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letter

Brief

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
letter
1. Substantiv:
2. [1] Brief
3. [2] Buchstabe
[1] My father wrote at least two letters daily.
Mein Vater schrieb mindestens zwei Briefe am Tag.
[1] „Read it, Clara“. So she began to read a letter from a young man":
„Lese es, Clara“. So begann sie einen Brief eines jungen Mannes zu lesen:
[2] Peter, please tell me the third letter of the alphabet.
Peter, sage mir wie der dritte Buchstabe des Alphabetes lautet.
Englisch > Englisch
letter
1. subst. A symbol in an alphabet.
There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
2. subst. A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
3. subst. The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
4. subst. (plural) Literature.
Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.
5. subst. (law) A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision.
6. subst. (US) A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
7. subst. (Canada) A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
8. subst. (US, scholastic) (clipping of varsity letter)
9. subst. (printing, dated) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
10. v. To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
11. v. (intransitive, US, scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
12. subst. One who lets, or lets out.
the letter of a room
a blood-letter
13. subst. (archaic) One who retards or hinders.
Deutsch > Englisch
Brief
1. subst. letter (written message)