picture writing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for picture writing in the English»French Dictionary

picture writing N

picture writing

écriture f pictographique

Translations for picture writing in the French»English Dictionary

pictographie

pictography, picture writing

Translations for picture writing in the English»French Dictionary

writing [Brit ˈrʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈraɪdɪŋ] N

1. writing U (activity):

writing is her life

écrire, c'est sa vie

2. writing (handwriting):

writing

écriture f

his writing is poor/good

il écrit mal/bien

3. writing (words and letters):

writing

écriture f

to put sth in writing

mettre qc par écrit

4. writing (literature):

writing

littérature f

modern/American writing

littérature moderne/américaine

the writings of Colette

l'œuvre f de Colette

selected writings of Oscar Wilde

morceaux mpl choisis d'Oscar Wilde

it was an excellent piece of writing

c'était très bien écrit

attr a writing career

une carrière d'écrivain

the writing is on the wall

la catastrophe est imminente

the writing is on the wall for the regime

la fin du régime est imminente

I.write <pret wrote, pp written> [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] VB trans

1. write (put down on paper):

write letter, poem, novel

écrire (to à)

write song, symphony

composer

write business letter, article, essay, report

rédiger

write cheque, prescription

faire

write software, program

écrire

write legislation

élaborer

she wrote that she was changing jobs

elle a écrit qu'elle changeait de travail

it is written that … form

il est écrit que …

he wrote me a cheque for 100 euros

il m'a fait un chèque de 100 euros

it's written in Italian

c'est écrit en italien

I wrote home

j'ai écrit à ma famille

guilt was written all over her face fig

la culpabilité se lisait sur son visage

he had ‘policeman’ written all over him fig

ça crevait les yeux qu'il était policier

2. write Am (compose a letter to):

write person

écrire à

write me when you get to Rome

écris-moi quand tu arriveras à Rome

II.write <pret wrote, pp written> [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] VB intr

1. write (form words):

write

écrire

to learn to write

apprendre à écrire

to write in pencil/pen

écrire au crayon/stylo

to write neatly/badly

écrire bien/mal

this pen doesn't write

ce stylo n'écrit pas

I have nothing to write with

je n'ai rien pour écrire

give me something to write on

donne-moi un papier pour écrire

to write sth into a contract

inclure qc dans un contrat

2. write (compose professionally):

write

écrire (for pour)

I write for a living

je suis écrivain de métier

to write about or on current affairs, ecology

traiter de

3. write (correspond):

write

écrire (to sb à qn)

I'll try to write every week

j'essaierai d'écrire chaque semaine

I.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] N

1. picture (visual depiction):

picture (painting)

peinture f

picture (painting)

tableau m

picture (drawing)

dessin m

picture (in book) (gen)

illustration f

picture (in child's book)

image f

picture (in mind)

image f

to draw a picture of sb/sth

faire un dessin de qn/qc

to paint a picture of sb/sth

peindre qn/qc

to paint sb's picture

faire le portrait de qn

2. picture (description):

picture fig

description f

picture fig

tableau m

to paint a picture of sb/sth

dépeindre qn/qc

to paint or draw a gloomy/optimistic picture of sth

donner une image sombre/optimiste de qc

to give or present a clear/accurate picture of sth

dépeindre qc avec clarté/précision

3. picture PHOTO:

picture

photo f

picture

photographie f

to take a picture (of sb/sth)

prendre une photo (de qn/qc)

4. picture (overview):

picture fig

situation f

to get the picture

comprendre la situation

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to be in the picture

être au courant

5. picture CINE (film):

picture

film m

to make a picture

faire un film

6. picture TV:

picture

image f

the picture is blurred

l'image est floue

7. picture inf:

the pictures

le cinéma

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

II.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər] VB trans

1. picture (form mental image of):

picture person, place, scene

s'imaginer, se représenter

Phrases:

to be pictured (be shown in picture form)

être représenté

the vase (pictured above) is…

le vase (voir photo ci-dessus) est…

III.picture [Brit ˈpɪktʃə, Am ˈpɪk(t)ʃər]

to be the picture of health

respirer la santé

to be the picture of sb

être le portrait tout craché de qn

to look or be a picture

être ravissant

her face was a picture!

son expression en disait long!

picture writing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for picture writing in the English»French Dictionary

I.write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB trans

1. write (mark):

write

écrire

write cheque

faire

write essay, commentary

rédiger

2. write Am (write to):

write

écrire à

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

n'être rien de bouleversant

II.write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB intr (mark letters)

write

écrire

to learn (how) to read and write

apprendre à lire et à écrire

to write for a living

vivre de sa plume

writing [ˈraɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] N

1. writing (handwriting):

writing

écriture f

2. writing (anything written):

writing

écrit m

in writing

par écrit

3. writing pl LIT, THEAT, JOURN:

writing

œuvre m

women's writing in the 19th century

la littérature féminine au 19 ème siècle

4. writing (creation of a written work):

writing

écriture f

I.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] N

1. picture (visual image):

picture

image f

2. picture (photos):

picture

photo f

to take a picture of sth

prendre une photo de qc

wedding picture

photo de mariage

3. picture (film):

picture

film m

to go to the pictures

aller au cinéma

4. picture (painting):

picture

tableau m

picture drawing

dessin m

to draw a picture

faire un dessin

5. picture (mental image, image on TV):

picture

image f

6. picture (account, depiction):

picture

tableau m

to paint a picture of sth

peindre le portrait de qc

7. picture (current situation):

to be in the picture

être au courant

to get the picture inf

piger

to put/keep sb in the picture

mettre/tenir qn au courant

to leave sb out of the picture

laisser qn sur la touche

Phrases:

sb's face is a picture Brit

la tête de qn est à mourir de rire

II.picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ, Am -tʃɚ] VB trans

1. picture (represent):

picture

représenter

2. picture (imagine):

to picture oneself

s'imaginer

to picture sb doing sth

s'imaginer qn en train de faire qc

to picture sth to oneself

s'imaginer qc

3. picture (describe):

picture

dépeindre