bestritten in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bestritten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bestride <pt bestrode, pp bestridden> [Am bəˈstraɪd, Brit bɪˈstrʌɪd] VB trans

bestride horse

montar a horcajadas

bestride stream

cruzar de un salto

unwritten [Am ˌənˈrɪtn, Brit ʌnˈrɪt(ə)n] ADJ

unwritten rule

no escrito

unwritten rule

sobreentendido

unwritten agreement

verbal

unwritten agreement

de palabra

unwritten constitution/law

basado en el derecho consuetudinario

written¹ [Am ˈrɪtn, Brit ˈrɪtn] pt part write

See also write

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

1. write (put in writing):

write

escribir

how do you write that?

¿cómo se escribe?

mother writes that they are well

mamá dice en la carta que están bien

it is written that …

está escrito que …

(to have sth) written all over one/one's face jealousy was written all over him/his face

se le notaba a la legua/en la cara que estaba celoso

don't pretend it wasn't you, it's written all over your face

no te hagas el inocente, que se te nota en la cara que fuiste tú

2. write (compose):

write letter/essay

escribir

I wrote him a letter

le escribí una carta

to write sb a check or Brit cheque

hacerle un cheque a alguien

to write sb a check or Brit cheque

extenderle un cheque a alguien form

3. write (write letter to):

write Am

escribirle a

she wrote her uncle that she was coming home

le escribió a su tío diciéndole que volvía a casa

4. write COMPUT:

write

escribir

to write sth to disk or Brit also disc

traspasar algo a un disco

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

1. write (produce writing):

write

escribir

this pencil doesn't write very well

este lápiz no escribe muy bien

2. write (as author, journalist):

write

escribir

I've always wanted to write

siempre he querido ser escritor

she writes for a newspaper/for television

escribe en un periódico/para la televisión

to write about/on sth

escribir acerca de or sobre algo

3. write (in letter):

write

escribir

to write to sb

escribirle a alguien

I wish you'd write to me more often

quisiera que me escribieras más seguido

I am writing in response to the advertisement which …

me dirijo a ustedes con relación al anuncio que …

you never write to your mother

nunca le escribes a tu madre

we write to each other every month

nos escribimos todos los meses

I write home once a week

escribo a casa una vez por semana

to be nothing to write home about

no ser nada del otro mundo

to be nothing to write home about

no ser nada del otro jueves inf

written² ADJ

written examination/language:

written

escrito

written permission

permiso m por escrito

the written word

la palabra escrita

bestritten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bestritten in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.written VB trans, intr

written pp of write

II.written ADJ

written (recorded in writing):

written

escrito, -a

Phrases:

to have guilt written all over one's face

llevar la culpa escrita en la cara

the written word

la palabra escrita

See also write

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

1. write:

write

escribir

to write sth in capital letters

escribir algo con mayúsculas

to write a book/a thesis

escribir un libro/una tesis

he wrote me a poem

me dedicó un poema

to write sb a cheque

extender un cheque a alguien

2. write MUS:

write

componer

to write a song

escribir una canción

3. write COMPUT (save):

write

guardar

to write sth to a disk

grabar algo en un disco

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

no ser nada del otro mundo inf

II.write [raɪt] VB intr

1. write:

write

escribir

to write clearly/legibly

escribir con letra clara/legible

to write to sb Brit, to write sb Am

escribir a alguien

to write about sth

escribir sobre algo

to write for a newspaper

escribir en un periódico

2. write COMPUT (save):

to write to sth

grabar en algo

unwritten [ʌnˈrɪtən] ADJ

1. unwritten (not official):

unwritten agreement

pacto m verbal

unwritten law LAW

ley f basada en el derecho consuetudinario

2. unwritten (not written down):

unwritten

no escrito, -a

unwritten traditions

tradiciones f pl no escritas