capital letter in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for capital letter in the French»English Dictionary

lettre majuscule ou capitale

capital letter

majuscule (en écriture)

capital (letter)

Translations for capital letter in the English»French Dictionary

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettre f (to pour, from de)

a letter of apology/resignation

une lettre d'excuse/de démission

to inform sb by letter

informer qn par lettre

he receives a lot of letters

il reçoit beaucoup de courrier

letters to the editor JOURN

courrier des lecteurs

the letters of Virginia Woolf

la correspondance de Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettre f

letter (character)

caractère m

the letter A

la lettre A

to write sth in big letters

écrire qc en gros caractères

to have a lot of letters after one's name inf

être bardé de titres inf

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

récompense sportive décernée par une école sous la forme de son monogramme

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

belles-lettres fpl

academy of letters

société des belles-lettres

a man/woman of letters

un homme/une femme de lettres

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

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

marquer [qc] d'une lettre

the rows are lettered from A to P

les rangées portent des lettres allant de A à P

to be lettered in gold/ink

porter des lettres en or/inscrites à l'encre

IV.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] VB intr Am UNIV

to letter in baseball

gagner une récompense en base-ball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law

suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi

to follow instructions to the letter

suivre des instructions à la lettre

I.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] N

1. capital (letter):

capital

majuscule f

2. capital:

capital, a. capital city

capitale f

fashion capital of the world

capitale mondiale de la mode

3. capital U:

capital (gen) COMM, FIN (wealth)

capital m

capital (funds)

capitaux mpl

capital (funds)

capital m

with a capital of £500, 000

au capital de 500 000 livres sterling

to make capital out of sth fig

tirer profit de qc

to make political capital out of sth

tirer profit de qc dans un but politique

to make political capital out of sth attr amount, base, loss, outlay, turnover

de capital

4. capital (capitalist interests):

capital

capital m

capital and labour

le capital et le travail

5. capital ARCHIT:

capital

chapiteau m

II.capital [Brit ˈkapɪt(ə)l, Am ˈkæpədl] ADJ

1. capital letter:

capital

majuscule

capital A

A majuscule

crazy with a capital C inf

dingue avec un D majuscule or un grand D inf

2. capital LAW:

capital offence, crime, sentence

capital

3. capital (essential):

capital

capital

to be of capital importance

être d'une importance capitale

4. capital Brit (excellent):

capital inf, dated

épatant

capital letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capital letter in the English»French Dictionary

capital letter N

capital letter

lettre f capitale

in capital letters

en lettres capitales

Translations for capital letter in the English»French Dictionary

capital letter

capital(e)

Translations for capital letter in the English»French Dictionary

I.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N

1. capital (principal city):

capital a. fig

capitale f

2. capital (letter form):

capital

lettre f capitale

in (large) capitals

en capitales

II.capital¹ [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] ADJ

1. capital (principal):

capital error, city

principal(e)

2. capital (letter form):

capital letter

capital(e)

3. capital LAW (punishable by death):

capital

capital(e)

4. capital Brit (very good):

capital

excellent(e)

letter [ˈletəʳ, Am ˈlet̬ɚ] N

letter

lettre f

Phrases:

to the letter

à la lettre

capital² [ˈkæpɪtl, Am -ət̬l] N FIN

capital

capital m

to put capital into sth

investir dans qc

to make capital (out) of sth

tirer profit de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In mathematical use, the lower-case letter (or in sans-serif font) is distinguished from the capital letter, which denotes a product of a sequence.

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The first part of the binomial, the genus name, is always written with an initial capital letter.

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Each lesson is begins with a capital letter.

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These words are never written with a final capital letter in actual texts.

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Directly above the star is the band's name in plain all capital letter.

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Because it is an honorific of the dominant form it is usual for it to be written with a capital letter.

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The headword of each entry was no longer capitalized, allowing the user to readily see those words that actually require a capital letter.

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This exonym is sometimes written with capital letter, to show that it designates an ethnic group.

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Each main horizon is denoted by a capital letter, which may then be followed by several alphanumerical modifiers highlighting particular outstanding features of the horizon.

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Geographical numbers are often further expanded decimally to represent more specific areas, sometimes followed by a capital letter indicating a particular city.

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