write

escribir

write(rayt)

transitive verb

1. (to put in writing)

a. escribir

I wrote a list of things that make me happy.

He escrito una lista de las cosas que me hacen feliz.

2. (computing)

a. escribir

The memory cannot be written.

No se puede escribir en la memoria.

intransitive verb

3. (to correspond)

a. escribir

My son is learning to read and write.

Mi hijo está aprendiendo a leer y escribir.

write

transitive verb

1. (answer, name, letter)

a. escribir

2. (check)

a. extender

to write somebodyescribir a alguien

she had guilt written all over her facesu rostro era el vivo retrato de la culpabilidad

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. escribir

to write to somebodyescribir a alguien

to write for a newspaperescribir or colaborar en un periódico

4. (colloquial)

a.

that's nothing to write home abouteso no es nada del otro mundo

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write [raɪt] wrote (past)written (participle:past)

transitive verb

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 or pon tu nombre aquí; 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 se le notaba a la legua que era policía; his guilt was written all over him se le veía or notaba en la cara que era culpable; you're lying, it's written all over your face! estás mintiendo, se te nota a la legua or en la cara

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

intransitive verb

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 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 or colabora en el "Times"; he writes on foreign policy for the "Guardian" escribe sobre política internacional para el "Guardian"

what shall I write about?