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Formal and official style

Formal and official style: 15 Spanish words with translations and examples. Level C2.

estimado/a
dear (formal letter)

Estimada señora Ruiz:

Dear Mrs Ruiz,

por la presente
hereby

Por la presente le comunico mi dimisión.

I hereby tender my resignation.

adjuntar
to attach, to enclose

Le adjunto el informe solicitado.

Please find attached the requested report.

remitir
to send, to forward, to refer

Le remitimos a nuestro departamento jurídico.

We are referring you to our legal department.

a la mayor brevedad
at your earliest convenience, as soon as possible

Le rogamos que responda a la mayor brevedad.

We would ask you to reply at your earliest convenience.

quedar a la espera de
to look forward to, to await

Quedo a la espera de su respuesta.

I look forward to hearing from you.

sin otro particular
with nothing further to add (closing formula)

Sin otro particular, le saluda atentamente.

With nothing further to add, yours sincerely.

atentamente
yours sincerely, yours faithfully
en relación con
with regard to, in connection with

Le escribo en relación con su solicitud del 3 de mayo.

I am writing with regard to your application of 3 May.

el/la solicitante
applicant

El solicitante deberá presentar el DNI original.

The applicant must present their original ID card.

dar curso a
to process, to act upon

Daremos curso a su reclamación en breve.

We will process your complaint shortly.

el interesado / la interesada
the person concerned

El interesado podrá presentar alegaciones.

The person concerned may submit objections.

en virtud de
by virtue of, under

En virtud del artículo 5, se desestima la solicitud.

Under article 5, the application is rejected.

a efectos de
for the purposes of
el acta
minutes (of a meeting); feminine: las actas

El secretario redactará el acta de la reunión.

The secretary will take the minutes of the meeting.

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