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A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
51 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
اَلْمُخْلِص
(al-muḵliṣ)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Chinese Mandarin:
肅然 /肃然
(sùrán)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Chinese Mandarin:
謹上 /谨上
(jǐnshàng)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Chinese Mandarin:
鄙人
(bǐrén)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Chinese Mandarin:
真摯地 /真挚地
(zhēnzhì-de)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Danish:
med venlig hilsen
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Dutch:
hoogachtend
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Dutch:
met vriendelijke groet
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Finnish:
ystävällisin terveisin
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Finnish:
kunnioittavasti
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Finnish:
parhain terveisin
— polite formulaic end to letters
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French:
sincères salutations
— polite formulaic end to letters
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French:
cordialement
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Galician:
atentamente
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Georgian:
პატივისცემით
(ṗaṭiviscemit)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Georgian:
ღრმა პატივისცემით
(ɣrma ṗaṭiviscemit)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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German:
hochachtungsvoll
— polite formulaic end to letters
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German:
mit freundlichen Grüßen
— polite formulaic end to letters
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German:
Ihr ergebener
— polite formulaic end to letters
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German:
viele liebe Grüße
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hebrew:
בְּכָבוֹד רַב
(b'khavód ráv)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hungarian:
kiváló tisztelettel
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hungarian:
maradok őszinte híve
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hungarian:
őszinte híve
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hungarian:
tisztelettel
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hungarian:
szívélyes üdvözlettel
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Hungarian:
üdvözlettel
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Irish:
is mise le meas
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Italian:
cordiali saluti
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Italian:
distinti saluti
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Japanese:
敬具
(keigu)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Japanese:
不一
(fuitsu)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Japanese:
不宣
(fusen)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Korean:
올림
(ollim)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Korean:
드림
(deurim)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Polish:
z poważaniem
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Portuguese:
atenciosamente
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Romanian:
Al dumneavoastră
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Russian:
с уваже́нием
(s uvažénijem)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Russian:
и́скренне ваш
(ískrenne vaš)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Scots:
aefauldy
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Scottish Gaelic:
is mise le meas
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Spanish:
atentamente
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Swedish:
med vänlig hälsning
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Tagalog:
lubos na sumasainyo
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Tagalog:
sumasainyo
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Tagalog:
sumasaiyo
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Tagalog:
matapat na sumasainyo
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Thai:
ขอแสดงความนับถือ
(kɔ̌o-sà-dɛɛng-kwaam-náp-tʉ̌ʉ)
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Vietnamese:
thân mến
— polite formulaic end to letters
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Welsh:
yn gywir
— polite formulaic end to letters