writing

writing
noun (letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language: the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.) escritura
writing n
1. letra
your writing is terrible! ¡tienes una letra horrible!
2. escribir / escritura
she's good at writing escribe bien
writing
tr['raɪtɪŋ]
noun
1 (script) escritura; (handwriting) letra
can you read my writing? ¿entiendes mi letra?
2 (written work) composición nombre femenino, trabajo
3 (occupation) profesión nombre femenino de escritor,-ra, trabajo literario; (activity) escribir nombre masculino
plural noun writings
1 obra, escritos nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
in writing por escrito
the writing on the wall los malos presagios
writing desk escritorio
writing materials objetos nombre masculino plural de escritorio
writing paper papel nombre masculino de escribir
writing ['raɪt̬ɪŋ] n
: escritura f
writing (Handwriting)
n.
• letra s.f.
adj.
• de escribir adj.
n.
• el escribir s.m.
• escrito s.m.
• escritura s.f.
• profesión de escritor s.f.
'raɪtɪŋ
noun
a) u (script) escritura f
b) u (written material)

the wall was covered in writing — la pared estaba llena de pintadas or de graffiti

the writing's rather blurred — la letra está algo borrosa

in writing — por escrito

the writing is on the wall: the writing was on the wall for the company la compañía tenía los días contados; (before n) writing desk escritorio m; writing materials artículos mpl de escritorio; writing pad bloc m; writing paper — papel m de carta

c) u (BrE) (handwriting) letra f

I can't read your writing — no entiendo tu letra

d) u (act of composing)

writing takes up a lot of my time — paso mucho tiempo escribiendo

at the time of writing — en el momento de escribir estas líneas

e) u (written composition) literatura f

an excellent piece of writing — un trabajo excelente

f) writings pl

the writings of Swift — la obra de Swift

her philosophical writings — sus escritos filosóficos

['raɪtɪŋ]
1. N
1) (=handwriting) letra f

I can't read your writing — no entiendo tu letra

2) (=system) escritura f

before the invention of writing — antes de la invención de la escritura

3) (=letters, words)

there was some writing on the page — había algo escrito en la página

I could see the writing but couldn't read it — podía ver que había algo escrito pero no podía leerlo

in writing — por escrito

I'd like to have that in writing — me gustaría tenerlo por escrito

to put sth in writing — poner algo por escrito

- see the writing on the wall

he had seen the writing on the wall — vio lo que se le venía encima *

the writing is on the wall for the president/the company — el presidente/la compañia tiene los días contados

4) (=written work)

the essay contains some imaginative writing — el ensayo tiene secciones redactadas con imaginación

Aubrey's biographical writings — las obras biográficas de Aubrey

it's a brilliant piece of writing — está maravillosamente escrito

5) (=activity) escritura f

writing is his hobby — su hobby es la escritura, su hobby es escribir

he earns quite a lot from writing — gana bastante escribiendo

a course in novel writing — un curso sobre redacción de novelas

2.
CPD

writing case N — estuche m para material de correspondencia

writing desk N — escritorio m

writing materials NPL — artículos mpl de escritorio

writing pad N — bloc m

writing paper N — papel m de escribir

writing table N — escritorio m

* * *
['raɪtɪŋ]
noun
a) u (script) escritura f
b) u (written material)

the wall was covered in writing — la pared estaba llena de pintadas or de graffiti

the writing's rather blurred — la letra está algo borrosa

in writing — por escrito

the writing is on the wall: the writing was on the wall for the company la compañía tenía los días contados; (before n) writing desk escritorio m; writing materials artículos mpl de escritorio; writing pad bloc m; writing paper — papel m de carta

c) u (BrE) (handwriting) letra f

I can't read your writing — no entiendo tu letra

d) u (act of composing)

writing takes up a lot of my time — paso mucho tiempo escribiendo

at the time of writing — en el momento de escribir estas líneas

e) u (written composition) literatura f

an excellent piece of writing — un trabajo excelente

f) writings pl

the writings of Swift — la obra de Swift

her philosophical writings — sus escritos filosóficos


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