lettering in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lettering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lettering [Am ˈlɛdərɪŋ, Brit ˈlɛt(ə)rɪŋ] N U

1. lettering (words):

lettering

caracteres mpl

2. lettering (technique):

lettering

rotulación f

I.letter [Am ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] N

1. letter (written message):

letter

carta f

his letters have just been published

su epistolario acaba de publicarse

letter of introduction

carta f de recomendación

letter of advice

carta f de aviso

letter of credit

carta f de crédito

letter of intent

carta f de intenciones

attr letter rack

portacartas m

I'm not much of a letter writer

no soy muy buen corresponsal

letter writing is quite an art

escribir cartas es todo un arte

2.1. letter (of alphabet):

letter

letra f

a two-/eight-letter word

una palabra de dos/ocho letras

she's the only one in the family with letters after her name

es la única de la familia que tiene título (académico u honorífico cuya abreviatura suele usarse tras el nombre)

the letter of the law

la letra de la ley

to the letter

al pie de la letra

2.2. letter <letters, pl > (literature) form:

a man of letters

un literato

a man of letters

un escritor

a man of letters

un hombre de letras

a woman of letters

una literata

a woman of letters

una escritora

a woman of letters

una mujer de letras

II.letter [Am ˈlɛdər, Brit ˈlɛtə] VB trans

1. letter (print):

letter card/invitation

grabar

letter card/invitation

estampar (con letras)

2. letter (designate by letter):

the rows are lettered A through G

las filas van por letras de la A a la G

dead letter N

1. dead letter LAW:

dead letter

letra f muerta

to be a dead letter

ser letra muerta

2. dead letter (undelivered letter):

dead letter

carta f no reclamada

dead-letter office

departamento m de cartas no reclamadas

letter-perfect [Am ˈˌlɛdər ˈˌpərfəkt, Brit] ADJ Am

letter-perfect

impecable

letter-perfect

perfecto

letter opener N

letter opener

abrecartas m

letter carrier N Am

letter carrier

cartero m / cartera f

letter bomb N

letter bomb

carta f bomba

initial letter N

initial letter

letra f inicial

open letter N

open letter

carta f abierta

French letter N Brit inf, dated

French letter

condón m

French letter

paracaídas m inf

French letter

globo m inf

French letter

goma f Spain

French letter

forro m RioPl inf

lettering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lettering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lettering [ˈlet̬·ər·ɪŋ] N

lettering

caracteres m pl

letter [ˈlet̬·ər] N

1. letter (message):

letter

carta f

letter of recommendation

carta de recomendación

letter of credit

letra de crédito

2. letter (symbol):

letter

letra f

Phrases:

to stick to the letter of the law

aplicar la ley en sentido estricto

to the letter

al pie de la letra

love letter N

love letter

carta f de amor

letter bomb N

letter bomb

carta f bomba

capital letter [ˈkæp·ə·təl·ˈle·t̬ər] N

capital letter

mayúscula f

in capital letters

en mayúsculas

business letter N

business letter

carta f comercial

chain letter N

chain letter

carta f en cadena (que debe ser copiada y remitida a varias personas)

cover letter N

cover letter

carta f adjunta

red-letter day [ˌred·ˈlet̬·ər·ˌdeɪ] N

red-letter day

día m memorable

four-letter word N

four-letter word

palabrota f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He employed a secret process for placing lettering or other designs on the edges of coins.

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Many of the barns were repainted every few years to maintain the sharp colors of the lettering.

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In addition to lettering in basketball throughout high school, she played varsity volleyball as a freshman.

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The station signs are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

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Freight stock was painted in a slightly different red / brown with only identifying lettering painted in white on the side.

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The raised lettering is otherwise identical to the writing on the labels of previous versions.

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The revised version can be recognised by the use of green lettering on the cover instead of pink.

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They maintained 10 of each type of car ready for lettering and delivery in 24 hours.

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The silver gray label on the reverse is done away with, replaced with raised lettering that is very difficult to read.

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The station names are in the standard black plates with white lettering.

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