membrete de la empresa
/membɾete de la empɾesa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "company letterhead" can be translated into Spanish as membrete de la empresa.
This phrase refers to the printed heading at the top of a sheet of stationery that displays a business's name and address.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of membrete (letterhead), de (of), la (the) and empresa (company).
Which one should you use?
While membrete de la empresa is a standard way to express the term, you can also use membrete corporativo to refer to a company letterhead in more formal or professional contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
/membɾete de la empɾesa/
Did you know?
- The word empresa is used in Spanish to describe both a commercial business and a difficult 'undertaking' or heroic feat.
- The term empresa shares an ancestral root with the English word 'prehend', which is found in 'comprehend' or 'apprehend', meaning to grasp or seize.
- Beyond business stationery, the word membrete is used in Spanish to describe the header of any formal document or the top section of a webpage.
Examples in context
- Se requiere que todas las cartas oficiales utilicen el papel de carta de la empresa para mantener la imagen corporativa.It is required to use the company letterhead for all official letters to maintain the corporate image.
- Asegúrese de que el membrete de la empresa esté impreso correctamente en todas las páginas del informe.Make sure that the company letterhead is printed correctly on all pages of the report.
- Necesito el membrete de la empresa para este documento.I need the company letterhead for this document.
- ¿El membrete de la empresa tiene la dirección correcta?Does the company letterhead have the correct address?
- Por favor, imprime la carta con el membrete de la empresa.Please print the letter with the company letterhead.
Example conversation
Daniel and Sofía are in an office preparing official documents.
- DanielSofía, ¿puedes buscar el membrete de la empresa?Sofía, can you look for the company letterhead?
- SofíaSí, Daniel, lo tengo en la carpeta digital.Yes, Daniel, I have it in the digital folder.
- DanielPerfecto, úsalo para redactar la nueva propuesta.Perfect, use it to draft the new proposal.
- SofíaLo haré ahora mismo.I will do it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, empresa, la, membrete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
