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] |