Brief 
thư 
letter 
I must post the letter. 
Tôi phải gửi lá thư. * 074 like: Brief → →
die Brieftasche ☊ cặp táp ☊ 
☊ der Brief ☊ bức thư ☊ ☊ die Briefmarke ☊ tem ☊ ☊ der Briefträger ☊ người đưa thư ☊ ☊ der Liebesbrief ☊ thư tình ☊ ☊ den Briefkasten leeren ☊ lấy thư từ hòm thư ☊ ☊ den Brief frankieren ☊ dán tem thư ☊ ☊ Brieftasche ☊ 皮夹 ☊ píjiā Brief ☊ 信 ☊ xìn Briefmarke ☊ 邮票 ☊ yóupiào Briefträger ☊ 邮递员 ☊ yóu dì yuán Liebesbrief ☊ 情书 ☊ qíngshū den Briefkasten leeren ☊ 清空信箱 ☊ qīngkōng xìnxiāng den Brief frankieren ☊ 贴足邮资 ☊ tiēzú yóuzī Der Brief ☊ Bức thư ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 197) Tri schreibt seinem Bruder einen Brief ☊ Tri viết thư cho anh trai. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 198) Nachdem ich diesen Brief abgeschickt habe, werde ich ein Flugticket kaufen, damit ich dich besuchen kann. ☊ Sau bức thư này, em sẽ mua vé máy bay đế đi thăm anh. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 203) Tri klebt eine Briefmarke auf den Brief und verlässt seine Wohnung. ☊ Tri dán tem lên bao thư và ra khỏi nhà. ☊ (Lektion 18, Nr. 208) Diesem Brief habe ich unseren aktuellen Produktkatalog beigelegt. ☊ Tôi gửi kèm trong thư quyển catalog giới thiệu sản phẩm mới nhất của chúng tôi. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1354) Bitte bestätigen Sie, dass Sie diesen Brief bekommen haben. ☊ Xin vui lòng xác nhận đã nhận được thư / thông báo này. ☊ (Lektion 90, Nr. 1361) I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first. ☊ actually ☊
address sth: The letter was correctly addressed, but delivered to the wrong house. ☊ address ☊
The letter came a few days ago. ☊ ago ☊
He read the letter aloud to us. ☊ aloud ☊
I found the letter amongst his papers. ☊ among ☊
She writes very amusing letters. ☊ amusing ☊
Have you had an answer to your letter? ☊ answer ☊
to answer a letter/an advertisement ☊ answer ☊
Are there any stamps? ☊ any ☊
I need some stamps. Are there any in your bag? ☊ any ☊
A letter arrived for you this morning. ☊ arrive ☊
attach sth to sth: Attach the coupon to the front of your letter. ☊ attach ☊
for the attention of... (= written on the envelope of an official letter to say who should deal with it) ☊ attention ☊
She was bent over her desk writing a letter. ☊ bend ☊
a book of stamps/tickets/matches ☊ book ☊
She kept all the letters in a box. ☊ box ☊
Your letter got buried under a pile of papers. ☊ bury ☊
By the time (that) this letter reaches you I will have left the country. ☊ by ☊
I'll just have a quick check to see if the letter's arrived yet. ☊ check ☊
a chatty, cheerful letter ☊ cheerful ☊
I found the letters when I was clearing out after my father died. ☊ clear out, clear sth out ☊
to collect stamps/postcards, etc. ☊ collect ☊
The last collection from this postbox is at 5.15. ☊ collection ☊
a stamp/coin, etc. collection ☊ collection ☊
Have any letters come for me? ☊ come ☊
a letter of complaint ☊ complaint ☊
Sacha felt confusion sweeping over her as she read the letter. ☊ confusion ☊
She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents. ☊ content ☊
Write your address in the top right-hand corner of the letter. ☊ corner ☊
We could write a letter to the director. ☊ could ☊
Our letters must have crossed in the mail (= each was sent before the other was received). ☊ cross ☊
There's no date on this letter. ☊ date ☊
Have you dealt with these letters yet? ☊ deal with sth ☊
I definitely remember sending the letter. ☊ definitely ☊
We apologize for the delay in answering your letter. ☊ delay ☊
The writer's letters and diaries are being published next year. ☊ diary ☊
disgust (at/with sth): She expressed her disgust at the programme by writing a letter of complaint. ☊ disgust ☊
disturb sb: The letter shocked and disturbed me. ☊ disturb ☊
'What do you want to see me about?' 'It's to do with that letter you sent me.' ☊ be/have to do with sb/sth ☊
I've made a rough draft of the letter. ☊ draft ☊
I'll draft a letter for you. ☊ draft ☊
writing paper and envelopes ☊ envelope ☊
He never even opened the letter (= so he certainly didn't read it). ☊ even ☊
expect sb/sth: to expect a visit/call/letter from sb ☊ expect ☊
fan mail (= letters from fans to the person they admire) ☊ fan ☊
feel like sth: This wallet feels like leather. ☊ feel ☊
You should follow up your phone call with an email or a letter. ☊ follow sth up ☊
There's a letter for you. ☊ for ☊
Can you translate this letter for me? ☊ for ☊
He kept the tone of the letter formal and businesslike. ☊ formal ☊
a letter from my brother ☊ from ☊
I got a letter from Dave this morning. ☊ get ☊
get doing sth: I hope to get around to answering your letter next week. ☊ get round/around to sth ☊
give sth to sb: Give the letter to your mother when you've read it. ☊ give ☊
give sb sth: Give your mother the letter. ☊ give ☊
She picked up the wallet and handed it back to him. ☊ hand sth back (to sb) ☊
I could hardly believe it when I read the letter. ☊ hardly ☊
hate mail (= letters containing cruel comments) ☊ hate ☊
I had a letter from my brother this morning. ☊ have ☊
hide sb/sth: He hid the letter in a drawer. ☊ hide ☊
She felt sure the letter had some hidden meaning. ☊ hide ☊
What really hurt was that he never answered my letter. ☊ hurt ☊
If only he'd remembered to send that letter. ☊ if only ☊
It's the first letter I've had in ten days. ☊ in ☊
include doing sth: Your duties include typing letters and answering the telephone. ☊ include ☊
indicate (to sb) (that)...: In his letter he indicated to us (that) he was willing to cooperate. ☊ indicate ☊
He threw the letter into the fire. ☊ into ☊
a letter of introduction (= a letter which tells sb who you are, written by sb who knows both you and the person reading the letter) ☊ introduction ☊
Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time. ☊ judge ☊
I keep all her letters. ☊ keep ☊
She sent the letter without my knowledge. ☊ knowledge ☊
a letter of complaint ☊ letter ☊
to post a letter ☊ letter ☊
to mail a letter ☊ letter ☊
There's a letter for you from your mother. ☊ letter ☊
I put a lighted match to the letter and watched it burn. ☊ light ☊
He wrote loads and loads of letters to people. ☊ load ☊
the lost art of letter-writing ☊ lost ☊
Please read the letter out loud. ☊ out loud ☊
Is there a letter from them in the mail? ☊ mail ☊
hate mail (= letters containing insults and threats) ☊ mail ☊
mail sth (to sb/sth): Don't forget to mail that letter to your mother. ☊ mail ☊
mail sb sth: Don't forget to mail your mother that letter. ☊ mail ☊
He took all her letters into the yard and put a match to them. ☊ match ☊
mean sb/sth to do sth: I didn't mean you to read the letter. ☊ mean ☊
This letter is addressed to someone else—there must be some mistake. ☊ mistake ☊
He read the letter more carefully the second time. ☊ more ☊
I had no need to open the letter—I knew what it would say. ☊ need ☊
There were no letters this morning. ☊ no ☊
a suicide note ☊ note ☊
Normally, the letter would not have come to my notice (= I would not have known about it). ☊ notice ☊
There was a letter waiting for him on his return. ☊ on ☊
Please send the letter on to my new address. ☊ on ☊
He opened the letter and read it. ☊ open ☊
Writing letters seems to be a thing of the past. ☊ past ☊
I had a letter from the people who used to live next door. ☊ person ☊
All letters will be answered personally. ☊ personally ☊
a photocopied letter ☊ photocopy ☊
She looked in horror at the mounting pile of letters on her desk. ☊ pile ☊
Could you post this letter for me? ☊ post ☊
You can buy your stamps at the post office. ☊ post office ☊
Letters of complaint continue to pour in. ☊ pour ☊
Do you want your address printed at the top of the letter? ☊ print ☊
the magazine's problem page (= containing letters about readers' problems and advice about how to solve them) ☊ problem ☊
Make sure the letter is properly addressed. ☊ properly ☊
She wrote a letter of apology but only under protest. ☊ under protest ☊
I saw the letter purely by chance. ☊ purely ☊
Can you help me put this letter into good English, please? ☊ put ☊
He replied to my letter very quickly. ☊ quickly ☊
I hope this letter reaches you. ☊ reach ☊
readers' letters ☊ reader ☊
receive sth: to receive a letter/present/phone call ☊ receive ☊
We received a letter from him recently. ☊ recently ☊
As regards the first point in your letter... ☊ as regards sb/sth ☊
He never replied to any of my letters. ☊ reply ☊
respond (to sb/sth) (with sth): She never responded to my letter. ☊ respond ☊
We sent out over 1 000 letters but the response rate has been low (= few people replied). ☊ response ☊
return sb/sth + adj.: I returned the letter unopened. ☊ return ☊
Roughly speaking, we receive about fifty letters a week on the subject. ☊ roughly ☊
save sb sth: Thanks for sending that letter for me—it saved me a trip. ☊ save ☊
The letter bore the president's seal. ☊ seal ☊
Do you sell stamps? ☊ sell ☊
send sth: to send a letter/package/cheque/fax/email ☊ send ☊
She sent the letter by airmail. ☊ send ☊
Several letters arrived this morning. ☊ several ☊
show sth to sb: If there's a letter from France please show it to me. ☊ show ☊
You haven't signed the letter. ☊ sign ☊
She had been worrying ever since the letter arrived. ☊ since ☊
She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. ☊ sit ☊
He slipped the letter back into its envelope. ☊ slip ☊
Could I have three first-class stamps, please? ☊ stamp ☊
He has been collecting stamps since he was eight. ☊ stamp ☊
a stamp album ☊ stamp ☊
A standard letter was sent to all candidates. ☊ standard ☊
steal sth (from sb/sth): My wallet was stolen. ☊ steal ☊
I had my wallet stolen. ☊ steal ☊
stick sth + adv./prep.: He stuck a stamp on the envelope. ☊ stick ☊
Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse. ☊ stream ☊
My letter is, of course, strictly private and confidential. ☊ strictly ☊
They sell stationery and stuff (like that). ☊ stuff ☊
Her letter came as a complete surprise. ☊ surprise ☊
He tore the letter in two. ☊ tear ☊
She tore up all the letters he had sent her. ☊ tear sth up ☊
The actor sent a big thank you to all his fans for their letters of support. ☊ thank you ☊
a thank-you letter ☊ thank you ☊
Where's the letter that came yesterday? ☊ that ☊
It's possible (that) he has not received the letter. ☊ that ☊
threatening letters ☊ threatening ☊
The letter was in my pocket all the time (= while I was looking for it). ☊ all the time, the whole time ☊
He tore the letter to pieces. ☊ to ☊
The letter reduced her to tears (= made her cry). ☊ to ☊
Who did she address the letter to? ☊ to ☊
To whom did she address the letter? ☊ to ☊
Don't worry about the letter—I'm sure it'll turn up. ☊ turn up ☊
On a typical day, we receive about 50 letters. ☊ typical ☊
wait (for sb): There's a letter waiting for you at home. ☊ wait ☊
The letter should be on its way to you. ☊ on your/the/its way ☊
Your letter was very welcome. ☊ welcome ☊
I wonder who that letter was from. ☊ who ☊
I'll check this letter for you, if you want. ☊ will ☊
Will you send this letter for me, please? ☊ will ☊
The address must be clearly visible through the window of the envelope. ☊ window ☊
With best wishes (= for example, at the end of a letter) ☊ wish ☊
She burned the letters so that her husband would never read them. ☊ would ☊
write sth (to sb): I wrote a letter to the Publicity Department. ☊ write ☊
write sb sth: I wrote the Publicity Department a letter. ☊ write ☊
the writer of this letter ☊ writer ☊
I didn't receive a letter from him yet. ☊ yet ☊