Beginnings...
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Glossary...
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| Only approximate translations Spanish-English between [....]
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Estimada
señora Sánchez (more formal)
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[
Dear...
(formal o informal)
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| Estimado
señor Rodríguez
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Dear
Sir / Dear Madam - a una empresa
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| Distinguida
señora (formal)
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Dear
Sirs - a 'Mssrs. tal y tal'
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can abbreviate to Sr. Sra. Srta. before the surname)
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Sir
/ Madam / Sirs - más severo
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| Muy
señor mío (formal)
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Dear
Mr. Jones / Dear Mrs. Smith
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| Querida
María (inf)
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Dear
Miss Green
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| Querido
Paco (inf)
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Dear
Ms. Black (forma neutra para mujer) Dear
Freddy / My Dear Annie (inf)
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| Mi
querido amigo/a (inf. and good friend)]
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My
Darling Pete / My Dearest Penny (mucho
cariño)]
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| Me
he alegrado mucho de recibir otra carta tuya...
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I
was very glad to receive another letter...
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| Perdona
que haya tardado tanto en contestar...
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I
apologize for being so late replying...
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| Probablemente
te acordarás de mí. Soy...
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You'll
probably remember me. I'm...
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| Qué
sorpresa recibir tu carta...
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What
a surprise it was to receive...
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Endings...,
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| Te
deseo mucha suerte con tu nueva casa..
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I
wish you lots of luck with...
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| Recuerdos
a tu familia...
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My
best wishes to...
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| Rick
dice que te mande un abrazo...
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Rick
sends his regards / love...
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| Hasta
pronto.
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I
hope to hear
from you soon...
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| Tu
amiga no te olvida...
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Affectionately
yours.../Regards/
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| Un
beso (very close friend.)
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All
the best/Fond regards/Best wishes
(todos informal)
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| Un
fuerte abrazo (stable friend relationship)
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''
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| Un
abrazo (for someone you have written to a few
times),
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''
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| Un
saludo (someone you have not written to directly
before)
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(fairly neutral)
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| Atentamente
(formal - business-like)
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Yours
faithfully (con Dear Sir / Madam)
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| Le
saluda muy atentamente (+ name on next line) (formal)
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Yours
sincerely (con Dear + nombre)
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