(from+letterbox)

1) a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put:

2) a postbox.

m

1. letterbox, postbox, Am. mailbox; elektronischer Briefkasten EDV electronic mailbox

2. (Zeitungsrubrik) letters page; als Überschrift: auch letters from our readers

3. für Vorschläge etc.: suggestion box

4. toter Briefkasten Spionage: dead letter box

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post-box; box; letterbox; pillar-box; mailbox

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1) (a slit in a door (sometimes with a box behind it) through which mail from the post is put: He put the card through the letterbox.) letterbox

2) (a postbox.) letterbox

3) (a postbox.) mailbox

4) (a box found in public places, into which letters are posted to be collected by a postman.) pillarbox

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m (Hausbriefkasten) letter box BRIT, mailbox AM; (Postbriefkasten) postbox BRIT, mailbox AM, BRIT a. pillar box

elektronischer \Briefkasten INFORM electronic mailbox

ein toter \Briefkasten a dead-letter box

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1) postbox

2) (privat) letter box

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Briefkasten m

1. letterbox, postbox, US mailbox;

elektronischer Briefkasten IT electronic mailbox

2. (Zeitungsrubrik) letters page; als Überschrift: auch letters from our readers

3. für Vorschläge etc: suggestion box

4.

toter Briefkasten Spionage: dead letter box

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1) postbox

2) (privat) letter box

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letter box n.

letter-box n.

mail box n.

mailbox n.

1 set of pigeonholes (forniture).

2 pigeonhole (casilla).

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► nombre masculino

1 pigeonholes plural

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1) [para cartas] [en oficina] pigeonholes pl, set of pigeonholes; [en oficina de correos] sorting rack

2) [para equipaje] luggage locker

3) (Ftbl) * scorer

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a) ( mueble) set of pigeonholes; ( compartimento) pigeonhole

b) (CS) ( en formulario) box

c) (Ven) ( buzón) mailbox (AmE), letterbox (BrE)

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= mailbox, pigeonhole [pigeon hole], inbox [in-box].

Nota: Espacio que suele existir en las secretarías y en el correo electrónico para colocar los documentos que llegan, mientras que los documentos listos para enviar se colocan en el casillero de salida outbox.

Ex. Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.

Ex. If we imagine headings to be a succession of labelled pigeon holes each carrying documents or records of documents then the contents and labels should match.

Ex. In the beginning, access to research literature of medicine was by-word-of-mouth or by glancing through the journals in one's inbox.

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* casillero de entrada = inbox [in-box].

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a) ( mueble) set of pigeonholes; ( compartimento) pigeonhole

b) (CS) ( en formulario) box

c) (Ven) ( buzón) mailbox (AmE), letterbox (BrE)

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= mailbox, pigeonhole [pigeon hole], inbox [in-box].

Nota: Espacio que suele existir en las secretarías y en el correo electrónico para colocar los documentos que llegan, mientras que los documentos listos para enviar se colocan en el casillero de salida outbox.

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1 (mueble) set of pigeonholes; (compartimento) pigeonhole

2 (CS) (en un formulario, documento) box

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a) ( mueble) set of pigeonholes;

b) (CS) ( en formulario) box

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casillero nm

1. [mueble] set of pigeonholes

2. [casilla] pigeonhole

3. [marcador] scoreboard

4. [en formulario] box

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m mueble pigeonholes pl

mailbox, letter box, mail-box, post-box.

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► nombre masculino

1 letter box, US mailbox

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echar una carta al buzón to post a letter

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1) (Correos) [en casa] letterbox, mailbox (EEUU); [en calle] postbox, letterbox, mailbox (EEUU)

- cerrar el buzón

- vender un buzón a algn

2) (Inform) mailbox

3) (=tapón) plug

4) (=compuerta) sluice

5) (Pol) courier in secret organization

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masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE); ( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE)

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= letter-box, cubbyhole.

Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.

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* buzón de correos = mailbox.

* buzón de sugerencias = suggestion box.

* buzón de voz = voice mail.

* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.

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masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE); ( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE)

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A (en la calle) postbox, mailbox ( AmE), letter box ( BrE); (en una casa) mailbox ( AmE), letter box ( BrE)

echar una carta al or en el buzón to mail ( AmE) o ( BrE) post a letter

venderle un buzón a algn ( RPl fam); to take sb for a ride ( colloq), to sell sb a gold brick ( AmE colloq)

a ésta un día de éstos le venden un buzón she's so gullible you could sell her a gold brick ( AmE) o ( BrE) Tower Bridge if you tried

suggestion(s) box

B ( Inf) mailbox

voice mail

C (persona) go-between, intermediary

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buzón nm

1. [para cartas] post box, Br letter box, US mailbox;

echar algo al buzón to post sth, US to mail sth;

comprar un buzón: Lucía es increíble, capaz de comprar un buzón Lucía is incredibly gullible;

vender un buzón: no lo mandes a hacer las compras, que igual le venden un buzón don't send him shopping, he'll likely get ripped off

buzón de voz voice mail

2. Informát [de correo electrónico] (electronic) mailbox, e-mail address

3. Fam [boca] bigmouth

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m mailbox, Br

postbox

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buzón nm, pl buzones : mailbox

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buzón n

1. (en casa) letter box [pl. letter boxes]

2. (en la calle) postbox [pl. postboxes]

En inglés americano el buzón de la calle se dice mailbox

( alzare) raise, lift

( togliere) take, (re)move

( rimuovere) take out, remove

macchia remove, get out

dente take out, extract

levare l'ancora weigh anchor

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levare v.tr.

1 (sollevare, alzare) to raise; to lift (anche fig.): levare gli occhi, lo sguardo, to raise one's eyes; levare le braccia, to raise one's arms; levare la voce, to raise one's voice; la montagna leva la cima nevosa verso il cielo, (fig.) the mountain rears its snowy summit towards the sky; levare il bicchiere alla salute di qlcu., to raise one's glass to s.o.; levare le vele, to hoist (o to set) sail // levare l'ancora, to weigh anchor // levare un grido, to utter (o to let out) a cry // levare le mani su qlcu., to raise one's hand against s.o. (o to lay hands on s.o. o to strike s.o.) // levare il bollore, to come to the boil // levare il capo, (insuperbirsi) to become full of oneself // levare qlcu. al cielo, to praise s.o. to the skies

2 (togliere, rimuovere) to remove, to take* away: glielo ha levato dalle mani, she took it out of his hands; leva via questa sedia, take this chair away; leva (via) quei libri dal tavolo, clear your books off the table; levare una macchia da un vestito, to remove a stain from a piece of clothing; non riesco a levare il tappo dalla bottiglia, I can't get the cork out of the bottle; non levò gli occhi dal libro, he never took his eyes off his book; levati di dosso i vestiti bagnati, take off your wet clothes; levarsi la giacca, to take one's jacket off; levo tanto di cappello alla tua cultura, I take off my hat to your culture; levare la tovaglia, to take off the tablecloth; levare tutti i dubbi, to remove all doubts; levare un assedio, to raise a siege; levare un dente, to pull a tooth out; levare le lettere dalla cassetta, to take the letters out of the letterbox; (dir.) levare i sigilli, to remove (o to break) the seals // se vai avanti così due sberle non te le leva nessuno, (fam.) if you go on like that, you'll get what's coming to you // se si levano due o tre persone..., (eccettuandole) two or three persons excepted... // levare la fame a qlcu., to appease s.o.'s hunger; levare la sete a qlcu., to quench s.o.'s thirst // levare il disturbo, l'incomodo, to take one's leave // levare qlco., qlcu. di mezzo, to get rid of sthg., s.o.; leva di mezzo quel tavolo, move the table out of the way; è uno che parla troppo, bisogna levarlo di mezzo, he talks too much, we've got to get rid of him // levarsi qlcu. di torno, to get rid of s.o. // levare le parole di bocca a qlcu., to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth // levarsi un'idea dalla testa, to get an idea out of one's head // levarsi una voglia, un capriccio, to satisfy a wish, a whim // levarsi la maschera, to take off (o fig. to drop) the mask // levare il latte a un bambino, (svezzarlo) to wean a child // levare il pelo a qlcu., (sgridarlo) to flay s.o. // levare le tende, to break camp, (fig. fam.) (andarsene) to clear out // levare un vizio a qlcu., to break s.o. of a vice: è riuscita a levargli il vizio del fumo, she succeeded in breaking his smoking habit // levarsi il pane di bocca, to go without: si è levato il pane di bocca per far studiare i figli, he went without so that his children could study

3 (mat.) to subtract, to take* away: levare cinque da dieci, to take (o to subtract) five from ten

4 (abolire) to abolish, to remove, to lift; (detrarre) to deduct: (trib.) levare una tassa, to abolish a tax; levare un embargo, to lift an embargo; (amm.) levare le spese, to deduct expenses

5 (caccia) to put* up, to flush: il cane ha levato una pernice, the dog has flushed a partridge

6 (comprare all'ingrosso merci) to buy* wholesale.

◘ levarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 (togliersi da un luogo) to get* out (of a place): levati di lì, get out (o clear out) of the way

2 (alzarsi) to rise*; (dal letto) to get* up; (in volo) to take* off: si leva di buon mattino, he gets up early (o he is an early riser); l'albatros si levò in volo, the albatross took off; l'aereo si levò (in volo) con difficoltà, the plane took off with difficulty; levare da tavola, to leave the table; levare in piedi, to get up (o to get to one's feet); levare in difesa di qlcu., to come to s.o.'s defence

3 (sorgere) to rise*: il sole si leva alle sei, the sun rises at six; si sta levando il vento, the wind is rising (o getting up).

levare s.m.

1 (il sorgere) rise, rising: partimmo al levare del sole, we left at sunrise

2 (mus.) upbeat: in battere e in levare, on the beat and on the upbeat.

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1. vt

1) (gen : togliere) to remove, take away, (coperchio) to take off, (tassa) to abolish, (dente) to take out, Mat to subtract, take away

2) (sollevare: occhi, testa) to lift (up), raise

3)

2. vr (levarsi)

(persona: alzarsi) to get up

3. vip (levarsi)

(vento, burrasca, sole) to rise

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verbo transitivo

1) (elevare) to lift, to raise [dito, braccio, pugno, testa]

2) (togliere) to take* away, to remove [mobile, libro, vaso]; to take* off [vestito, occhiali]; to remove [ macchia]; to lift [sanzione, assedio]; to take* out, to pull out [dente, spina, chiodo]

verbo pronominale levarsi

1) (alzarsi) [ persona] to get* up; [vento, brezza] to get* up, to increase

2) fig. (ribellarsi)

3) (ergersi) [campanile, palazzo] to rise* up, to soar (su over; al di sopra di above)

4) (togliersi) to take* off [ abito]; fig. to indulge [ voglia]

5) (sorgere) [sole, luna] to rise*

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sostantivo maschile

1) rising

2) mus.

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/le'vare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (elevare) to lift, to raise [dito, braccio, pugno, testa]; levare gli occhi al cielo to cast o raise one's eyes (up) to heaven; levare i calici o i bicchieri to raise one's glasses; levare un grido to utter a cry

 2 (togliere) to take* away, to remove [mobile, libro, vaso]; to take* off [vestito, occhiali]; to remove [ macchia]; to lift [sanzione, assedio]; to take* out, to pull out [dente, spina, chiodo]; levare le scarpe dalla scatola to take the shoes out of the box; levare una somma dal totale to take o subtract a sum from the total; levare l'ancora mar. to raise (the) anchor, to weigh o up anchor; levare il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); levare le tende to break o strike camp, to decamp; fig. to pack off

II levarsi verbo pronominale

 1 (alzarsi) [ persona] to get* up; [vento, brezza] to get* up, to increase; - rsi da tavola to get up, to get down from the table; - rsi (in volo) [aereo, uccello] to rise

 2 fig. (ribellarsi) - rsi in armi to rise up in revolt

 3 (ergersi) [campanile, palazzo] to rise* up, to soar (su over; al di sopra di above); -rsi in difesa di qcn. fig. to leap to sb.'s defence

 4 (togliersi) to take* off [ abito]; fig. to indulge [ voglia]; - rsi il cappello to take off one's hat; fig. to raise one's hat

 5 (sorgere) [sole, luna] to rise*

IDIOMS

levare di mezzo qcn. to get rid of sb.; (uccidere) to do sb. in; levare di mezzo o di torno qcs. to get o move sth. out of sb.'s way; -rsi di mezzo o dai piedi o di torno to get out of sb.'s way; levati di mezzo o dai piedi! (get) out of my o the way! move yourself! buzz off! levatelo dalla testa! (di cosa) you can put o get that idea out of your head! (di persona) get him out of your mind! forget him!

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sostantivo m.

 1 rising; al levare del sole at sunrise

 2 mus. (tempo in) levare offbeat.