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| letter n | US (school sports award) (premiação esportiva escolar) | monograma sf |
| | He got a letter for his play on the basketball team. |
| | Ele recebeu um monograma por sua jogada no time de basquete. |
letter,
letters npl | UK (qualifications) (qualificação) | letras sf pl |
| | He is highly qualified and has letters after his name. |
| | Ele é altamente qualificado e tem letras após seu nome. |
| Letters npl | (literature) | Letras sf pl |
| | She graduated from the College of Arts and Letters. |
| | Ela se formou pela Faculdade de Artes e Letras. |
letter,
letters npl | dated (being well read) (erudito) | letrado sm |
| | He was a man of letters. |
| | Ele era um homem letrado. |
| letter in [sth] vi + prep | US (win a sports award) (prêmio esportivo) | ganhar um monograma expres v |
| | (ser galardoado) | ser premiado loc v |
| | He lettered in basketball in high school. |
| | Ele ganhou um monograma no basquete no ensino médio. |
Formas compostas:
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| acceptance letter n | (for taking a job offer) | carta de admissão loc sf |
| | In her acceptance letter, Mary asked for confirmation of her starting salary. |
| acceptance letter n | US (for admission to university) | carta de admissão loc sf |
| | | cinto para ferramentas loc sm |
| according to the letter expr | (according to law) | de acordo com a lei loc adv |
| | | pela letra da lei loc adv |
| | These laws are no longer obeyed according to the letter. |
| according to the letter expr | (word for word) (palavra por palavra, literalmente) | à letra loc adv |
| | Calvin interprets the biblical text according to the letter. |
aerogram,
aerogramme,
air letter,
airletter n | (thin stationary for use in airmail) | aerograma sm |
| angry letter n | (letter of complaint) | carta raivosa loc sf |
| approval letter n | (document giving permission for [sth]) | carta de aprovação loc sf |
| block letter n | (style of lettering) | letra de imprensa sf |
| block letter n | (hand-written capital letter) | letra maiúscula sf |
| business letter n | (business correspondence) | correspondência comercial |
| | A letter to a friend is different from a more formal business letter. |
| call letters npl | (TV, radio station: code) (código de estação radiotransmissora/ tv) | indicativo de chamada loc sm |
| caps npl | abbreviation (capital letters) | letra maiúscula sf + adj |
| | The title of the book should be in caps. |
| | O título do livro deve estar em maiúsculas. |
| capital letter n | often plural (alphabet: upper-case) (letra grande, letra capital, caixa alta) | maiúscula sf |
| | | maiúsculo adj |
| | Sentences must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. |
case,
letter case n | (type: capitals or small letters) | caixa sf |
| | In an email address, it makes no difference whether the case is upper or lower. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (job application) | carta de apresentação sf + loc adj |
| | To apply for the position, please send your resume and a cover letter. |
| | Para se inscrever para a vaga, envie seu currículo e uma carta de apresentação. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (letter providing additional information) | carta de apresentação sf + loc adj |
| | Julie posted the documentation with a covering letter. |
| form letter n | (standardized correspondence) | carta-modelo |
| | Word-processing software is useful for producing form letters. |
| four-letter adj | (word: having four letters) (palavra) | de quatro letras loc adj |
| | | palavrão sm |
| four-letter word n | (curse word, bad word) | palavrão sm |
letter bomb,
also US: mail bomb n | (explosive device inside envelope) | carta bomba loc sf |
| letter of credit n | (bill of exchange) | carta de crédito sf |
| | | letra de crédito sf |
| the letter of the law n | (strict interpretation) (interpretação rigorosa) | letra da lei sf |
| | They followed the letter of the law to avoid any problems. |
letterbox,
letter box n | (slot, box for delivered mail) | caixa postal loc sf |
| | Someone just put a pile of junk mail through my letterbox. |
letterbox,
letter box n | UK, informal (box for posting mail) | caixa postal sf + adj |
| | The letter box in the village is emptied at 6.30 pm. |
| love letter n | (letter expressing romantic feelings) (literal) | carta de amor loc sf |
| | He wrote her a love letter every day while he was away. |
| love letter to [sth] n | figurative (expression of affection) (fig, expressão de amor) | carta de amor loc sf |
| | The movie is his love letter to the city of Rome. |
mail carrier,
letter carrier n | US (person employed to deliver post) | carteiro sm |
| | My dog barks at my mail carrier every day. |
| open letter n | (letter published openly) | carta aberta loc sf |
| | She wrote an open letter to the newspaper praising the mayor of the town. |
| promissory letter n | (document legally binding [sb] to purchase [sth]) (documento legalmente obrigando alguém a comprar algo) | nota promissória loc sf |
red-letter day,
red letter day n | (noteworthy or memorable day) (data marcante) | dia de festa sm + adj |
| reference letter n | (statement in support of a job candidate) (recomendação de candidato a emprego) | carta de referência loc sf |
| | | referências spl |
| | When my former assistant applied for a better job, she asked me for a reference letter. |
| registered letter n | (mail: verified) | carta registrada sf |
| small letter n | (lowercase letter of the alphabet) | minúscula sf |
thank-you note,
thank-you letter n | (letter expressing gratitude) | carta de agradecimento loc sf |
| | | nota de agradecimento loc sf |
| | Don't forget to send them a thank-you letter. |
| to the letter expr | (literally) (literalmente) | ao pé da letra expres |
| | He followed Mr. Wilson's instructions to the letter. |
| to the letter expr | figurative (precisely, exactly) | precisamente adv |
| | (figurado, exatamente) | ao pé da letra expres |
| | The illiterate slave followed his master's instructions to the letter. |
uppercase letter,
upper-case letter n | often plural (capital letter) | maiúscula sf |
| write a letter v expr | (compose handwritten correspondence) | escrever uma carta expres |
| | Nowadays people are more inclined to email rather than write a letter. |