WRITE PROTECT - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

write protect N COMPUT

write protect

protection f en mode écriture

write-protect notch N COMPUT

write-protect notch

encoche f de protection contre l'écriture

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. protect [Brit prəˈtɛkt, Am prəˈtɛkt] VB trans

1. protect (keep safe):

protect environment, home, identity, person, data, possessions, skin, surface

protéger (against contre, from de, contre)

2. protect (defend):

protect consumer, interests, privilege

défendre (against contre)

protect privacy

préserver

protect investment, standards, economy, industry

protéger (against contre, from de, contre)

II. to protect oneself VB refl

to protect oneself (against threat)

se protéger (against contre, from de, contre)

to protect oneself (against attack)

se défendre (against, from contre)

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

in the PONS Dictionary

write-protect tab N COMPUT

write-protect tab

volet m de protection contre l'écriture

in the PONS Dictionary

volet de protection contre l'écriture

write-protect tab

in the PONS Dictionary

protect [prəˈtekt] VB trans

protect

protéger

protect interests

préserver

to protect oneself against sth

se protéger de qc

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

in the PONS Dictionary

write-protect tab N comput

write-protect tab

volet m de protection contre l'écriture

in the PONS Dictionary

protect [prə·ˈtekt] VB trans

protect

protéger

protect interests

préserver

to protect oneself against sth

se protéger de qc

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

1. write (mark):

write

écrire

write check

remplir

write essay, commentary

rédiger

2. write (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

Present

I	protect
you	protect
he/she/it	protects
we	protect
you	protect
they	protect

Past

I	protected
you	protected
he/she/it	protected
we	protected
you	protected
they	protected

Present Perfect

I	have	protected
you	have	protected
he/she/it	has	protected
we	have	protected
you	have	protected
they	have	protected

Past Perfect

I	had	protected
you	had	protected
he/she/it	had	protected
we	had	protected
you	had	protected
they	had	protected

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The diagram to the right shows a green sliding write-protect tab in both the unlocked and locked positions.

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To solve this problem, a user could cover the square hole with a piece of tape "opposite" the write-protect tab, and re-insert the disk.

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