What does letra in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word letra in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use letra in Spanish.

The word letra in Spanish means letter, writing, handwriting, hand, instalment, lyrics, Arts, words, to the T, in 's own writing, slowly and carefully, to spare the rod is to spoil the child, consonant, cursive, italics, bill of exchange, sight bill, collection letter, print, print, treasury bill, handwriting, capital letter, lowercase letter, fine print, vowel, superscript, bold, , , take literally. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word letra

letter

nombre femenino (grafismo de un fonema)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El alfabeto contiene las letras que se usan en un idioma.
An alphabet contains the letters used in a language.

writing, handwriting, hand

nombre femenino (estilo de escritura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene una letra clara y elegante.
Her handwriting is neat and elegant.

instalment

nombre femenino (documento: pagaré) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pagó parte del precio del coche en efectivo y por el resto firmó letras.
He paid a deposit on the car and then the remainder in monthly instalments.

lyrics

nombre femenino (de una canción)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Me agrada el ritmo de esta canción, pero la letra me parece un poco tonta.
I like the sound of this song but the lyrics are pretty dumb.

Arts

nombre femenino plural (ciencias humanísticas)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
En 1947, el abuelo se fue a París a estudiar letras.
In 1947, grandpa went to Paris to study Arts.

words

nombre femenino plural (escrito corto)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
El viajero le escribió unas letras a su mujer para decirle que había llegado bien.
The traveler sent his wife a few words to let her know that he had arrived safely.

to the T

locución adverbial (sin modificaciones)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
El jefe ordenó que siguieran sus instrucciones al pie de la letra.
The boss ordered them to follow his instructions to the T.

in 's own writing

locución adverbial (manuscrito)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Son cartas originales, de puño y letra del emperador.

slowly and carefully

expresión (de forma meticulosa)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Aunque el tiempo apremie, haz tu trabajo despacio y con buena letra.
Although time is valuable, do your work slowly and carefully.

to spare the rod is to spoil the child

expresión (aprender con esfuerzo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Dicen que la letra con sangre entra porque el aprendizaje conlleva mucho empeño.
They say that "to spare the rod is to spoil the child" as learning requires a lot of effort.

consonant

locución nominal femenina (no vocal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La be es la primera letra consonante del alfabeto.

cursive

locución nominal femenina (hecha a mano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Exigen a los estudiantes escribir con letra cursiva.

italics

locución nominal femenina (inclinada a la derecha)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La letra cursiva está inspirada en la escritura inclinada de los monjes.

bill of exchange

(econ: tipo de título de valor)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El banco emitió una letra de cambio a favor del señor Rodríguez.
The bank issued a bill of exchange for Mr Rodriguez.

sight bill

(fin: pagadera a su presentación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

collection letter

(fin: se presenta el día de vencimiento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

print

(letra de imprenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La letra de molde es más fácil de leer que la manuscrita.
Print is easier to read than manuscript.

print

locución nominal femenina (letra redonda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ahora no quieren que los niños escriban con letra de molde sino cursiva.
Now they want children to use cursive writing, not print.

treasury bill

(fin: título de deuda pública)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

handwriting

locución nominal femenina (hecha a mano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el pasado, todas las cartas se escribían con letra manuscrita.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. In some forensic investigations, experts are called in to study suspects' handwriting.

capital letter

(letra capital)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Empieza todas tus oraciones con letra mayúscula.
Start all sentences with a capital letter.

lowercase letter

(uso: nombres comunes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En español, los meses del año se escriben con letra minúscula.
In Spanish, the months of the year begin with a lowercase letter.

fine print

locución nominal femenina (contrato: cláusulas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antes de firmar la hipoteca, lee muy bien la letra pequeña.
Before signing the mortgage papers, read the fine print carefully.

vowel

locución nominal femenina (a, e, i , o, u)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay cinco letras vocales en el alfabeto.

superscript

locución nominal femenina (superíndice)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La letra volada se utiliza en los números ordinales.

bold

nombre femenino (tipo de letra más oscura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como esto es muy importante, lo voy a resaltar en negrita para que se vea.
Since this is very important, I'm going to highlight it in bold so it stands out.

locución nominal masculina (derecho: reclamación fehaciente)

locución nominal masculina (derecho: documento notarial)

take literally

locución verbal (tomar literalmente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro no tiene sentido del humor y se toma todo al pie de la letra.
Pedro has no sense of humor and he takes everything literally.

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