letter

lettera

Segno scritto, come a, b o c, usato per formare parole.

In inglese semplice: A written sign, such as a, b, or c, used to form words.

• Write the first letter of your name.
• This word has six letters.
• Is that a capital letter?

Sinonimi: character

Espressioni comuni: capital letter, letter of something

lettera

Messaggio scritto inviato a qualcuno, spesso su carta.

In inglese semplice: A written message that you send to someone, often on paper.

• I got a letter today.
• She sent her brother a long letter.
• Have you read the letters from your grandmother?

Come si usa: letter to someone (I wrote a letter to my cousin.); letter from someone (There is a letter from the school.)

Sinonimi: bookstaff, ltr

Espressioni comuni: write a letter, letter to someone

lettere, letteratura

La letteratura e l’attività di scrivere opere letterarie; in inglese si usa generalmente al plurale.

In inglese semplice: Literature and the activity of writing it, usually expressed with the plural form.

• She devoted her life to letters.
• He was respected as a man of letters.
• The university honored her contribution to letters.

Sinonimi: literature

Espressioni comuni: letter and science, letter and art

locatore

Persona che concede l’uso di una stanza o di un immobile in cambio di un pagamento.

In inglese semplice: A person who allows someone to use a room or property in return for payment.

• The letter of the room collected the rent.
• She earned money as a letter of lodgings.
• The tenant negotiated with the letter of the house.

Sinonimi: landlord, lessor

Contrari: tenant

Espressioni comuni: letter of rooms, letter of property