letter
gb/lˈɛtɚ/ us/lˈɛtɚ/
A1
الإنجليزية
~ 500
levél, betű, betű szerint
اسم
A1
1
levél
A2
نمط الاستخدام:
to write/send/receive [a letter]
I received a letter from my aunt yesterday.
Tegnap levelet kaptam a nagynénémtől.
She wrote a letter to the company to complain about the service.
Írt egy levelet a cégnek, hogy panaszt tegyen a szolgáltatás miatt.
He sent a love letter to his girlfriend.
Please address the letter to the manager.
The lawyer drafted a formal letter for the client.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I got a letter from my friend.
Levelet kaptam a barátomtól.
She sent me a long letter.
Küldött nekem egy hosszú levelet.
I wrote a letter to my teacher.
He read the letter twice.
We send letters to our family.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'letter' with 'email' or 'note'. A 'letter' traditionally refers to something written on paper, though it can be typed and printed.
المعنى
Written or printed communication
المتلازمات اللفظية
write a letter
|send a letter
|receive a letter
|love letter
|cover letter
المرادفات
note (Usually shorter and less formal than a letter)
|
message (General term that can refer to written, spoken, or electronic communication)
الأضداد
phone call (Spoken communication instead of written)
الموضوعات
communication
|daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A message that you write on paper and send to someone.
A written or printed message addressed to a person or organization and usually sent by mail or delivered by hand.
اسم
A1
2
betű
A1
نمط الاستخدام:
the letter [A/Z/etc.]
B is the second letter of the English alphabet.
A B az angol ábécé második betűje.
Please write your name in capital letters.
Kérlek, nagybetűkkel írd le a neved.
The word 'cat' has three letters.
She taught the child how to form each letter.
The password must contain at least one letter and one number.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
A is the first letter of the alphabet.
Az A az ábécé első betűje.
My name starts with the letter M.
A nevem M-mel kezdődik.
We learn letters at school.
This word has five letters.
Write each letter clearly.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may confuse 'letter' with 'word'; a word is made up of letters.
المعنى
Symbol of the alphabet
المتلازمات اللفظية
capital letter
|small letter
|uppercase letter
|lowercase letter
|the letter A
المرادفات
character (Broader term that can also include symbols not part of an alphabet)
الأضداد
number (Represents quantity rather than a speech sound)
الموضوعات
language
|education
|communication
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
A sign in the alphabet that shows one sound in writing.
A written or printed character in an alphabet used to represent a speech sound of a language.
اسم
B2
FORMAL
3
betű
B2
betű szerint
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
the letter of [the law/rules]
The judge ruled according to the letter of the law.
A bíró a törvény betűje szerint hozott ítéletet.
He followed her instructions to the letter.
Betű szerint követte az utasításait.
They obeyed the rules in letter but not in spirit.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
We must follow the letter of the law.
A törvény betűjét kell követnünk.
She did it to the letter.
Betű szerint csinálta.
They keep the rules to the letter.
خطأ شائع:
Learners may not realize this is often used in contrast with 'spirit'. It is figurative but still common in formal use.
المعنى
Exact wording of a text
المتلازمات اللفظية
the letter of the law
|follow to the letter
المرادفات
wording (Focuses on the choice and arrangement of words)
الأضداد
spirit (Refers to intended meaning rather than exact wording)
الموضوعات
law
|language
|communication
|education
التعريف
The exact words of a law or text, not its meaning or idea.
The precise words of a text, law, or document, as opposed to its intended meaning or spirit.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
letter
IPA
GB/lˈɛtɚ/
US/lˈɛtɚ/
المقاطع والنبر
let - ter (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (let)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: letter
- Plural: letters
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
letters
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
illiterate
adjective
illiteracy
noun
التعبيرات
letter of the law
1/lˈɛtɚ əv ðə lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
formal
Exact words of a law
The exact words used in a law, not what they really mean or intend.
أمثلة
- He stuck to the letter of the law, even though it seemed unfair.
- Sometimes justice requires more than just following the letter of the law.
to the letter
1/tə ðə lˈɛtɚ/
idiom
Follow exactly as instructed
To do something exactly as you are told or as it is written.
أمثلة
- She followed the recipe to the letter and the cake turned out perfectly.
- The contract must be carried out to the letter.