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♦ letter /ˈlɛtə(r)/n.1 lettera; carattere ( di stampa); epistola; missiva: capital [small] letters, lettere maiuscole [minuscole]; a business letter, una lettera commerciale; love letters, lettere d'amore; a letter of introduction, una lettera di presentazione; a thank you letter, una lettera di ringraziamento; to answer a letter, rispondere a una lettera; to write a letter, scrivere una lettera; to dictate a letter, dettare una lettera; to receive (o to get) a letter, ricevere una lettera2 [u] lettera; senso letterale: the letter of the law, la lettera della legge; to carry out an order to the letter, eseguire un ordine alla lettera3 (pl.) lettere; belle lettere; letteratura: a man of letters, un uomo di lettere; the profession of letters, la professione delle lettere; the commonwealth of letters, la repubblica delle lettere● letter balance, bilancia per lettere; pesalettere □ letter basket, cestello per la corrispondenza □ letter bomb, lettera esplosiva □ (comm.) letter book, copialettere □ letter-bound, troppo attaccato alla lettera □ letter box, cassetta per le lettere; ( anche) buca delle lettere; (TV) letter box format, schermo intero ( con le bande nere sopra e sotto, cfr. widescreen) □ letter card, biglietto postale □ letter heading ► letterhead □ letter-lock, serratura a combinazione □ ( banca) letter of advice, lettera d'avviso □ letter of application, domanda d'assunzione; (fin.) richiesta di sottoscrizione di azioni □ (leg.) letter of attorney, procura; atto di procura □ (polit.) letters of credence, credenziali □ ( banca, fin.) letter of credit, lettera di credito □ (comm., fin.) letter of intent, lettera d'intenti □ letter of regret, lettera di scuse □ letter opener, tagliacarte □ letter paper, carta da lettere □ letters patent, lettere patenti, decreti di un sovrano; (leg.) brevetto ( d'invenzione) □ (spec. USA) letter-perfect, perfetto in ogni dettaglio; (teatr.) che sa la parte alla perfezione □ (leg.: diritto internazionale) letters rogatory, rogatoria □ letter scales = letter balance ► sopra □ (fin., Borsa, USA) letter security, titolo non registrato ( presso la Securities and Exchange Commission) □ letter sheet, biglietto postale □ (tipogr.) letter spacing, spaziatura fra le lettere □ letter tray, vaschetta per la corrispondenza.(to) letter /ˈlɛtə(r)/v. t.4 mettere una scritta su (qc.).
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