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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.let‧ter¹ S1 W1 /ˈletə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: lettre, from Latin littera]
1. a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail
letter from/to
I got a letter from Melanie today.
Bart’s writing a letter to his parents. ⇨ ↑chain letter, ↑letter of credit, ↑open letter
2. a sign in writing or printing that represents a speech sound:
There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
Fill in the form in capital letters (=written in their large form). ⇨ ↑block letters
3. to the letter paying exact attention to the details of something:
I followed the instructions to the letter, but it still wouldn’t work.
4. the letter of the law the exact words of a law or agreement rather than the intended or general meaning:
employees who stick to the letter of the law in their contracts ⇨ the spirit of the law at ↑spirit¹(11)
5. American English a large cloth letter that you sew onto a jacket, given as a reward for playing in a school or college sports team:
Mark got a letter in soccer.
6. English/American/German etc letters [plural] formal the study of the literature of a particular country or language:
a major figure in English letters
⇨ ↑dead letter, ↑man of letters
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COLLOCATIONS
verbs
▪ get a letter (also receive a letter formal) I got a letter from my mother.
▪ write a letter He wrote a letter inviting her to visit.
▪ send a letter The school sent a letter to all the children’s parents.
▪ post a letter British English, mail a letter American English Could you post this letter for me?
▪ answer a letter/reply to a letter I never answered his letter.
▪ open a letter Bill opened the letter and read it.
▪ read a letter May I read her letter?
▪ a letter comes/arrives A letter came for you today.
▪ a letter is addressed to somebody (=has their name and address on the envelope) The letter was addressed to Mr. John Appleby.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + letter
▪ long/short She was thrilled to get a long letter from her son.
▪ formal/informal The letter sounded very formal.
▪ a personal letter I don’t want him reading my personal letters.
▪ a business letter In business letters you often use phrases such as ‘I would be grateful if ...’.
▪ an official letter I received an official letter thanking me for my enquiry.
▪ a love letter The book had a copy of a love letter from King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn.
▪ a thank-you letter Mum made me write thank-you letters for all my birthday presents.
▪ a covering letter British English, a cover letter American English (=that you send with your CV to an employer) Always enclose a cover letter with your resume.
phrases
▪ a letter of thanks/introduction/complaint etc I finally got a letter of apology from the company.
COMMON ERRORS
► Do not say 'invitation letter' or 'complaint letter'. Say letter of invitation or letter of complaint.
II.letter² BrE AmE verb
1. [transitive usually passive] to write, draw, paint etc letters or words on something:
The card was neatly lettered P.A. DUFFY.
letter something in something
Several pages are lettered in gold.
2. [intransitive] American English to earn a ↑letter¹(5) in a sport
letter in
He lettered in basketball at Brandeis.

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letter
There are 26 letters in our alphabet.



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You can write a letter to communicate with a person.

◎	['letə]
※	danh từ
	■	chữ cái, mẫu tự
		☆	the 26 letters of the English alphabet
			26 chữ của bảng chữ cái Anh
		☆	a capital letter
			chữ hoa
		☆	a small letter
			chữ nhỏ
		☆	fill your answers in capital letters, not small letters
			điền những câu trả lời của bạn bằng chữ hoa, không phải chữ thường
	■	thư; thư từ; thư tín
		☆	gửi thư cho ai
			to send a letter to somebody
		☆	are there any letters for me?
			có thư gửi cho tôi hay không?
		☆	please inform me by letter of your plans
			đề nghị gửi thư cho tôi biết kế hoạch của anh
		☆	business letters
			thư giao thiệp về công việc, thư thương mại
	■	nghĩa chật hẹp, nghĩa mặt chữ
		☆	to understand a clause in letter and spirit
			hiểu một điều khoản về cả chữ lẫn ý của nó
	■	(số nhiều) văn học, văn chương
		☆	a man of letters
			nhà văn, văn sĩ
		☆	a woman of letters
			nữ văn sĩ; nữ sĩ
		☆	the profession of letters
			nghề viết văn
		☆	republic (commonwealth) of letters
			giới văn học
	■	(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) huy hiệu (tặng cho sinh viên có thành tích thể thao...) ((thường) là tên tắt của trường)
	〆	to the letter
		✓	chú ý từng li từng tí
	〆	a bread-and-butter letter
		✓	xem bread
	〆	a dead letter
		✓	xem dead
	〆	the letter of the law
		✓	xem law
※	ngoại động từ
	■	viết chữ, khắc chữ lên, in chữ lên
	■	(kỹ thuật) đánh dấu, in dấu

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  varsity letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character, missive