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greeting [Am ˈɡridɪŋ, Brit ˈɡriːtɪŋ] N

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1. greeting (spoken):

greeting

as interj greetings! arch or hum

greet [Am ɡrit, Brit ɡriːt] VB trans

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1.1. greet (welcome, receive):

greet guest/client

greet guest/client

darle la bienvenida a

she greeted me with the news that …

me recibió con la noticia de que …

1.2. greet (say hello to):

greet friend/acquaintance

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oleaginous manner/greeting/person

frigid welcome/greeting/smile

frigid welcome/greeting/smile

cheery greeting

lleno de alegría

fraternal greeting

perfunctory greeting

stiffly greet/smile

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salutación

greeting

fórmulas de salutación

forms of greeting o salutation

fue un saludo puramente protocolario

it was a purely formal greeting

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greeting N

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greeting

greeting (receiving)

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3. greet fig (make itself noticeable):

a scene of joy greeted us

se mostró ante nosotros una escena de alegría

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perfunctory greeting, smile

to extend one's hand as a greeting

tender la mano para saludar

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salutación

greeting

greeting

saludar (al encontrar)

pasar un saludo por alto

to ignore a greeting

to greet each other

to greet sb by shaking hands/with a smile

saludar a alguien con un apretón de manos/con una sonrisa

to greet sth

reaccionar ante algo

to greet sth with anger/applause

recibir algo con enfado/un aplauso

to greet sth with delight

sentir gran placer ante algo

to extend one's hand as a greeting

tender la mano para saludar

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And to all of you venerated brothers in the episcopate, my cordial and reverent greeting. en.wikipedia.org

Following the closure of the magazine (after 13 issues), the three worked on other projects in the greeting card division of the same company. en.wikipedia.org

In the same year, the company became the first in the greeting card industry to advertise their product nationally. en.wikipedia.org

She decried the practice of purchasing greeting cards, which she saw as a sign of being too lazy to write a personal letter. en.wikipedia.org

He played the manager of a musical greeting card company who was considering using one of the band's songs for a greeting card. en.wikipedia.org

The moment was confused, a greeting and a leave-taking at the same time. www.macleans.ca

Admittedly a pastiche of their memories, the movie bespeaks the dust of '60s yearbooks and greeting card sentiment. en.wikipedia.org

Martin portrays a greeting card writer who goes through a period of bad luck with women. en.wikipedia.org

A typical use of the called party number is to select which voicemail greeting to play for the call. en.wikipedia.org

She sells her paintings to greeting card companies. en.wikipedia.org

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