woolly

(US wooly )adj wełniany (fig : ideas ) mętny They cannot afford to be vague and woolly with their messages. sweter m Worcs (BRIT : POST )abbr (= Worcestershire) word (unit of language, promise ) słowo nt I give you my word I won't ask him. (news ) wiadomość f The young man brought them word of her visit. vt formułować (sformułować perf ) The letter was worded in such a way as to imply that I was guilty. word for word (repeat ) słowo w słowo That's word for word what the man said. (translate ) dosłownie You can't translate those expressions word for word. what's the word for "pen" in French? jak jest "długopis" po francusku? to put sth into words wyrażać (wyrazić perf ) coś słowami Some feelings are really hard to put into words. in other words innymi słowy to break one's word łamać (złamać perf ) (dane) słowo to keep one's word dotrzymywać (dotrzymać perf ) słowa to have words with sb rozmówić się (perf) z kimś I can see I'll have to have words with him about this. they have been having words again znów doszło między nimi do ostrej wymiany zdań to have a word with sb zamienić (perf) z kimś parę słów I need to have a word with you about our plans for the weekend. I'll take your word for it wierzę ci na słowo to send word of zawiadamiać (zawiadomić perf ) o +loc They didn't even send word of their whereabouts. to leave word (with sb/for sb) that ... zostawiać (zostawić perf ) (u kogoś/dla kogoś) wiadomość, że ... He left word with Jane that they would be late at the meeting.