| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | Any gossip?' 'Nothing by word of mouth, only what I read. | ___-___ Ты слышала какие-нибудь новые сплетни?-Ничего не слышала, но кое-что вычитала в газете (D. du Maurier, 'Mary Anne', part II, ch. 2; Idioms (En-Ru) к версии ABBYY Lingvo x3) |
| gen. | Any gossip?' Nothing by word of mouth, only what I read.' | - Ты слышала какие-нибудь новые сплетни?-Ничего не слышала, но кое-что вычитала в газете (D. du Maurier, Mary Anne', part II, ch. 2; Idioms (En-Ru) к версии ABBYY Lingvo x3 ssn) |
| gen. | by word of mouth | словесно |
| gen. | by word of mouth | устно (Alexander Demidov) |
| law | by word of mouth | на словах |
| law | by word of mouth | в устной форме (A lease may be made either in writing or by word of mouth. / Notice of abandonment may be given in writing, or by word of mouth, or partly in writing and partly by word of mouth. / Whether I communicated with the Congress in writing or by word of mouth, and whether the writing was by a machine, or a pen, were equally, and absolutely, unimportant matters. (Roosevelt) 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | by word of mouth | из уст в уста (matchin) |
| gen. | by word of mouth | через знакомых (Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | by word of mouth | из разговоров (We learn about each other by far by word of mouth. – Большую часть информации друг о друге мы узнаем из разговоров. VLZ_58) |
| gen. | by word of mouth | устно |
| gen. | by word of mouth | изустно (matchin) |
| gen. | demand smth. by word of mouth | требовать чего-л. в устной в письменной форме (in writing) |
| patents. | give information by word of mouth | дать устную справку |
| patents. | give information by word of mouth | дать устную информацию |
| gen. | he reported by word of mouth | он доложил устно |
| inf. | pass on by word of mouth | передаваться из уст в уст (разные байки, легенды, поверья kisekbas) |
| inf. | rapid spreading of news by word of mouth | пантофлевая почта |
| Gruzovik | tell by word of mouth | живым словом рассказать |
| gen. | the myth the tale, the legend, etc. was passed down by word of mouth | миф и т.д. передавался из уст в уста (by oral tradition, etc., и т.д.) |
| gen. | the myth the tale, the legend, etc. was passed down by word of mouth | миф и т.д. передавался устно (by oral tradition, etc., и т.д.) |
| intell. | transmission by word of mouth | передача информации в устной форме (financial-engineer) |
