Dear Mr.

Hebrew translation: Mar xxx ha-nikhbad

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English term or phrase:Dear Mr. xxx
Hebrew translation:Mar xxx ha-nikhbad
Entered by: Eynat

16:48 Jun 27, 2004
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Dear Mr.
Addressing in a letter:

Dear Mr.
Dear Mrs.
Mindaugas Vasinauskas
Lithuania
Local time: 22:34
Mar xxx ha-nikhbad
Explanation:
Dear Mr. xxx =

mar xxx ha-nikhbad,

מר ... הנכבד


Dear Mrs. xxx =

Geveret xxx ha-nikhbada,

גב ... הנכבדה

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Note added at 17 hrs 9 mins (2004-06-28 09:57:50 GMT)
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There should be an apostrophe to the left of גב but my computer refuses to do it without messing up the order.
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Eynat
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5 +1Mar xxx ha-nikhbad
Eynat
5 -1א.ג.נ.,
Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)


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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
dear Mr., dear Mrs.
א.ג.נ.,


Explanation:
This is the acronym of adon/gveret nikhbad(a). It's used in administrative letters.

Another possibility is adon nikhbad, gveret nikhbada, (אדון נכבד, גברת נכבדה)

Higher is nikhbadi, nikhbadti, (נכבדי, נכבדתי)

Jeremias MARSCHALIK (X)
Local time: 22:34
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew

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disagree  Eynat: This is not what was asked, I think.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dear mr.
Mar xxx ha-nikhbad


Explanation:
Dear Mr. xxx =

mar xxx ha-nikhbad,

מר ... הנכבד


Dear Mrs. xxx =

Geveret xxx ha-nikhbada,

גב ... הנכבדה

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Note added at 17 hrs 9 mins (2004-06-28 09:57:50 GMT)
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There should be an apostrophe to the left of גב but my computer refuses to do it without messing up the order.

Eynat
Grading comment
thanks!

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agree  rotm (X)
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  -> Thanks.
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