lettre
[+alphabet] letter
en lettres majuscules, en lettres capitales in capital letters, in capitals
en toutes lettres in full
(=courrier) letter
écrire une lettre to write a letter
(autres locutions)
à la lettre to the letter
avant la lettre before the term existed, before the term was coined
..., écologiste avant la lettre ..., an ecologist before the term existed, ..., an ecologist before the term was coined
(culture)
avoir des lettres to be well read
(=littérature) literature sg
(ÉDUCATION) arts subjects
carte-lettre ( cartes-lettres pl )
nf letter-card
lettré , e
adj well-read
lettre de change
nf bill of exchange
lettre de remerciement
nf thank-you letter
lettre de voiture
nf waybill
lettre piégée
nf letter bomb
lettre recommandée
nf registered letter
lettre-transfert ( lettres-transferts pl )
nf (pressure) transfer
mandat-lettre ( mandats-lettres pl )
nm money order (with space for correspondence)
pèse-lettre
nm letter scales pl