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"Letter" is a noun which is often translated as "la carta", and "in Spanish" is a phrase which is often translated as "en español". Learn more about the difference between "letter" and "in Spanish" below.
letter(
leh
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duhr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la carta
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Laura wrote Santa a letter.Laura le escribió una carta a Papá Noel.
a. la letra
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
I just need five letters to complete the crossword.Me faltan solo cinco letras para completar el crucigrama.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. estampar (con letras)
The cover of the book was lettered in ancient script.La portada del libro estaba estampada con letras antiguas.
letters
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
4.
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
(erudition)
a. las letras
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
(literary)
The scholar was a man of letters.El erudito era un hombre de letras.
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in Spanish(
ihn
 
spah
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nihsh
)
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. en español
How do you say that in Spanish?¿Cómo se dice eso en español?
b. en castellano
The movie is in Spanish with French subtitles.La película está en castellano con subtítulos en francés.
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