WRITING SYSTEM - Translation from English into German

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writing system N

writing system LING

Schriftsystem

Schriftsystem nt LING

writing system

Bilderschrift

pictographic system of writing

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

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

sys·tem [ˈsɪstəm] N

1. system (network):

system

System nt <-s, -e>

a music/sound system

eine [Musik]anlage

system of presentation

Darstellungssystematik f

rail/road system TRANSP

Schienen-/Straßennetz nt

2. system COMPUT:

system

System nt <-s, -e>

3. system (method of organization):

system

System nt <-s, -e>

system POL

System nt <-s, -e>

system POL

Regime nt <-s, -s>

the caste system

das Kastensystem

the legal system

das Rechtssystem

4. system ASTRON:

system

System nt <-s, -e>

solar system

Sonnensystem nt <-s, -e>

5. system (way of measuring):

system

System nt <-s, -e>

binary/decimal system

Binär-/Dezimalsystem nt

6. system approv (order):

system

System nt <-s, -e>

system

Ordnung f <-, -en>

7. system MED:

system

[Organ]system nt

the system

der Organismus

digestive/immune/nervous system

Verdauungs-/Immun-/Nervensystem nt

8. system pej:

the system (the establishment)

das System

to beat the system

sich acc gegen das System durchsetzen

Phrases:

to get something out of one's system inf

etw loswerden inf

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)

Some have argued that far more than numeric information is present and that quipua are a writing system.

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Due to the etymological nature of the writing system, the same written form may result in a multitude of pronunciations depending on the spoken variant.

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And, being a perfectionist, he acknowledged that a fully-fledged writing system could not have just appeared out of nowhere.

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The form of the notation varies according to the writing system adopted and developed by each culture.

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The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system was the first notation system to have phonetic values.

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