WRITING - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

writ·ing [ˈraɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] N

1. writing no pl (skill):

writing

Schreiben nt <-s, ->

reading, writing and arithmetic

Lesen, Schreiben und Rechnen

in writing

schriftlich

we'll need to have your agreement in writing

wir brauchen Ihr schriftliches Einverständnis

2. writing no pl (occupation):

writing

Schreiben nt <-s, ->

writing

Schriftstellerei f <->

creative writing

kreatives Schreiben

3. writing no pl (literature):

writing

Literatur f <-, -en>

women's writing

Frauenliteratur f

4. writing (written works):

writings pl

Schriften pl

5. writing no pl (handwriting):

writing

[Hand]schrift f

6. writing no pl (inscription):

writing

Inschrift f

7. writing REL:

the Writings pl

die Hagiografa spec pl

the Writings pl

die Hagiografen spec pl

Phrases:

to read [or see] the writing on the wall

die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen

the writing is on the wall/the wall for sb

die/jds Stunde hat geschlagen

ˈwrit·ing pad N

1. writing pad (paper):

writing pad

Schreibblock m <-(e)s, -blöcke>

2. writing pad COMPUT:

writing pad

Sensor[schreib]block m

ˈsky-writ·ing N no pl

sky-writing

Himmelsschrift f

crea·tive ˈwrit·ing N no pl

creative writing

kreatives Schreiben

pré·cis-writ·ing [ˈpreɪsi:ˌ-, Am -t̬-] N

précis-writing

das Schreiben eines Précis form

ˈwrit·ing desk N

writing desk

Schreibtisch m <-(e)s, -e>

ˈwrit·ing pa·per N no pl

writing paper

Schreibpapier nt <-s, -e>

a piece of writing paper

ein Blatt nt Schreibpapier

ˈmir·ror writ·ing N no pl

mirror writing

Spiegelschrift f <-, -en>

I. write <wrote, written [or old writ]> [raɪt] VB trans

1. write (make letters):

to write sth

etw schreiben

he wrote the appointment in his calendar

er trug die Verabredung in seinen Kalender ein

to write a letter to sb

jdm einen Brief schreiben

2. write (complete):

to write sth

etw ausstellen

to write sb a cheque [or a cheque to sb]

jdm einen Scheck ausstellen [o. ausschreiben]

to write a prescription/receipt

ein Rezept/eine Quittung ausstellen

to write one's will

sein Testament aufsetzen

3. write Can, SA SCHOOL:

to write a test

einen Test schreiben

4. write (compose):

to write sth

etw schreiben

to write sb sth

etw für jdn [o. jdm etw] schreiben

to write to sb [that ...] Brit, Aus [or Am to write sb [that ...]]

jdm schreiben[, dass ...]

to write a book/song/thesis

ein Buch/ein Lied/eine Doktorarbeit schreiben

to write sth in English/German/French

etw auf Englisch/Deutsch/Französisch verfassen

5. write (state):

to write that ...

schreiben [o. berichten] , dass ...

6. write (add):

to write sth into sth

etw in etw acc einfügen

to write sth into a contract

etw in einen Vertrag aufnehmen

7. write COMPUT:

to write sth to sth

etw auf etw dat speichern

8. write (underwrite):

to write an insurance policy

eine Versicherungspolice unterschreiben [o. unterzeichnen]

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

nichts Weltbewegendes sein

that was nothing to write home about

das hat uns nicht vom Hocker gerissen inf

II. write <wrote, written [or old writ]> [raɪt] VB intr

1. write (make letters):

write

schreiben <schrieb, geschrieben>

to write clearly/legibly

deutlich/leserlich schreiben

to know how/learn [how] to read and write

Lesen und Schreiben können/lernen

2. write (handwrite):

write

mit der Hand schreiben

3. write (compose literature):

write

schreiben <schrieb, geschrieben>

to write about [or on] sth

über etw acc schreiben

to write for a living

Schriftsteller(in) m (f) sein <-s, ->

4. write COMPUT:

write

schreiben <schrieb, geschrieben>

write

speichern

write

sichern

OpenDict entry

writing system N

writing system LING

Schriftsystem

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

in writing phrase ECON LAW

in writing

Schriftform f

write-up N ACCOUNT

write-up

Zuschreibung f

write-down N ACCOUNT

write-down

Teilabschreibung f

write-off N ACCOUNT

write-off (völlige Wertminderung)

Abschreibung f

write down VB trans ACCOUNT

write down (Forderungen)

teilweise abschreiben

write off VB trans ACCOUNT

write off (Forderungen: voll)

abschreiben

write off (Forderungen: voll)

ausbuchen

direct write-down N TAX

direct write-down (teilweise)

Direktabschreibung f

write-down adjustment N ACCOUNT

write-down adjustment

Teilwertberichtigung f

period write-off N ACCOUNT

period write-off

Periodenabschreibung f

allocation less write-back phrase ACCOUNT

allocation less write-back

Zuführung abzüglich Auflösung

Klett Geography Glossary

credit write off, credit reduction

credit write off

Kredittilgung

Klett Biology Glossary

write-up N

write-up

Untersuchungsbericht (Text, der die Untersuchung zusammenfasst)

write up VB

write up

aufschreiben (die Untersuchung in einem Text zusammenfassen)

Present

I	write
you	write
he/she/it	writes
we	write
you	write
they	write

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The writer begins to notice coincidences between what he is writing (about a girl in a parallel world) and his real life.

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Fried rejects the effort by some critics to conflate his art-critical and art-historical writing.

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His writing style was one of finesse and very delicate depictions.

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However, the question writing staff found some of the deadlines to be too short, preventing them for doing extensive audience feedback.

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As a reviewer he was known for his generosity, giving the benefit of the doubt to performers, particularly when writing about young singers.

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