write

write
past tense - wrote; verb
1) (to draw (letters or other forms of script) on a surface, especially with a pen or pencil on paper: They wrote their names on a sheet of paper; The child has learned to read and write; Please write in ink.) escribir
2) (to compose the text of (a book, poem etc): She wrote a book on prehistoric monsters.) escribir
3) (to compose a letter (and send it): He has written a letter to me about this matter; I'll write you a long letter about my holiday; I wrote to you last week.) escribir
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- writing
- writings
- written
- writing-paper
- write down
- write out
write vb escribir
I want you to write a story quiero que escribáis un cuento
who wrote this letter? ¿quién ha escrito esta carta?
El pasado de write es wrote y el participio pasado es written; el gerundio se escribe writing
write
tr[raɪt]
transitive verb (pt wrote tr[rəʊt] , pp written tr['rɪtən] , ger writing)
1 (gen) escribir; (article) redactar; (cheque) extender
intransitive verb
1 (gen) escribir (about, sobre)
he writes for a newspaper escribe en un periódico
we write to each other nos escribimos
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be nothing to write home about no ser nada del otro mundo
to be written all over somebody's face llevar (algo) escrito en la cara, estar impreso,-a en la cara
it's written all over your face se te nota en la cara
write ['raɪt] v, wrote ['ro:t] ; written ['rɪtə n] ; writing : escribir
write
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: wrote, written) = escribir v.
• redactar v.
raɪt
1.
(past wrote; past p written) transitive verb
a) (put in writing) escribir*

how do you write that? — ¿cómo se escribe?

I wrote him a letter — le escribí una carta

to write somebody a check o (BrE) cheque — extenderle* or hacerle* un cheque a alguien

(to have something) written all over one/one's face: jealousy was written all over him/his face — se le notaba a la legua/en la cara que estaba celoso

b) (write letter to) (AmE) escribirle* a
c) (Comput) escribir*

to write something to disk o (BrE also) disc — traspasar algo a un disco


2.
vi escribir*

this pencil doesn't write very well — este lápiz no escribe muy bien

she writes for a newspaper/for television — escribe en un periódico/para la televisión

to write ABOUT/ON something — escribir* acerca de or sobre algo

to write TO somebody — escribirle* a alguien

I am writing in response to the advertisement which ... — me dirijo a ustedes con relación al anuncio que ...

I write home once a week — escribo a casa una vez por semana

to be nothing to write home about — no ser* nada del otro mundo or (fam) nada del otro jueves

Phrasal Verbs:
[raɪt] (pt wrote) (pp written)
1. VT
1) (gen) [+ letter, book, essay, article] escribir; [+ music, song] escribir, componer

he's just written another novel — acaba de escribir otra novela

write your name here — escribe or pon tu nombre aquí

how do you write his name? — ¿cómo se escribe su nombre?

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

it is written that ... — está escrito que ...

to write sb a cheque — hacer un cheque a algn, extender un cheque a algn more frm

to write a letter to sb, write sb a letter — escribir (una carta) a algn

to write a note to/for sb — escribir una nota a algn

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

3) (Comput) [+ program, software] escribir

to write sth to disk — pasar algo a un disco

2. VI
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

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 to sb — escribir a algn

3) (as author, journalist) escribir

he writes for a living — se gana la vida escribiendo

he writes about social policy — escribe sobre política social

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"

* * *
[raɪt]
1.
(past wrote; past p written) transitive verb
a) (put in writing) escribir*

how do you write that? — ¿cómo se escribe?

I wrote him a letter — le escribí una carta

to write somebody a check o (BrE) cheque — extenderle* or hacerle* un cheque a alguien

(to have something) written all over one/one's face: jealousy was written all over him/his face — se le notaba a la legua/en la cara que estaba celoso

b) (write letter to) (AmE) escribirle* a
c) (Comput) escribir*

to write something to disk o (BrE also) disc — traspasar algo a un disco


2.
vi escribir*

this pencil doesn't write very well — este lápiz no escribe muy bien

she writes for a newspaper/for television — escribe en un periódico/para la televisión

to write ABOUT/ON something — escribir* acerca de or sobre algo

to write TO somebody — escribirle* a alguien

I am writing in response to the advertisement which ... — me dirijo a ustedes con relación al anuncio que ...

I write home once a week — escribo a casa una vez por semana

to be nothing to write home about — no ser* nada del otro mundo or (fam) nada del otro jueves

Phrasal Verbs:

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