writing desk in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for writing desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

writing desk [Am ˈraɪdɪŋ ˌdɛsk] N

writing desk

scrivania f

writing desk

scrittoio m

Translations for writing desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

writing desk

scrittoio

writing desk before n accessories, calendar, lamp, diary

da tavolo

writing desk job

sedentario

tidy house, room, desk, writing, person, nature

ordinato

Translations for writing desk in the Italian»English Dictionary

scrivania

writing desk

bureau

writing desk

scrittoio

writing desk

Translations for writing desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

desk [Brit dɛsk, Am dɛsk] N

1. desk (furniture):

desk

scrivania f

desk MUS

leggio m

writing desk

scrittoio

writing desk before n accessories, calendar, lamp, diary

da tavolo

writing desk job

sedentario

2. desk (in classroom):

desk (pupil's)

banco m

desk (teacher's)

cattedra f

3. desk (in public building):

desk

banco m

information, advice desk

banco (delle) informazioni

cash desk

cassa

4. desk (in newspaper office):

the desk

la redazione

picture desk

archivio iconografico

sports desk

redazione sportiva

news desk

servizio di cronaca

5. desk (in organization, government office):

desk (department)

reparto m

desk (department)

ufficio m

he has a desk at the Foreign Office (post)

lavora al Ministero degli Affari Esteri

I.write [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] N COMPUT

write

scrittura f

II.write <pt wrote arch writ, pp written arch writ> [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] VB trans

1. write (put down on paper):

write letter, poem, novel

scrivere (to a)

write song, symphony

scrivere, comporre

write business letter, article, essay

scrivere, redigere

write report

scrivere, stilare, redigere

write cheque

fare, staccare

write prescription

fare, compilare

write software, program

scrivere

write legislation

stilare, elaborare

she wrote that she was changing jobs

scrisse che stava cambiando lavoro

it is written that form

è scritto che

he wrote me a cheque for 50 euros

mi ha fatto un assegno di 50 euro

it's written in Italian

è scritto in italiano

I wrote home

ho scritto a casa

to write sth into a contract

inserire qc in un contratto

guilt was written all over her face fig

la colpa le era scritta in volto or le si leggeva la colpa in volto

he had “policeman” written all over him fig

si vedeva lontano un chilometro che era un poliziotto

2. write Am (compose a letter to):

write person

scrivere (una lettera) a

write me when you get to Rome

scrivimi quando arrivi a Roma

III.write <pt wrote arch writ, pp written arch writ> [Brit rʌɪt, Am raɪt] VB intr

1. write (form words):

write

scrivere

to learn to write

imparare a scrivere

to write in pencil, pen

scrivere a matita, a penna or con la matita, con la penna

to write neatly, badly

scrivere bene, male

this pen doesn't write

questa penna non scrive

I have nothing to write with

non ho nulla per scrivere or con cui scrivere

give me something to write on

dammi qualcosa su cui scrivere

2. write (compose professionally):

write

scrivere, fare lo scrittore (for per)

I write for a living

faccio lo scrittore di mestiere

to write about or on current affairs, ecology

scrivere di, trattare di

3. write (correspond):

write

scrivere (to sb a qn)

I'll try to write every week

cercherò di scrivere tutte le settimane

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 desk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for writing desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

writing desk N

writing desk

scrivania f

Translations for writing desk in the Italian»English Dictionary

scrittoio

(writing) desk

Translations for writing desk in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

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

desk [desk] N

1. desk (table):

desk

scrivania f

2. desk (service counter):

desk

banco m

3. desk (department of a newspaper):

desk

redazione f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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

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I take a small sip from the glass sitting beside my computer, which dwells upon a scored wooden writing desk.

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Donors are key to such acquisitions -- that little writing desk cost $9 million to buy back.

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He remains sitting behind his small writing desk.

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

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I now have a part of the exhibit, which features a fox dressed as a samurai hipster, proudly displayed over my writing desk at home.

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

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

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His own study still has the writing desk where he sat in front of the large bay window overlooking the sea.

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