| Zusätzliche Übersetzungen |
| letter n | US (school sports award) (Sport) | Urkunde Nm |
| | He got a letter for his play on the basketball team. |
| | Er erhielt eine Urkunde für seine Teilnahme im Basketball-Team. |
letter,
letters npl | UK (qualifications) | Titel Nm |
| | | akademischer Grad Nm |
| | He is highly qualified and has letters after his name. |
| | Er ist hochqualifiziert und hat Titel vor seinem Namen. |
| Letters npl | (literature) | Literatur Nf |
| | She graduated from the College of Arts and Letters. |
| | Sie absolvierte die Hochschule für Kunst und Literatur. |
letter,
letters npl | dated (being well read) | Wort Nn |
| | He was a man of letters. |
| | Er war ein Mann der Worte. |
| letter in [sth] vi + prep | US (win a sports award) | eine Urkunde für [etw] bekommen Rdw |
| | He lettered in basketball in high school. |
| | In der High School bekam er eine Urkunde für Basketball. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
letter | lettered |
| acceptance letter n | (for taking a job offer) (ugs) | Zusage Nf |
| | (ugs) | Jobzusage Nf |
| | | Stellenzusage Nf |
| | | schriftliche Stellenzusage Adj + Nf |
| | In her acceptance letter, Mary asked for confirmation of her starting salary. |
acceptance letter,
letter of acceptance n | US (for admission to university) (ugs) | Zusage Nf |
| | | Aufnahmeschreiben Nn |
| | Stacey was thrilled to receive an acceptance letter from Harvard. |
| according to the letter expr | (according to law) | laut Gesetz Präp + Nn |
| | | dem Gesetz nach Rdw |
| | | vor dem Gesetz Rdw |
| | These laws are no longer obeyed according to the letter. |
| according to the letter expr | (word for word) | Wort für Wort Rdw |
| | | wortgetreu Adj |
| | Calvin interprets the biblical text according to the letter. |
aerogram,
aerogramme,
air letter,
airletter n | (thin stationary for use in airmail) | Luftpostbrief Nm |
| block letter n | (style of lettering) | Druckbuchstabe Nm |
| | | Blockbuchstabe Nm |
| block letter n | (hand-written capital letter) | Druckbuchstabe Nm |
| | | Blockschrift Nf |
| business letter n | (business correspondence) | Geschäftsbrief Nm |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| caps npl | abbreviation (capital letters) (Sprachwissenschaft) | Großbuchstaben Npl |
| | The title of the book should be in caps. |
| capital letter n | often plural (alphabet: upper-case) | Großbuchstabe Nm |
| | Sentences must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (job application) | Anschreiben Nn |
| | To apply for the position, please send your resume and a cover letter. |
| | Um sich auf die Stelle zu bewerben, senden Sie bitte Ihren Lebenslauf und ein Anschreiben. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (letter providing additional information) | Zusatzblatt Nn |
| | Julie posted the documentation with a covering letter. |
| form letter n | (standardized correspondence) | Standardbrief Nm |
| | | Formbrief Nm |
| | | Serienbrief Nm |
| | Word-processing software is useful for producing form letters. |
| four-letter adj | (word: having four letters) | mit vier Buchstaben Rdw |
| four-letter word n | (curse word, bad word) | Schimpfwort Nn |
| | (altmodisch) | Fluchwort Nn |
| | | Kraftausdruck Nm |
letter bomb,
also US: mail bomb n | (explosive device inside envelope) | Briefbombe Nf |
| letter of credit n | (bill of exchange) | Kreditbrief Nm |
| | | Akkreditiv Nn |
| | | Bankbürgschaft Nf |
| the letter of the law n | (strict interpretation) | Gesetzestext Nm |
| | | Buchstaben des Gesetzes Rdw |
| | They followed the letter of the law to avoid any problems. |
| letter opener n | (bladed tool for opening envelopes) | Brieföffner Nm |
letterbox,
letter box n | (slot, box for delivered mail) | Briefkasten Nm |
| | | Postkasten, Postbriefkasten Nm |
| | Someone just put a pile of junk mail through my letterbox. |
letterbox,
letter box n | UK, informal (box for posting mail) | Briefkasten Nm |
| | | Postkasten, Postbriefkasten Nm |
| | The letter box in the village is emptied at 6.30 pm. |
| love letter n | (letter expressing romantic feelings) | Liebesbrief Nm |
| | He wrote her a love letter every day while he was away. |
| love letter to [sth] n | figurative (expression of affection) | Liebesbrief Nm |
| | The movie is his love letter to the city of Rome. |
mail carrier,
letter carrier n | US (person employed to deliver post) | Briefträger Nm |
| | (schnelle Zustellung) | Kurier Nm |
| | My dog barks at my mail carrier every day. |
red-letter day,
red letter day n | (noteworthy or memorable day) (offiziell) | Feiertag Nm |
| reference letter n | (statement in support of a job candidate) | Empfehlungsschreiben Nn |
| | | Referenzschreiben Nn |
| | | Empfehlungsbrief Nm |
| | When my former assistant applied for a better job, she asked me for a reference letter. |
| registered letter n | (mail: verified) | Einschreiben Nn |
| | | Einschreibebrief, Einschreibbrief Nm |
| | | Einschreibesendung, Einschreibsendung Nf |
| small letter n | (lowercase letter of the alphabet) | Kleinbuchstabe Nm |
| | | klein geschriebener Buchstabe Rdw |
| to the letter expr | (literally) | buchstäblich Adv |
| | | geradezu Adv |
| | He followed Mr. Wilson's instructions to the letter. |
| to the letter expr | figurative (precisely, exactly) | genau Adv |
| | | sorgfältig Adv |
| | The illiterate slave followed his master's instructions to the letter. |
uppercase letter,
upper-case letter n | often plural (capital letter) | Großbuchstabe Nm |