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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| letter n | US (school sports award) | monogram s |
| | | utmärkelse för prestationer i skolsammanhang (främst sport) |
| | He got a letter for his play on the basketball team. |
letter,
letters npl | UK (qualifications) | kvalifikationer, meriter s |
| | He is highly qualified and has letters after his name. |
| Letters npl | (literature) | litteratur s |
| | | litteraturvetenskap s |
| | She graduated from the College of Arts and Letters. |
letter,
letters npl | dated (being well read) | beläst person s |
| | | boklärd person s |
| | He was a man of letters. |
| letter in [sth] vi + prep | US (win a sports award) | vinna ett pris vbal uttr |
| | | få ett stipendium vbal uttr |
| | He lettered in basketball in high school. |
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| acceptance letter n | (for taking a job offer) | välkomstbrev s |
| | (specifik) | kontrakt, jobbkontrakt s |
| | In her acceptance letter, Mary asked for confirmation of her starting salary. |
| acceptance letter n | US (for admission to university) | antagningsbrev, välkomstbrev s |
| according to the letter expr | (according to law) | enligt lag, enligt lagen prep + s |
| | These laws are no longer obeyed according to the letter. |
| according to the letter expr | (word for word) | ordagrant adv |
| | (bildlig) | till punkt och pricka uttr |
| | Calvin interprets the biblical text according to the letter. |
aerogram,
aerogramme,
air letter,
airletter n | (thin stationary for use in airmail) | aerogram s |
| caps npl | abbreviation (capital letters) | versal, stor bokstav s |
| | The title of the book should be in caps. |
| capital letter n | often plural (alphabet: upper-case) | versal s |
| | (vardagligt) | stor bokstav adj + s |
| | Sentences must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (job application) | personligt brev, motiveringsbrev, följebrev s |
| | To apply for the position, please send your resume and a cover letter. |
cover letter (US),
covering letter (UK) n | (letter providing additional information) | följebrev s |
| | | personligt brev adj + s |
| | Julie posted the documentation with a covering letter. |
| form letter n | (standardized correspondence) | standardbrev s |
| | Word-processing software is useful for producing form letters. |
letter bomb,
also US: mail bomb n | (explosive device inside envelope) | brevbomb s |
| letter of credit n | (bill of exchange) (formell) | kreditiv s |
| the letter of the law n | (strict interpretation) | strikt tolkning av lagen s |
| | They followed the letter of the law to avoid any problems. |
| letter opener n | (bladed tool for opening envelopes) | brevöppnare s |
letterbox,
letter box n | (slot, box for delivered mail) | brevinkast s |
| | Someone just put a pile of junk mail through my letterbox. |
letterbox,
letter box n | UK, informal (box for posting mail) | brevlåda s |
| | The letter box in the village is emptied at 6.30 pm. |
| reference letter n | (statement in support of a job candidate) | rekommendationsbrev s |
| | When my former assistant applied for a better job, she asked me for a reference letter. |
| to the letter expr | (literally) (bildlig) | till punkt och pricka uttr |
| | | ordagrant adv |
| | He followed Mr. Wilson's instructions to the letter. |
| to the letter expr | figurative (precisely, exactly) (bildlig) | till punkt och pricka uttr |
| | The illiterate slave followed his master's instructions to the letter. |