| 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] |