WRITING - Translation from English into Italian

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

writing [Brit ˈrʌɪtɪŋ, Am ˈraɪdɪŋ] N

1. writing U (activity):

writing is her life

(lo) scrivere è la sua vita

2. writing (handwriting):

writing

grafia f

writing

scrittura f

his writing is poor, good

ha una brutta, bella grafia

3. writing (words and letters):

writing

scrittura f

writing

scritto m

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per iscritto

4. writing (literature):

writing

opere fpl letterarie

writing

scritti mpl

modern, American writing

letteratura moderna, americana

the writings of Vittorini

le opere di Vittorini

selected writings of Oscar Wilde

opere scelte di Oscar Wilde

it was an excellent piece of writing

era un'opera eccellente or un ottimo pezzo

[before n] a writing career

una carriera da scrittore

the writing is on the wall

è un presagio or un segnale infausto

the writing is on the wall for the regime

la fine del regime è imminente or ci sono pessimi presagi per il regime

writing case [ˈraɪtɪŋkeɪs] N

writing case

astuccio m con il necessario per scrivere

writing book [ˈraɪtɪŋbʊk] N

writing book

quaderno m

writing paper [Brit, Am ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌpeɪpər] N

writing paper

carta f da lettera

mirror writing [Brit, Am ˈmɪrər ˌraɪdɪŋ] N

mirror writing

scrittura f speculare

writing table [ˈraɪtɪŋˌteɪbl] N

writing table

scrivania f

writing table

scrittoio m

writing desk [Am ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌdɛsk] N

writing desk

scrivania f

writing desk

scrittoio m

writing-off [ˌraɪtɪŋˈɒf, -ˈɔːf] N

writing-off

ammortamento m

hack writing [ˈhækˌraɪtɪŋ] N pej

hack writing

letteratura f da quattro soldi

writing pad [Am ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌpæd] N

writing pad

bloc-notes m

writing pad

blocchetto m di carta

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Italian

writing [ˈraɪ·t̬ɪŋ] N

1. writing (handwriting):

writing

calligrafia f

in writing

per iscritto

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per iscritto

there was some writing in the margin of the page

c'era qualcosa scritto nel margine della pagina

2. writing a. LIT:

writing

la scrittura

she likes writing

le piace scrivere

3. writing LIT, THEAT (process):

writing

redazione f

creative writing

scrittura f creativa

4. writing LIT, THEAT (written work):

writing

opera f

women's writing

letteratura f femminile

5. writing LIT (style):

writing

stile m

Phrases:

the writing is on the wall

ci sono chiari segnali

writing desk N

writing desk

scrivania f

writing paper N

writing paper

carta f da lettere

writing pad N

writing pad

blocco m

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

1. write:

write

scrivere

to write sth in capital letters

scrivere qc in stampatello

to write a book/a thesis

scrivere un libro/una tesi

he wrote me a poem

mi ha scritto una poesia

to write sb

scrivere a qu

to write sb a check

fare un assegno a qu

2. write MUS:

write

comporre

to write a song

scrivere una canzone

3. write COMPUT (save):

write

salvare

to write sth to a disk

salvare qc su un dischetto

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

non essere niente di straordinario

II. write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB intr

1. write:

write

scrivere

to write clearly/legibly

scrivere in modo chiaro/leggibile

to write to sb

scrivere a qu

to write about sth

scrivere di/su qc

to write for a newspaper

scrivere per un giornale

2. write COMPUT (save):

to write to sth

salvare su qc

ghost-write VB trans

ghost-write

redigere per conto di altri

write away VB intr

to write away for sth brochures, information

scrivere per chiedere qc

I. write back VB trans

to write (sb/sth) back

rispondere (a qu/qc)

II. write back VB intr

write back

rispondere

write down VB trans

write down

scrivere

write down

appuntare

Italian

English

scritta

writing

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)

I picked up one of the sheets of writing paper and flattened it.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Get some paper -- cheap, shiny, ordinary, hand-made, recycled, writing paper, nothing remarkable.

www.fastcodesign.com

Some brands of writing paper and other sorts of paper use the term vellum to suggest quality.

en.wikipedia.org

The company mainly specialized in textbooks but also sold writing paper and envelopes.

en.wikipedia.org

Writing paper and air mail envelopes constituted the most common debris, after cigarettes.

www.latimes.com