/she will have been lettering
  • we will have been lettering
  • you will have been lettering
  • they will have been lettering
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been lettering
  • you had been lettering
  • he/she had been lettering
  • we had been lettering
  • you had been lettering
  • they had been lettering

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