日本語 term
イタリア
Accurate translation of the meaning.
Native in: イタリア語 
Works in: 英語 から イタリア語, スペイン語 から イタリア語
sanhe (?)
(I do not want to translate japanese without knowing a word of it, but the letter was to be translated from english to italian...that's why I accepted the job!!!:-)
| 5 +3 | To Mr/Mrs/Ms |
Anita Kobayashi
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| 4 +3 | To |
Bart B. Van Bockstaele
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| 2 +1 | to Mr./Miss./Mz |
yuzouren
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Jul 24, 2006 20:41: KathyT changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (1): yuzouren
Non-PRO (3): mstkwasa, Ewa Szymanowska, KathyT
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Proposed translations
To Mr/Mrs/Ms
is for addressing the person the letter is meant for, i.e. Mr. or Mrs. or Miss whoever
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-24 10:54:52 GMT)
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after taking a look at the image you posted I would like to change my answer as follows: "To Andrea".
カナダ
30+ Years in Translation and Computers
Native in: オランダ語 
Works in: オランダ語, 英語 から オランダ語, フランス語 から オランダ語, and 1 more.
To
and he stands for To:
Xxxx san he
= To Mr Xxxx
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Note added at 38 mins (2006-07-24 10:33:00 GMT)
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The image you posted says indeed very clearly "san he" in Hiragana.
The trouble with "san" is that there is no real equivalent in Western Languages. For starters, san is genderless. Mr, Mrs,... is nothing but an approximation.
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Kurt Hammond
: yeah, and is pronounced without the "h" so like san 'e' (like the e in "echo")
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Thank you Kurt. You are right, of course.
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Naikei Wong
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Thank you, Naikei.
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Will Matter
: Can be interpreted as Mr. / Miss / Mrs., (depending upon who is being addressed) and Kurt is right, it's read as 'e'. "X-san e..." equals "to Mr. / Miss / Mrs. X".
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to Mr./Miss./Mz
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Note added at 13 hrs (2006-07-24 23:12:18 GMT)
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By that japanses word, you can not tell it stands for a man or a woman.
it is just for showing respect.
| Please have a look at the address http://www.agenziatraduzioni.it/Immagine1.jpg to see the word I'm talking about: it's after the name of the addressee but the letter was in an informal style so I think it's unlikely it means Mr. May be I've misinterpreed the japanese characters... |
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