writing desk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for writing desk in the English»French Dictionary

writing desk N

writing desk

secrétaire m

Translations for writing desk in the French»English Dictionary

bonheur-du-jour

escritoire, writing desk

Translations for writing desk 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

desk [Brit dɛsk, Am dɛsk] N

1. desk (furniture):

desk

bureau m

desk MUS

pupitre m

desk attr accessories, calendar, lamp, diary, job

de bureau

2. desk (in classroom):

desk (pupil's)

table f

desk (old-fashioned)

pupitre m

desk (teacher's)

bureau m

3. desk (in public building):

information/advice desk

bureau m de renseignements/d'assistance

4. desk (in newspaper office):

the desk

la rédaction

picture/sports desk

service m photos/des sports

5. desk (in organization, government office):

desk (department)

département m

he has a desk at the Foreign Office (post)

il travaille au ministère des Affaires étrangères

writing desk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for writing desk in the English»French Dictionary

writing desk N

writing desk

secrétaire m

Translations for writing desk 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

desk [desk] N

1. desk (table for writing on, etc):

desk

bureau m

to arrive on sb's desk

arriver sur le bureau de qn

2. desk (service counter):

desk

caisse f

to work on the desk

travailler à la caisse

3. desk (newspaper office or section):

desk

rédaction f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His writing desk, where he wrote letters every morning after breakfast, is at the end of the room.

en.wikipedia.org

She was often to be seen sitting at her writing desk, beside her favourite window.

en.wikipedia.org

There is also a writing desk which the player can use to save data.

en.wikipedia.org

One stands, elbows on a writing desk, gaze fixed on the wall.

www.ft.com

The reverse of the coin shows a monk at a writing desk working on a manuscript.

en.wikipedia.org

The master suite has a fireplace, a morning room with a writing desk and his and her dressing rooms and bathrooms.

news.nationalpost.com

After he returns to his writing desk, he believes he has several years ahead of him.

www.cnn.com

The mortgage included his land, dwellin, buildings, writing desk, three feather deds, three cattle, three horses, and twenty hogs.

en.wikipedia.org

She decided to be an author at the age of eight; her father bought her a writing desk and taught her how to type.

en.wikipedia.org

Included in the decor is his writing desk and other historical pieces of furniture.

en.wikipedia.org