carta

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) letter (written message)
2. (feminine) chart, map (visual representation of an area)
3. (feminine) playing card (any of the 52 rectangular pieces of card used to play games)
4. (feminine) charter (document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges)
5. (Portugal, São-Paulo, feminine) driver's license (an official personal document that permits driving a vehicle)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of cartar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of cartar:

cartar

1. (transitive) to cut (a deck of cards)
2. (Rio-de-Janeiro, intransitive) to fake, to pretend
3. (Rio-de-Janeiro, transitive) to attract (someone's) attention
4. (Rio-de-Janeiro, intransitive) to attract attention

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Concepts

letter

card

map

epistle

missive

playing card

charter

writing

handwriting

introit

medic

note

paper

printed circuit

script

encyclic

board

map chart

breve

brief

character

chart

💹

circuit board

circuit card

favour

Synonyms

mapa

missiva

carta de baralho

letra

carta geográfica

cartão

placa

epístola

cartas geográficas

Cartas de jogar

papel

alvará

baralho

Papel

Translations

carta

lettre

brief

lettera

Brief

carta

carte

mektup

carta

επιστολή

epistula

Karte

kaart

Landkarte

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaʁ.tɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: charta

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs, “papyrus, paper”). Doublet of cartaz.

Sentences

A tradução da carta foi tradução livre .

The translation of the letter was free translation.