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write

Pronunciation: /raɪt/

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French translation of write

A. vtr

  • 1 écrire [letter, poem, novel] (to à); composer [song, symphony]; rédiger [business letter, article, report, prescription]; faire [cheque]; écrire [software, program]; élaborer [legislation] he wrote me a cheque for £100 = il m'a fait un chèque de 100 livres sterling I wrote home = j'ai écrit à ma famille
  • 2 (US) écrire à [person]

B. vi

Phrasal verbs

write back

répondre (to à)

write down

noter [details, name]; mettre [qch] par écrit [ideas, suggestions]; consigner [qch] par écrit [information, findings]

write off

A. écrire une lettre (to à) to write off for = écrire pour demander
B. a (wreck) bousiller complètement (fam) [car] b (in bookkeeping) passer [qch] aux pertes et profits [bad debt, loss]; amortir [capital] c (end) annuler [debt, project, operation]

write out

a (put down on paper) écrire b (copy) copier

write in other Oxford dictionaries

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