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Brief thư Kommunikation


OXF3000D: thư letter Brief

ENDE: letter Brief










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 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