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write

Pronunciation: /raɪt/

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Spanish translation of write

A. vt (past wrote past p, written)

  • 1 (put in writing) escribir* I wrote him a letter = le escribí una carta to write sb a check o (BrE) cheque = extenderle* or hacerle* un cheque a algn
  • 2 (write letter to) (AmE) escribirle* a

B. vi

Phrasal verbs

write back

v + adv to write back (to sb) = contestar(le a algn)

write down

v + o + adv, v + adv + o anotar

write off

a v + adv to write off for sth she wrote off for a form = escribió pidiendo que le mandaran un formulario b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (consider beyond repair) [vehicle] declarar siniestro total b (damage beyond repair) (BrE) destrozar* c (consider a failure, disregard) [marriage/project] dar* por perdido d [debt] cancelar

write out

v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (write fully, copy) escribir* b (complete, fill out) [prescription] escribir*; [check/receipt] hacer*, extender* (frml)

write up

v + o + adv, v + adv + o [report/notes] pasar en or (Esp) a limpio; [experiment] redactar un informe sobre

write in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of write in the British & World English dictionary Definition of write in the US English dictionary
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