cover letter

English

Alternative forms

• covering letter (British English)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

cover letter (plural cover letters)

1. A letter or written communication that serves to introduce an accompanying document; especially, a letter that introduces a résumé or curriculum vitae.

Translations

letter to introduce a document

• Catalan: carta de presentació f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 附信 (fùxìn), 附函 (fùhán), 求職信／求职信 (zh) (qiúzhíxìn)

• Czech: průvodní dopis m, motivační dopis m
• Dutch: begeleidbrief m, begeleidende brief m, motivatiebrief m, sollicitatiebrief (nl) m
• Finnish: saatekirje (fi)
• French: lettre de motivation (fr) f
• German: Anschreiben (de) n
• Hebrew: מכתב מקדים m (mikhtáv makdím)
• Hungarian: kísérőlevél (hu), motivációs levél
• Indonesian: surat pengantar
• Italian: lettera di presentazione f
• Japanese: 志望書 (shibōsho)
• Korean: 자기소개서 (jagisogaeseo)
• Macedonian: про́пратно пи́смо n (própratno písmo)
• Polish: list motywacyjny (pl) m
• Russian: сопроводи́тельное письмо́ (ru) n (soprovodítelʹnoje pisʹmó)
• Spanish: carta de presentación f
• Swedish: personligt brev (sv) n
• Ukrainian: супровідний лист m (suprovidnyj lyst)