greeting

greeting
noun
Begrüßung, die; (in passing) Gruß, der; (words) Grußformel, die; (reception) Empfang, der

please give my greetings to your parents — grüßen Sie bitte Ihre Eltern von mir

my husband also sends his greetings — mein Mann lässt auch grüßen

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noun (friendly words or actions used in welcome.) die Begrüßung
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greet·ing
[ˈgri:tɪŋ, AM -t̬ɪŋ]
n Begrüßung f
she smiled at me in \greeting sie begrüßte mich mit einem Lächeln
\greetings pl Grüße pl
warm \greetings to you all herzliche Grüße an euch alle
\greetings to you, my friends and colleagues seid gegrüßt, meine Freunde und Kollegen form o hum
birthday \greetings Geburtstagsglückwünsche pl
to exchange \greetings sich akk [gegenseitig] begrüßen
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['griːtɪŋ]
n
Gruß m; (act, = welcoming) Begrüßung f; (= receiving, meeting) Empfang m

we received a friendly greeting from the crowd — die Menge bereitete uns einen freundlichen Empfang

greetings — Grüße pl

to send greetings to sb — Grüße an jdn senden; (through sb else)

please give my greetings to them — bitte grüße sie von mir

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greeting s
1. Gruß m, Begrüßung f:
return sb’s greeting jemanden zurückgrüßen
2. pl
a) Grüße pl:
greetings sei mir gegrüßt!;
give greetings from me to all your family grüßen Sie Ihre ganze Familie von mir
b) Glückwünsche pl:
greetings (US greeting) card Grußkarte f, Glückwunschkarte f;
greetings (US greeting) telegram Glückwunschtelegramm n
3. US Anrede f (im Brief)
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noun
Begrüßung, die; (in passing) Gruß, der; (words) Grußformel, die; (reception) Empfang, der

please give my greetings to your parents — grüßen Sie bitte Ihre Eltern von mir

my husband also sends his greetings — mein Mann lässt auch grüßen

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n.
Begrüssung f.
Begrüßung f.
Gruß ¨-e m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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