greeting

greet·ing  (grtng)

n.

A word or gesture of welcome or salutation.

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ]

n

1. the act or an instance of welcoming or saluting on meeting

2. (often plural)

a.  an expression of friendly salutation

b.  (as modifier) a greetings card

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

greeting - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) salutation plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one acknowledgement, acknowledgment - a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her" well-wishing - an expression of good will from one person to another; "much hand-shaking and well-wishing" compliments, regard, wish - (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" reception, response - the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" hail - enthusiastic greeting kiss of peace, pax - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist welcome - a greeting or reception; "the proposal got a warm welcome" salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat hello, hi, howdy, hullo, how-do-you-do - an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" good morning, morning - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell good afternoon, afternoon - a conventional expression of greeting or farewell military greeting, salute - a formal military gesture of respect visiting card, calling card, card - a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited

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greeting

noun

welcome, reception, hail, salute, address, salutation His greeting was familiar and friendly.

plural noun

best wishes, regards, respects, compliments, good wishes, salutations They exchanged hearty Christmas greetings.

Translations

greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ]

A. N

1. (with words etc) → saludo m; (= welcome) → bienvenida f, acogida f

2. greetings → saludos mpl, recuerdos mpl
greetings! → ¡bienvenido!

B. CPD greetings card N → tarjeta f de felicitaciones

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] n

(on meeting) → salutation f

(on birthday, Christmas) → souhait m
Christmas greetings → souhaits mpl de Noël
birthday greetings → souhaits mpl de bon anniversaire
"Season's greetings" → "Meilleurs vœux pour les fêtes de fin d'année"
greetings card n → carte f de vœux

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greeting

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; (= congratulations) → Glückwünsche pl; to send greetings to somebody → Grüße an jdn senden; (through sb else) → jdn grüßen lassen; please give my greetings to them → bitte grüße sie von mir

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] n → saluto; (welcome) → accoglienza greetings npl → saluti mpl
Season's greetings → Buone Feste
Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno

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greeting [ˈgriːtɪŋ] n → saluto; (welcome) → accoglienza greetings npl → saluti mpl
Season's greetings → Buone Feste
Christmas/birthday greetings → auguri mpl di Natale/di compleanno

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greeting → تحية pozdrav hilsen Begrüßung χαιρετισμός saludo tervehdys salutation pozdrav accoglienza 挨拶 인사 begroeting hilsen powitanie cumprimento приветствие hälsning คำทักทาย selamlaşma lời chào 祝贺