La palabra del día: la letra
la letra - letter, font; writing, handwriting; words, lyrics
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"La letra con sangre entra" es una de las obras de Francisco de Goya. Pero es bastante difícil traducir el título, porque en inglés un refrán como así no existe.
"Spare the blood, spoil the child", "Spare the rod, spoil the child", "No pain, no gain", "The letter comes with blood" or "With blood comes the knowledge" is one of Francisco Goya's works. But it's rather difficult to translate the title, because in English a proverb like this doesn't exist.
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Una letra, una palabra, una frase, una oración, etc., ... un lenguaje...
A letter, a word, a phrase, a sentence, etc., ... a language...
He escrito esta frase en letra bastardilla.
I have written this sentence in italics.
Desafortunadamente, hoy en día le arrestarían al maestro por abuso infantil! En los días de antaño, habrían aprendido las letras por cierto!
Unfortuntely, today that would arrest the teacher for child abuse! In the old days, they would have certainly learned their lessons.

Me gusta leer la letra cuando estoy escuchando a una canción.
I like to read the lyrics when I'm listening to a song.
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No sé si dice "las letras" o "la letra" por*/para la letra (porque tiene "s" por el fin. Jaja... extraño.
I don't know if you say "las letras"or "la letra" for lyrics (because it has "s" at the end. . Haha... weird.
*I think it's "por" but I am not sure.
No sé porque pero en inglaterra los doctores son famosos por tener mala letra.
I don't know why but in England doctors are famous for having bad handwriting.
No es el tipo de letra apropriado. it is not the appropriate font.
A veces es difícil leer los historiales médicos a causa de la mala letra.
Sometimes it is difficult to read medical records because of bad handwriting.
Me parece raro que se dice "mayúscula" en vez de "letra capital" en español.
It seems strange to me that you say "mayúscula" instead of "capital letter" in Spanish.
Visto en youtube.com: Chida rola, gracias por subir la letra. Ah youtube con tu argot loco.....como te amo yo a ti.....dejame contar las maneras............
Seen on youtube.com: Cool song, thanks for uploading the lyrics. Ah youtube with your crazy slang......how do I love thee.....let me count the ways........
Edit: Not sure of "como te amo yo a ti" for "how do I love thee" and never heard of argot but I guess it means slang.
La letra del himno nacional de Sudáfrica contiene 4 estrofas en los 5 idiomas más populares del país: xhosa, zulú, sesotho, afrikáans e inglés.
The lyrics of the South African national anthem have 4 stanzas in the 5 most popular languages of the country: Xhosa, Zulu, Sesotho, Afrikaans and English.
Las letras diferentes entre Ingles y espanol son ñ ú ó í é á.
"Letras de canciones de "With blood comes cleansing. en letras de rock cristiano. @ Christian rock lyrics. I am not sure if this will bring enlightenment.