Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
Vážený pane řediteli (oslovení v dopise)
English translation:
Dear Sir
Added to glossary by
Hanka_Kot
Jun 19, 2013 06:35
10 yrs ago
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Czech term
Vážený pane řediteli (oslovení v dopise)
Czech to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Oslovení v dopise, kdy není uvedeno jméno ředitele. Je možné dát "Dear Mr. Director" nebo jen "Dear Director"?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | Dear Sir |
Stuart Hoskins
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| 5 | Dear Mr. Director |
Scott Evan Andrews
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| 3 +1 | Dear Mr._________ |
Pavel Prudký
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Proposed translations
+5
4 mins
Stuart Hoskins
Native in English
not too hot, not too cold...
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
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56
Selected
Dear Sir
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Note added at 5 mins (2013-06-19 06:41:07 GMT)
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Presumably the title of director is given elsewhere (in the address?), so it is obvious whom the recipient is.
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-06-19 06:44:56 GMT)
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Similar questions abound on the Internet. See:
Question:
“When you write a formal business letter to your manager (say, John Smith), is it correct to use ‘Dear Mr. Manager’ in the salutation?”
Replies:
“If you are writing a formal letter or a letter to someone you don't know, start it:
‘Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sir or Madam’
Finish it:
‘Yours Faithfully’”
“Never. That's like those horrible mass mailings addressed to ‘Dear Friend’ or
‘Dear Occupant’. In a formal letter, you should write ‘Dear sir:’”
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.usage.english/zW...
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Note added at 5 mins (2013-06-19 06:41:07 GMT)
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Presumably the title of director is given elsewhere (in the address?), so it is obvious whom the recipient is.
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Note added at 9 mins (2013-06-19 06:44:56 GMT)
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Similar questions abound on the Internet. See:
Question:
“When you write a formal business letter to your manager (say, John Smith), is it correct to use ‘Dear Mr. Manager’ in the salutation?”
Replies:
“If you are writing a formal letter or a letter to someone you don't know, start it:
‘Dear Sir, Dear Madam, Dear Sir or Madam’
Finish it:
‘Yours Faithfully’”
“Never. That's like those horrible mass mailings addressed to ‘Dear Friend’ or
‘Dear Occupant’. In a formal letter, you should write ‘Dear sir:’”
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.usage.english/zW...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Děkuji!"
4 mins
Scott Evan Andrews
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
31 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Dear Mr. Director
definitely :)
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Note added at 5 mins (2013-06-19 06:40:29 GMT)
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it's like Mr. Chairman, Madam Speaker, etc.
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Note added at 5 mins (2013-06-19 06:40:29 GMT)
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it's like Mr. Chairman, Madam Speaker, etc.
+1
16 hrs
Pavel Prudký
Native in Czech
Quality First And Foremost
Native in: Czech
Works in: English to Czech, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Dear Mr._________
his/her surname to be filled in....
With no ambitions to get any points here, I am just curious, really, I was taught that such positions are not normally named in the letters. As I am not a native speaker, I am just posting what “we were taught”.
With no ambitions to get any points here, I am just curious, really, I was taught that such positions are not normally named in the letters. As I am not a native speaker, I am just posting what “we were taught”.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stuart Hoskins
: Exactly. If I see "Vazeny pane rediteli" I always search all over the text for the name and use "Dear Mr.../Yours sincerely". If there is no name, as in Hanka's case, then "Dear Sir/Madam / Yours faithfully [usually]" has to do.
9 hrs
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