Usage examples of "letra" in Spanish with translation to English

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Elige uno y escribe una letra. Choose one and write a letter.
¿De quién es esa letra? Whose are these lyrics?
Mi madre tiene buena letra. My mother has good handwriting.
Me tomó tres horas escribir esta letra. It took me three hours to write the letter.
¿Cómo es la letra de esa canción? What are the lyrics to that song?
Ella tiene una letra muy bonita. She has very nice-looking handwriting.
"A" es la primera letra del alfabeto. A is the first letter of the alphabet.
Conozco la melodía, pero no me acuerdo de la letra. I know that tune, but I can't remember the lyrics.
Él tiene una letra pésima escribiendo. His handwriting is poor.
Esta es su letra, pero no está firmado. This is his letter, but it is not signed.
"Jingle Bells," la popular canción en tiempos navideños, en realidad no es una canción navideña. La letra no dice nada sobre navidad. "Jingle Bells," a popular song around Christmas time, is not really a Christmas song. The lyrics say nothing about Christmas.
Ella tiene una letra muy cuidada. She has very neat handwriting.
La "a" es la primera letra del abecedario. "A" is the first letter of the alphabet.
No es posible leer su letra. It is impossible to read her handwriting.
La "b" es la segunda letra del abecedario. "B" is the second letter of the alphabet.
La letra de mi tío es difícil de leer. My uncle's handwriting is hard to read.
El diccionario está incompleto. Sólo llega hasta la letra "J". The dictionary is incomplete. It only goes to the letter J.
El diccionario es incompleto. Sólo llega a la letra J. The dictionary is incomplete. It only goes to the letter J.
Cumplimos la orden del capitán al pie de la letra. We carried out the captain's order to the letter.
Ellos cumplieron la orden del capitán al pie de la letra. They carried out the captain's order to the letter.
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