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lettered ['letəd]∎ lettered in gold inscrit en lettres d'or;∎ a briefcase lettered with my initials une mallette gravée à mes initiales -
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A n1 ( item of correspondence) lettre f (to pour ; from de) ; a letter of apology/resignation une lettre d'excuse/de démission ; to inform sb by letter informer qn par lettre ; he receives a lot of letters il reçoit beaucoup de courrier ; letters to the editor Journ courrier des lecteurs ; the letters of Virginia Woolf la correspondance de Virginia Woolf ;2 ( of alphabet) lettre f ; ( character) caractère m ; the letter A la lettre A ; to write sth in big letters écrire qch en gros caractères ; to have a lot of letters after one's name ○ être bardé ○ de titres ;3 US Sport récompense sportive décernée par une école sous la forme de son monogramme.B letters npl ( literature) belles-lettres fpl ; academy of letters société des belles-lettres ; a man/woman of letters un homme/une femme de lettres.C vtr marquer [qch] d'une lettre [photograph, diagram] ; the rows are lettered from A to P les rangées portent des lettres allant de A à P ; to be lettered in gold/ink porter des lettres en or/inscrites à l'encre.to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi ; to follow instructions to the letter suivre des instructions à la lettre. -
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letter ['letə(r)]1 noun(a) (of alphabet) lettre f;∎ the letter B la lettre B;∎ a six-letter word un mot de six lettres;∎ to have letters after one's name (have academic qualifications) être diplômé; (have official title) avoir un titre∎ I've had a letter from him j'ai reçu une lettre de lui;∎ by letter par lettre ou courrier;∎ he's a good letter writer il écrit régulièrement;∎ I'm a bad letter writer je n'écris pas souvent;∎ British to post letters poster des lettres ou du courrier;∎ letters to the editor (in newspapers, magazines) courrier m des lecteurs;∎ the letters of DH Lawrence la correspondance de DH Lawrence∎ the letter of the law la lettre de la loi;∎ to keep or to stick to the letter of the law respecter la loi au pied de la lettre ou à la lettre;∎ she obeyed the instructions to the letter elle a suivi les instructions à la lettre ou au pied de la lettre∎ the title was lettered in gilt le titre était inscrit en lettres dorées;∎ the rooms are lettered from A to K les salles portent des lettres de A à Kformal (learning) belles-lettres fpl;∎ British English letters littérature f anglaise►► letter of acknowledgement accusé m de réception;letter of advice lettre f d'avis;Stock Exchange letter of allotment avis m d'attribution ou de répartition, lettre f d'allocation;letter of apology lettre f d'excuse;letter of application (for job) lettre f de demande d'emploi; Stock Exchange (for shares) lettre f de souscription;letter of appointment lettre f de nomination ou d'affectation;letter bomb lettre f piégée;letter card carte-lettre f;letter of complaint lettre f de réclamation;letter of confirmation lettre f de confirmation;Commerce letter of credit lettre f de crédit ou de créance;Administration letters of credence lettres fpl de créance;letter of dismissal lettre f de licenciement;Commerce letter of exchange lettre f de change;letter of guarantee lettre f de garantie;Finance letter of guaranty lettre f d'aval;Finance letter of indemnity cautionnement m, lettre f de garantie (d'indemnité);Finance letter of intent lettre f d'intention;a letter of introduction une lettre de recommandation;letter opener coupe-papier m inv;the letters page le courrier des lecteurs;letters patent lettres fpl patentes;Computing letter quality qualité f courrier;∎ near letter quality qualité f quasi-courrier (pour une imprimante);letter rack porte-lettres m inv;letter rate tarif m lettres;letter of reference lettre f de recommandation;letter scales pèse-lettre m;letter tray corbeille f ou panier m à courrier
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Lettered — Let tered (l[e^]t t[ e]rd), a. 1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. Are you not lettered? Shak. [1913 Webster] The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman birth, to reduce to writing … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettered — index cognizant, familiar (informed), informed (educated), learned, literate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
lettered — literate, c.1300, from LETTER (Cf. letter) (n.). Meaning inscribed is from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
lettered — [let′ərd] adj. 1. able to read and write; literate 2. very well educated; learned 3. inscribed or marked with letters … English World dictionary
lettered — adjective formal 1 well educated 2 badly lettered/carefully lettered with badly drawn, beautifully drawn etc letters or words: a brightly lettered sign on the boy s door … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Lettered — Letter Let ter (l[e^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered} ( t[ e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.] To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettered — [[t]le̱tə(r)d[/t]] ADJ Something that is lettered is covered or decorated with letters or words. ...a crudely lettered cardboard sign … English dictionary
lettered — let|tered [ letərd ] adjective 1. ) something that is lettered has words written on it 2. ) LITERARY well educated … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lettered — adjective in colonial Brattleboro, this household of lettered young women was quite a curiosity Syn: learned, erudite, academic, educated, well educated, well read, widely read, knowledgeable, intellectual, well schooled, enlightened, cultured,… … Thesaurus of popular words
Lettered olive — Three shells of the lettered olive Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Lettered Aracari — Taxobox name = Lettered Aracari status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Piciformes familia = Ramphastidae genus = Pteroglossus species = P. inscriptus binomial = Pteroglossus inscriptus… … Wikipedia