What does lettere in Italian mean?

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

The word lettere in Italian means letter, letter, letter, letter, letter, character, literature, to the letter, stationery paper, letter paper, anonymous letter, open letter, insured letter, notice, letter of credence, love letter, letter of condolence, counterclaim, letter of credit, notice to desist, termination of contract letter, letter of recommendation, committed patronage letter, letter of offer, hiring letter, default notice, letter of presentation, letter of introduction, letter of reference, reference letter, warning letter, warning notice, letter of thanks, waybill, undelivered letter, letter of waiver, release, upper case, lower case letter, unanswered letter, cover letter, letter followed by a diacritic mark, letter followed by a dot, registered letter, registered letter, take literally, take things literally, to amount to nothing. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word lettere

letter

sostantivo femminile (simbolo dell'alfabeto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ci sono ventuno lettere nell'alfabeto italiano.
There are twenty-one letters in the Italian alphabet.

letter

sostantivo femminile (missiva)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Massimiliano ti ha inviato una lettera.
Maximilian sent you a letter.

letter

sostantivo femminile (testo, parole: senso letterale) (text, words)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non dovevi prendere alla lettera la mia richiesta.
You should not have followed my request to the letter.

letter

sostantivo femminile (matematica: grandezza indeterminata) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nell'equazione c'erano sia lettere che numeri.
In the equation there were both numbers and letters.

letter, character

sostantivo femminile (carattere da stampa) (printing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il tipografo cosparse d'inchiostro le lettere della macchina per la stampa.
The typographer covered the printing machine letters with ink.

literature

sostantivo plurale femminile (facoltà, studi di letteratura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Domenico si è iscritto alla facoltà di lettere.
Domenico has enrolled in the literature degree course.

to the letter

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Ti offenderai sempre se continuerai a prendere le sue battute alla lettera.
You'll always be offended if you keep interpreting his jokes to the letter.

stationery paper, letter paper

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

anonymous letter

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

open letter

insured letter

notice

letter of credence

love letter

sostantivo femminile (scritta alla persona amata)

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

letter of condolence

(formal)

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

counterclaim

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

letter of credit

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Scelse di utilizzare una lettera di credito come metodo di pagamento.
He decided to use a letter of credit as payment method.

notice to desist

(legal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Gli inviarono una lettera di diffida dal tribunale.
They sent him a Court notice to desist.

termination of contract letter

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

letter of recommendation

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

committed patronage letter

(finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sono stato onorato di ricevere la sua lettera di gradimento.

letter of offer, hiring letter

(job)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ricevette l'agognata lettera di incarico quando ormai si stava preparando a emigrare verso l'Australia.
He received the much-awaited hiring letter when he was getting ready to emigrate to Australia.

default notice

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

letter of presentation, letter of introduction

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il professore acconsentì a scrivermi una lettera di presentazione.
The professor agreed to write me a letter of introduction.

letter of reference, reference letter

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per il concorso ci vogliono quattro lettere di referenze, ma io a stento sono riuscito a ottenerne due.
The competition requires four reference letters but I barely managed to obtain two of them.

warning letter, warning notice

sostantivo femminile (lavoro (ammonimento scritto)

Dopo il quarto ritardo consecutivo in entrata, il nostro collega ha ricevuto una lettera di richiamo.
After his fourth consecutive late arrival, our colleague was sent a warning letter

letter of thanks

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

waybill

sostantivo femminile (spedizioni: documento)

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

undelivered letter

(unclaimed mail)

letter of waiver, release

(rights)

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

upper case

sostantivo femminile (tipo di grafia)

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

lower case letter

unanswered letter

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le mie proteste sono rimaste lettera morta.

cover letter

letter followed by a diacritic mark, letter followed by a dot

registered letter

registered letter

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

take literally

take things literally

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

to amount to nothing

Yes, he agreed to give me the house but the promise amounted to nothing. Nothing came of it.

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