bread-and-butter letter in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bread-and-butter letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bread-and-butter letter N inf

bread-and-butter letter

carta f de agradecimiento (a un anfitrión)

Translations for bread-and-butter letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I'll just zip out and post this letter

salgo volando a echar esta carta inf

Translations for bread-and-butter letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

and [Am ænd, (ə)n, Brit ənd, (ə)n, and] CONJ The usual translation of and, y, becomes e when it precedes a word beginning with i, hi, or y.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to: let's wait and see esperemos para ver qué or lo que pasa.

1.1. and:

and

y

black and white

blanco y negro

father and son

padre e hijo

ham and eggs

huevos con jamón

bread and butter

pan con mantequilla

to mix business and pleasure

mezclar los negocios con el placer

so we decided to leave — and?

así que decidimos irnos — ¿y?

during June and/or July

durante junio y/o julio

but there are journalists and journalists!

¡pero hay periodistas y periodistas!

1.2. and:

and so on or and so forth

etcétera

and so on, and so forth

etcétera, etcétera

2. and (in numbers):

one and a half

uno y medio

two hundred and twenty

doscientos veinte

an hour and five minutes

una hora y cinco minutos

five and forty arch or liter

cuarenta y cinco

3. and (showing continuation, repetition):

faster and faster

cada vez más rápido

it gets easier and easier

se hace cada vez más fácil

he just eats and eats

no hace más que comer

weeks and weeks passed

pasaron muchas semanas

weeks and weeks passed

pasaron semanas y más semanas

4. and with inf:

try and finish this today

trata de terminar esto hoy

we must wait and see what she does

tenemos que esperar a ver lo que hace

come/go and help your father

ven/anda a ayudar a tu padre

5.1. and (implying a result):

and

y

a minute longer and he would have drowned inf

un minuto más y se habría ahogado inf

5.2. and (adding emphasis):

and

y

something should be done, and quickly

habría que hacer algo, y rápido

those who refuse, and there are many …

los que se niegan, y son muchos …

I.butter [Am ˈbədər, Brit ˈbʌtə] N U

butter

mantequilla f

butter

manteca f RioPl

apple butter Am

mermelada f de manzana

apple butter Am

dulce m de manzana CSur

butter wouldn't melt in her/his mouth

es una mosquita muerta

to push sb's butters

darle or meterle caña a alguien inf

attr butter dish

mantequera f

attr butter dish

mantequillera f

II.butter [Am ˈbədər, Brit ˈbʌtə] VB trans

butter bread:

butter

untar con mantequilla

butter

untar con manteca RioPl

butter

ponerle mantequilla a

butter

ponerle manteca a RioPl

buttered toast

tostadas fpl con mantequilla

buttered toast

tostadas fpl con manteca RioPl

pour the mixture into a buttered dish Brit

vierta la mezcla en un molde enmantequillado or untado de mantequilla

pour the mixture into a buttered dish Brit

vierta la mezcla en un molde enmantecado RioPl

I.bread [Am brɛd, Brit brɛd] N U

1. bread FOOD:

bread

pan m

white/wholemeal bread

pan blanco/integral

a slice of bread and butter

una rebanada de pan con mantequilla

a slice of bread and butter

una rebanada de pan con manteca RioPl

to live on bread and water

vivir a pan y agua

bread and circuses

pan y circo

to be sb's bread and butter teaching is his bread and butter

se gana la vida enseñando

tourism is this country's bread and butter

este país subsiste gracias al turismo

to break bread with sb liter

compartir la mesa con alguien

to cast one's bread upon the waters liter

hacer (el) bien sin mirar a quién

to earn one's bread (and butter)

ganarse la vida

to earn one's bread (and butter)

ganarse el pan liter

to know which side one's bread is buttered (on)

saber lo que conviene (a uno)

he knows which side his bread's buttered on

sabe lo que le conviene

to take the bread out of sb's mouth

quitarle el pan de la boca a alguien

to want one's bread buttered on both sides

querer el oro y el moro

to want one's bread buttered on both sides

querer la chancha y los cinco reales inf

to want one's bread buttered on both sides

querer la chancha y los veinte RioPl inf

2. bread (money):

bread sl, dated

guita f sl

bread sl, dated

lana f LatAm inf

bread sl, dated

plata f AmS inf

bread sl, dated

pasta f Spain inf

II.bread [Am brɛd, Brit brɛd] VB trans

bread

empanar AmC Mex

bread

empanizar

bread

apanar Chil

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

bread-and-butter letter in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bread-and-butter letter in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] N no pl

butter

mantequilla f

Phrases:

he/she looks as if butter wouldn't melt in his/her mouth

parece que no haya roto un plato en su vida

II.butter [ˈbʌtəʳ, Am ˈbʌt̬ɚ] VB trans

butter

untar con mantequilla

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] CONJ

1. and:

and (also)

y

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’)

e

black and white

blanco y negro

food and drink

comida y bebida

parents and children

padres e hijos

2. and MATH:

and

y

2 and 3 is 5

2 más 3 son 5

four hundred and twelve

cuatrocientos doce

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved

todo el mundo se alivió cuando él se fue

4. and (increase):

more and more

cada vez más

better and better

cada vez mejor

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried

lo intenté una y otra vez [o repetidas veces]

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried

lloraba sin parar

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

etcétera

bread [bred] N

1. bread:

bread

pan m

a loaf of bread

un pan

2. bread inf (money):

bread

pasta f

Phrases:

to cast one's bread upon the waters form

hacer el bien sin mirar a quién

to want one's bread buttered on both sides

querer el oro y el moro

to want one's bread buttered on both sides

querer la chancha y los cinco reales RioPl

to earn one's (daily) bread form

ganarse el pan (de cada día)

letter [ˈletəʳ, Am ˈlet̬ɚ] N

1. letter (message):

letter

carta f

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