lettering in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lettering in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

lettering

lettering m

I.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər] N

1. letter (item of correspondence):

letter

lettera f (to per; from di)

a letter of apology, resignation

una lettera di scuse, di dimissioni

to inform sb by letter

informare qn per lettera

he receives a lot of letters

riceve molte lettere

letters to the editor JOURN

lettere al direttore

the letters of Virginia Woolf

le lettere di Virginia Woolf

2. letter:

letter (of alphabet)

lettera f

letter (character)

lettera f

letter (character)

carattere m

the letter A

la lettera A

to write sth in big letters

scrivere qc in maiuscolo

to write sth in big letters fig

scrivere qc a grandi lettere

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

avere un sacco di titoli

3. letter Am SPORTS:

letter

= onorificenza per meriti in campo sportivo conferita da una scuola sotto forma di suo monogramma

II.letters N

letters npl (literature):

letters

lettere f

academy of letters

accademia delle belle lettere

a man, woman of letters

un uomo, una donna di lettere

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

letter photograph, diagram:

letter

segnare con una lettera

the rows are lettered from A to P

le file sono segnate con lettere dalla A alla P

to be lettered in gold

essere scritto a lettere d'oro

to be lettered in ink

con lettere scritte a inchiostro

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

to letter in baseball

avere un'onoreficenza per il baseball

V.letter [Brit ˈlɛtə, Am ˈlɛdər]

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

rispettare la lettera e non lo spirito della legge

to follow instructions to the letter

seguire le istruzioni alla lettera

cover letter [Am ˈkəvər ˌlɛdər] N Am

cover letter → covering letter

See also covering letter

covering letter [Brit, Am] N

covering letter

lettera f d'accompagnamento

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

letter-perfect

perfetto

THEAT to be letter-perfect

sapere la parte alla perfezione

chain letter [Brit, Am ˈtʃeɪn ˌlɛdər] N

chain letter

= lettera di una catena di sant'Antonio

French letter [Brit, Am ˈˌfrɛntʃ ˈlɛdər] N arch, inf (contraceptive)

French letter

guanto m di Parigi

air letter [Brit, Am ˈɛ(ə)r ˌlɛdər] N

air letter

aerogramma m

express letter [ɪkˈspresˌletə(r)] N

express letter

lettera f espresso

express letter

espresso m

dead letter [Brit, Am ˈdɛd ˈlɛdər] N

1. dead letter (undelivered letter):

dead letter

lettera f non recapitata

dead letter

lettera f giacente

Phrases:

to become a dead letter law, custom, rule etc.:

diventare lettera morta

letter box [Brit, Am ˈlɛdərˌbɑks] N

letter box

cassetta f per le lettere

letter box

buca f delle lettere

lettering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lettering in the English»Italian Dictionary

lettering [ˈle·t̬ɚ·ɪŋ] N

lettering

caratteri m pl

letter [ˈle·t̬ɚ] N

letter (message, symbol):

letter

lettera f

letter of recommendation

lettera di raccomandazione

letter of credit

lettera di credito

Phrases:

to stick to the letter of the law

attenersi rigorosamente alla legge

to the letter

alla lettera

business letter N

business letter

lettera f commerciale

chain letter N

chain letter

lettera di una catena di Sant'Antonio

cover letter N

cover letter

lettera f d'accompagnamento

letter bomb N

letter bomb

lettera f esplosiva

love letter N

love letter

lettera f d'amore

capital letter [ˈkæ·pə·tl ˈle·t̬ɚ] N

capital letter

maiuscola f

in capital letters

in stampatello

red-letter day [ˌred·ˈle·t̬ɚ·ˌdeɪ] N

red-letter day

giorno m memorabile

Translations for lettering in the Italian»English Dictionary

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lettering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

his face fell when he opened the letter

ha cambiato espressione quando ha aperto la lettera

referring to your letter/phone call, …

con riferimento alla sua lettera/telefonata, …

to drop a letter into a mailbox

imbucare una lettera

to stick to the letter of the law

attenersi rigorosamente alla legge

the letter is postmarked Rome

la lettera ha il timbro postale di Roma

to deliver a letter by hand

consegnare a mano una lettera

she will have received the letter by now

avrà già ricevuto la lettera

the résumé enclosed with his letter

il curriculum che accompagnava la sua lettera

I'm replying to your last letter

la -a (lettera), rispondo con questa -a alla tua ultima

in reply to your letter of …

in seguito al Suo scritto del …

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A frame is drawn inside this space which contains the lettering or pictures.

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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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As delivered, they were painted in gloss black with white numbering and lettering.

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The station signs are in the standard black name plate with white lettering installed on the orange tiling.

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The stamps were found to be forged due to the absence of a watermark and because they had impossible corner lettering.

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The band is a simple brown band with white lettering.

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The station signs are in the standard black plates with white 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 raised lettering is otherwise identical to the writing on the labels of previous versions.

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

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