write

∗ ≈

escribir

∗ verb

write
(pt wrote [rəʊt], pp written [ˈrɪtən])
[raɪt]
verbo transitivo
1escribir (answer, name, letter); extender (check)
  • to write somebody -> escribir a alguien (Estados Unidos)
  • she had guilt written all over her face -> su rostro era el vivo retrato de la culpabilidad
verbo intransitivo
2escribir
  • to write to somebody -> escribir a alguien (británico)
  • to write for a newspaper -> escribir or colaborar en un periódico
  • that's nothing to write home about (familiar) -> eso no es nada del otro mundo

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write [rait]
1Escribir, formar of figurar letras; inscribir.
2Trazar, inscribir letras que representan sonidos o idea
sustantivo
3Escribir, componer, producir como escritor o autor.
4Imprimir o grabar una cosa fuertemente en el ánimo, en el corazón, etc. -vn.
5Escribir, trazar o inscribir letras sobre una superficie.
6Escribir, tener correspondencia por medio de carta
sustantivo
7Escribir, componer como escritor o autor.
va. (pret. WROTE, pp. WRITTEN).

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write [raɪt] wrote (past)written (participle:past)
verb:transitive
1 (gen) [+letter, book, essay, article] escribir
she wrote 3 pages he had written a dirty joke on the lavatory wall he's writing an article about education today
 [+music, song] escribir; componer
he's written several pieces for the piano
he's just written another novel acaba de escribir otra novela
he writes fiction
write your name here escribe pon tu nombre aquí;or how do you write his name? ¿cómo se escribe su nombre?
he can barely write his name
he's got an essay to write tiene que escribir una redacción; she writes that she is very happy in her new life dice en la carta que está muy contenta con su nueva vida
to write that ... he writes that all is not well in the school
it is written that ... está escrito que ...; to write sb a cheque hacer un cheque a algn; extender un cheque a algn; (formal)
to write a letter to sb write sb a letter escribir (una carta) a algn
Theresa decided to write her father a letter
to write a note to/for sb escribir una nota a algn
I must write a note to Mary's teacher can you write a note for the postman? to write sb a sick note to write a sick note for sb
to write sb a prescription write a prescription for sb hacer una receta a algn
to have sth written all over one
he had "policeman" written all over him (informal) se le notaba a la legua que era policía; his guilt was written all over him (informal) se le veía notaba en la cara que era culpable;or you're lying, it's written all over your face! (informal) estás mintiendo, se te nota a la legua en la cara;or
2 (write a letter to) (US)
to write sb escribir a algn
she finally felt confident enough to write him why don't you pick up your pen and write me now?
3 (Comput) [+program, software] escribir
to write sth to disk pasar algo a un disco
verb:intransitive
1 (in longhand) escribir
write on both sides of the paper escribe por los dos lados del papel; this pen writes well esta pluma escribe muy bien
as I write, I can see ...
2 (correspond) escribir
she wrote to say that she'd be late escribió para avisar que llegaría tarde; I am writing in reply to your advertisement les escribo en respuesta a su anuncio; I'll write for a catalogue escribiré pidiendo un catálogo
to write [into] a programme/TV station most of the people who write into the programme are retired
to write to sb escribir a algn
it's nothing to write home about (informal) no es nada del otro mundo; (informal)
3 (as author, journalist) escribir
he had always wanted to write
he writes for a living se gana la vida escribiendo; he writes about social policy escribe sobre política social
to write for a paper
he writes for the "Times" escribe colabora en el "Times";or he writes on foreign policy for the "Guardian" escribe sobre política internacional para el "Guardian"
what shall I write about?

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Verb Conjugation for "write"

Imperative
  • write
  • you write
  • he/she writes
  • we write
  • you write
  • they write
Preterite
  • I wrote
  • you wrote
  • he/she wrote
  • we wrote
  • you wrote
  • they wrote
Present Continuous
  • I am writing
  • you are writing
  • he/she is writing
  • we are writing
  • you are writing
  • they are writing
Present Perfect
  • I have written
  • you have written
  • he/she has written
  • we have written
  • you have written
  • they have written
Past Continuous
  • I was writing
  • you were writing
  • he/she was writing
  • we were writing
  • you were writing
  • they were writing
Past Perfect
  • I had written
  • you had written
  • he/she had written
  • we had written
  • you had written
  • they had written
Future
  • I will write
  • you will write
  • he/she will write
  • we will write
  • you will write
  • they will write
Future Perfect
  • I will have written
  • you will have written
  • he/she will have written
  • we will have written
  • you will have written
  • they will have written
Future Continuous
  • I will be writing
  • you will be writing
  • he/she will be writing
  • we will be writing
  • you will be writing
  • they will be writing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been writing
  • you have been writing
  • he/she has been writing
  • we have been writing
  • you have been writing
  • they have been writing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been writing
  • you will have been writing
  • he/she will have been writing
  • we will have been writing
  • you will have been writing
  • they will have been writing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been writing
  • you had been writing
  • he/she had been writing
  • we had been writing
  • you had been writing
  • they had been writing
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