 | English  | German |  |
 | vitriolic {adj} [attack, comment, letter] | 366 giftig |  |
 | incriminating {adj} [evidence, letter, etc.] | 161 verfänglich |  |
 | cordially {adv} [letter ending] | 152 herzlich [Briefschluss] |  |
 | indignant {adj} [letter] | 37 gepfeffert [Brief] |  |
 | waspish {adj} [remark, letter, etc.] | 22 bissig [gehässig, scharfzüngig (Bemerkung, Brief etc.)] |  |
 | cc: [carbon copy, indicates additional recipients of a letter or email] | 19 Nachrichtlich: ["Zur Kenntnis", Vermerk über zusätzliche Empfänger im Fuß eines Schreibens] |  |
 | malicious {adj} [letter, phone call] | 16 bedrohend |  |
 | enveloped {past-p} {adj} [letter] | 15 kuvertiert [Brief] [österr.] [sonst fachspr.] [mit Umschlag versehen] |  |
 | pastoral {adj} [e.g. letter, life, poem] | 15 Hirten- [z. B. Brief, Leben, Gedicht] |  |
 | accompanying {adj} [letter] | in der Anlage [Schreiben] [nachgestellt] |  |
 | anonymous {adj} [letter] | ohne Absender [nachgestellt] |  |
 | attached {adj} [to a letter, document] | in der Anlage |  |
 | curt {adj} [letter, message] | kurz und schroff |  |
 | enclosed {adj} [in letter] | beifolgend [veraltet] |  |
 | love {adj} [attr.] [e.g. affair, letter, match, poem, story] | Liebes- [z. B. Affäre, Brief, Heirat, Gedicht, Film] |  |
 | Love [letter ending] | Alles Liebe [Briefschluss] |  |
 | love [letter ending] | herzliche Grüße [Briefschluss] |  |
 | Sincerely, ... [formula for ending a letter] | Mit freundlichen Grüßen ... |  |
 | uniliteral {adj} [consisting of one letter] | einbuchstabig |  |
 | uniliteral {adj} [consisting of one letter] | aus einem Buchstaben bestehend [attr.] |  |
 | ling. unpronounced {adj} [e.g., letter] | unausgesprochen [z. B. Buchstabe] |  |
Verbs |
 | to forward sth. [a letter, etc.] | 1378 etw. weiterleiten [einen Brief etc.] |  |
 | to enclose sth. [place sth. in an envelope together with a letter] | 884 etw.Akk. beilegen [etw. (einem Brief) beifügen] |  |
 | to deliver sth. [goods, a parcel, a letter, mail, etc.] | 844 etw.Akk. zustellen [Waren, ein Paket, einen Brief, Post etc.] |  |
 | to write sth. [a letter, an article, etc.] | 818 etw.Akk. verfassen [einen Brief, einen Artikel etc.] |  |
 | law to intercept sth. [seize] [e.g. a letter] | 503 etw.Akk. unterschlagen [abfangen, nicht weiterleiten] [z. B. einen Brief] |  |
 | to answer sth. [a question, a letter] | 460 etw. beantworten [eine Frage, einen Brief] |  |
 | to file sth. [place (documents, a letter, etc.) in a file] | 413 etw.Akk. abheften [Unterlagen, einen Brief etc.] |  |
 | to drop sb. sth. [e.g. letter, postcard] | 353 jdm. etw.Akk. schicken [z. B. Brief, Postkarte] |  |
 | to predate sth. [affix a prior date to a letter, etc.] | 353 etw.Akk. zurückdatieren [einen Brief etc.] |  |
 | to post sth. [esp. Br.] [a letter, a parcel, etc.] | 196 etw. aufgeben [einen Brief, ein Paket etc.] |  |
 | to frank [letter, parcel] | 81 frankieren [Brief, Paket] |  |
 | to reach sb. [letter] | 77 jdm. zugehen [Brief] |  |
 | to prepare [survey, report, draft, letter, etc.] | 62 verfassen [Gutachten, Bericht, Entwurf, Brief etc.] |  |
 | to fold [letter, piece of clothing] | 55 zusammenfalten |  |
 | comm. fin. to issue [e.g. letter of credit] | 48 eröffnen [z. B. Akkreditiv] |  |
 | to postmark [letter] | 33 stempeln |  |
 | to mail sth. [a letter, a package, etc.] | 32 etw.Akk. aufgeben [einen Brief, ein Paket etc.] |  |
 | to mistype sth. [a word, a letter] | 29 etw. vertippen [ugs.] [ein Wort, einen Buchstaben] |  |
 | art hist. to illuminate sth. [decorate (a page or initial letter in a manuscript) in brilliant colours] | 14 etw. illuminieren [(mittelalterliche Handschriften) ausmalen, mit Buchmalerei versehen] |  |
 | to forward sth. [letter, parcel etc.] | 12 etw.Akk. weiterschicken [Brief, Paket etc.] |  |
 | to readdress sth. [also: re-address] [a parcel, letter etc.] | etw.Akk. umadressieren |  |
 | to readdress sth. [also: re-address] [a parcel, letter etc.] | etw.Akk. neu adressieren |  |
 | to redate sth. [letter, contract, etc.] | etw. umdatieren [Schreiben, Vertrag, usw.] |  |
Nouns |
 | reference [in a business letter etc.] | 495 Betreff {m} |  |
 | attachment [to a letter, report etc.] | 449 Anlage {f} [zu einem Schreiben etc.] |  |
 | jobs application [letter] | 441 Bewerbungsschreiben {n} |  |
 | ling. minuscule [letter] | 407 Kleinbuchstabe {m} |  |
 | envelope [for a letter or thin package] | 258 Kuvert {n} [Briefumschlag] |  |
 | comp. print char [coll.] [character; written or printed symbol or letter] | 205 Zeichen {n} [Schriftzeichen] |  |