writing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for writing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

writing [Am ˈraɪdɪŋ, Brit ˈrʌɪtɪŋ] N

1. writing U (script):

writing

escritura f

cuneiform writing

escritura f cuneiforme

2. writing U (written material):

the wall was covered in writing

la pared estaba llena de pintadas or de graffiti

the writing's rather blurred

la letra está algo borrosa

in writing

por escrito

can I have it in writing?

¿me lo puede dar por escrito?

to put sth in writing

poner algo por escrito

the writing is on the wall the writing was on the wall for the company

la compañía tenía los días contados

investors saw the writing on the wall and sold their shares

los inversores se la vieron venir y vendieron las acciones inf

writing materials

artículos mpl de escritorio

3. writing U Brit (handwriting):

writing

letra f

I can't read your writing

no entiendo tu letra

in his/your own writing

de su/tu puño y letra

4. writing U (act of composing):

she earns a lot from her writing

gana mucho (dinero) escribiendo

writing takes up a lot of my time

paso mucho tiempo escribiendo

at the time of writing

en el momento de escribir estas líneas

5. writing U (written composition):

writing

literatura f

an excellent piece of writing

un trabajo excelente

6. writing <writings, pl >:

the writings of Swift

la obra de Swift

her philosophical writings

sus escritos filosóficos

mirror writing N U

mirror writing

escritura f invertida

writing desk N

writing desk

escritorio m

writing paper N U

writing paper

papel m de carta

writing pad N

writing pad

bloc m

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

read-write [Am ridˈraɪt, Brit] ADJ COMPUT

read-write

de lectura-escritura

write-in [Am ˈraɪ ˌdɪn, Brit] ADJ Am attr

write-in candidate

candidato cuyo nombre no está impreso en la papeleta y es agregado por el votante

write down VB [Am raɪt -, Brit rʌɪt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. write down name/details/number:

write down

anotar

write down

apuntar

2. write down FIN:

write down assets

amortizar (por depreciación)

write head N

write head

cabeza f de escritura

writing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for writing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

writing [ˈraɪtɪŋ, Am -t̬ɪŋ] N no pl

1. writing (handwriting):

writing

letra f

in writing

por escrito

to put sth in writing

poner algo por escrito

there was some writing in the margin of the page

había algo escrito en el margen de la página

2. writing a. LIT:

writing

el escribir

she likes writing

le encanta escribir

3. writing LIT, THEAT (process):

writing

redacción f

creative writing

escritura f creativa

4. writing LIT, THEAT (written work):

writing

obra f

women's writing

literatura f escrita por mujeres

5. writing LIT (style):

writing

estilo m

Phrases:

the writing is on the wall (for the campaign)

(la campaña) tiene los días contados

writing-pad N

writing-pad

bloc m

writing desk N

writing desk

escritorio m

writing-paper N

writing-paper

papel m de carta

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

write-in [ˈraɪtɪn] ADJ Am POL

a write-in candidate

un candidato cuyo nombre debe añadir el votante en la papeleta

write-off [ˈraɪtɒf] N

1. write-off Brit:

to be a complete write-off car

ser declarado siniestro total

to be a complete write-off project, marriage

ser un fracaso

2. write-off FIN:

write-off

cancelación f de una deuda

write out VB trans

1. write out (put into writing):

write out

escribir

2. write out (copy):

write out

copiar

3. write out (fill in):

write out

rellenar

to write a cheque out to sb

extender un cheque a alguien

4. write out (remove from):

write out

suprimir

to write sb out of a will

desheredar a alguien

I.write in VB intr (send a letter to)

write in

escribir

II.write in VB trans

1. write in (insert):

write in

escribir

to write sth in a space

escribir algo en un espacio

just write your name in — you can fill the rest of the form in later

escriba sólo su nombre — después podrá rellenar el resto del formulario

2. write in LAW (put in):

write in clause

incluir

3. write in TV, CINE:

write in character

añadir

I.write back VB trans

to write (sb/sth) back

contestar (a alguien/algo)

II.write back VB intr

write back

contestar

writing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to go down in writing

quedar registrado por escrito

a piece of writing

un texto

to apply in writing

dirigirse por escrito

to put sth in writing

poner algo por escrito

to put sth in writing

poner algo por escrito

to put the proposal in writing

poner por escrito la propuesta

writing a dictionary is hard work

hacer un diccionario es pesado

to make a mistake (when) writing/when speaking

equivocarse al escribir/al hablar

forgive me for not writing to you

discúlpame por no haberte escrito

I'm writing you just a few lines to ...

te pongo cuatro líneas para...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Gripe received the writing award in 1974.

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Much of the writing was humorous and satirical, finding its fodder in the events and figures of both campus and city.

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Not a mistake; as this is a two-page island of horizontal writing within a book whose text is otherwise vertical, it is paginated backwards.

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His style of writing was calm, and at times dreamy.

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A rhythmic and repetitious form would make a long story easier to remember and retell, before writing was available as an aide-memoire.

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

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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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The finale provides one of the great moments of brass band test piece writing -- a glorious, warmly hued reprise that can induce deep, lasting emotion.

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But it is extremely difficult to do this sort of writing within the structures of the conventional social realist novel.

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

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