write down

anotar

amortizar

write down(rayt daun)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to note down)

a. anotar

Write down her telephone number before you forget it.

Anota su número de teléfono antes de que se te olvide.

b. apuntar

She writes down everything she spends because she's on a tight budget.

Apunta todos sus gastos porque tiene un presupuesto muy ajustado.

c. escribir

No one has ever written down the history of this tribe.

Nadie nunca escribió la historia de esta tribu.

2. (finance)

a. amortizar

Assets were written down to their fair market value.

Los activos fueron amortizados a su valor justo de mercado.

b. depreciar

The bank has had to write down the value of its loans by 20%.

El banco se vio obligado a depreciar el valor de sus préstamos en un 20%.

intransitive verb phrase

3. (to write for an uncultured audience; often used with "to")

a.

no direct translation

Robert doesn't just talk down to people, he also write down to them.

Robert no solo le habla a la gente con altanernía, también escribe así.

The columnist has been accused of writing down to the audience of the fashion magazine.

Han acusado a a la columnista de usar lenguaje menos erudito cuando escribe cosas para la revista de moda.

write down

transitive verb phrase

1. (general)

a. escribir, anotar

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write down

transitive verb

1 (note down) [+address, number, details] apuntar; anotar

write it down at once or you'll forget write all your ideas down and send them to me it was all written down for posterity

2 (decrease value of) [+asset] amortizar (por depreciación); [+value] depreciar; [+goods] rebajar el valor en libros