get/receive a letter from | otrzymać list od | |
send/write sb a letter | napisać komuś list | |
letter of confirmation | list potwierdzający | |
follow/obey sth to the letter | to do exatly what you are told to do | |
the letter of the law | litera prawa | |
letterbox | skrzynka pocztowa | |
letter bomb | a small bomb that is put in an envelope or parcel and posted to someone | |
bring sth to sb's notice | zwracać na coś czyjąś uwagę | |
come to sb's notice | to notice sth | |
escape sb's notice | umykać czyjejś uwadze | |
take notice | zwracać uwagę | |
at short notice | z krótkim wyprzedzeniem | |
at moment's notice | z chwilowym wyprzedzeniem | |
until further notice | aż do odwołania | |
sheet of paper | kartka papieru | |
to put sth on paper | przelewać coś na papier | |
to paper over | tuszować (ukrywać) | |
it's not worth the paper it is printed on | to nie jest nic warte | |
to do a paper round | roznosić gazety po domach | |
paper qualifications | academic qualifications. *this phrase usually claims that practical experience is more important | |
paperwork | papierkowa robota | |
put pen to paper | to start writing something | |
the pen is mightier than the sword | said to emphasize that thinking and writing have more influence on people/events than use of force | |
pen pusher | a person who has an office job that is not interesting | |
penfriend | someone who you write friendly letters to regularly, but you have never met | |
print | letters, number, or symbols that have been produced on paper by a machine using ink | |
in print | "w druku" - if a book is ....., it is possible to buy a new copy of it | |
out of print | o wyczerpanym nakładzie/wyczerpany nakład | |
read sb's mind | czytać w czyichś myślach | |
read sb like a book | czytać w kimś jak w otwartej książce | |
read between the lines | czytać między wierszami | |
read sb's lips | czytać z czyichś ust | |
take sth as read | to accept that sth is true without making sure that it is | |
a good read | sth that you enjoy reading | |
keep a record of sth | zapisywać coś | |
put/set the record straight | prostować nieścisłości | |
on record | notoryczny | |
to say sth on the record | mówić coś oficjalnie | |
off the record | nieoficjalnie | |
have your say | to get the chance to say what you think about sth | |
the final say | responsibility for making a decision, although other people can give their opinion first | |
go without saying | to be completely obvious or true | |
say the word | used to tell someone that you will do what they want at the time they ask you | |
you can't say fairer than that | used to say that you think an offer or arrangement is good | |
say your piece | to say what you really think about sth | |
having said that... | pomimo tego... | |
not to say... | żeby nie powiedzieć... | |
speak to sb | rozmawiać z kimś | |
speak in dialect | mówić dialektem | |
so to speak | że tak powiem | |
speak one's mind | wyrażać swoje zdanie | |
speak for sb | mówić w czyimś imieniu | |
speak out | mówić otwarcie | |
speak up | mówić głośniej/[for sb] mówić w obronie [kogoś] | |
speak out of turn | say sth that you should not have said | |
broadly speaking... | ogólnie rzecz biorąc | |
be on speaking terms with sb | rozmawiać z kimś (być w zgodzie) | |
speaking of... | a propos... | |
speaking as [a mother] | used for saying that you opinion is a result of who you are/what you do - przykład: ... [matka] | |