write in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for write in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. write (put down on paper):

write letter, poem, novel

écrire (to à)

write song, symphony

composer

write business letter, article, essay, report

rédiger

write cheque, prescription

faire

write software, program

écrire

write legislation

élaborer

she wrote that she was changing jobs

elle a écrit qu'elle changeait de travail

it is written that … form

il est écrit que …

he wrote me a cheque for 100 euros

il m'a fait un chèque de 100 euros

it's written in Italian

c'est écrit en italien

I wrote home

j'ai écrit à ma famille

guilt was written all over her face fig

la culpabilité se lisait sur son visage

he had ‘policeman’ written all over him fig

ça crevait les yeux qu'il était policier

2. write Am (compose a letter to):

write person

écrire à

write me when you get to Rome

écris-moi quand tu arriveras à Rome

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

1. write (form words):

write

écrire

to learn to write

apprendre à écrire

to write in pencil/pen

écrire au crayon/stylo

to write neatly/badly

écrire bien/mal

this pen doesn't write

ce stylo n'écrit pas

I have nothing to write with

je n'ai rien pour écrire

give me something to write on

donne-moi un papier pour écrire

to write sth into a contract

inclure qc dans un contrat

2. write (compose professionally):

write

écrire (for pour)

I write for a living

je suis écrivain de métier

to write about or on current affairs, ecology

traiter de

3. write (correspond):

write

écrire (to sb à qn)

I'll try to write every week

j'essaierai d'écrire chaque semaine

write protect N COMPUT

write protect

protection f en mode écriture

co-write <pret wrote; pp written> [Brit kəʊˈrʌɪt, Am koʊˈraɪt, ˈkoʊˌraɪt] VB trans

co-write book, song:

co-write

co-écrire

write-up [Brit ˈrʌɪtʌp, Am ˈraɪd ˌəp] N

1. write-up (review):

write-up

critique f

2. write-up (account):

write-up

rapport m (of sur)

3. write-up Am FIN:

write-up

fausse déclaration f (dans un bilan)

I.write off VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write off)

write off

écrire une lettre (to à)

to write off for catalogue, information

écrire pour demander

II.write off VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sth/sb] off)

1. write off (wreck):

write off (gen)

bousiller complètement inf

write off car (in insurance reports) car

mettre [qc] en épave

2. write off FIN:

write off bad debt, loss

passer [qc] par pertes et profits

write off capital

amortir

3. write off (end):

write off debt, project, operation

annuler

4. write off (dismiss):

write off critic:

enterrer inf

person, athlete to write sb off for dead

tenir qn pour mort

I.write in VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write in)

write in

écrire (to sb à qn, to do pour faire)

please write in with your suggestions

vous êtes invités à nous envoyer vos suggestions

to write in to TV show, presenter

écrire une lettre à

II.write in VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sb] in) Am POL

write in candidate

inscrire le nom de

I.write down VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sth] down, write down [sth])

1. write down (note):

write down details, name

noter

write down ideas, suggestions

mettre [qc] par écrit

2. write down (record):

write down information, findings, adventures

consigner [qc] par écrit

3. write down (reduce):

write down COMM, FIN price

réduire

write down stocks

dévaluer

write down debt

amortir

I.write back VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write back)

write back

répondre (to à)

II.write back VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sth] back) FIN

write back asset

réévaluer

III.write back VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write back [sth])

write back letter:

write back

écrire

I.write out VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sth] out, write out [sth])

1. write out (put down on paper):

write out instructions, list

écrire

2. write out (copy):

write out lines, words

copier

write it out again neatly

recopie-le au propre

II.write out VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -] (write [sb] out)

write out TV, RADIO character

supprimer (of de)

write away VB [Brit rʌɪt -, Am raɪt -]

write away

écrire (to à)

to write away for sth catalogue, details

demander qc par écrit

write in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for write in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. write (mark):

write

écrire

write check

remplir

write essay, commentary

rédiger

2. write (write to):

write

écrire à

Phrases:

to be nothing to write home about

n'être rien de bouleversant

II.write <wrote, written, writing> [raɪt] VB intr (mark letters)

write

écrire

to learn (how) to read and write

apprendre à lire et à écrire

to write for a living

vivre de sa plume

write-protected ADJ comput

write-protected

protégé(e) contre l'écriture

I.write off VB trans

1. write off (give up):

write off

faire une croix sur

2. write off (lose interest):

write off

se désintéresser de

3. write off (damage):

write off

démolir

4. write off FIN:

write off

amortir

II.write off VB intr

write off for sth

demander qc par courrier

write out VB trans

1. write out (put into writing):

write out

écrire

2. write out (fill out):

to write a check (out) to sb

faire un chèque à qn

3. write out (remove):

write out character

rayer

to write sb out of one's will

rayer qn de son testament

write up VB trans

1. write up (put in written form):

write up

écrire

2. write up (critique):

to write up a film

écrire un article sur un film

to be written up favorably

faire l'objet de critiques élogieuses

3. write up LAW:

write up

faire un rapport sur

I.write in VB intr

write in

écrire

II.write in VB trans (insert)

write in

insérer

write down VB trans

write down

noter

to write down ideas

mettre ses idées par écrit

I.write back VB trans

write back

répondre

II.write back VB intr

write back

répondre

write-up [ˈraɪt·ʌp] N

write-up

critique f

read-write head N comput

read-write head

tête f de lecture-écriture

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They did write up rules of debate that guaranteed equal rights to debate and open access to the floor for each delegate.

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In Walloon to write a sound that is variously or, depending on the dialect.

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The audio-visual equipment allows reporters to both write about and film stories as they happen, and the articles can be published on-line within seconds.

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In 1572, he published a collection of sonnets and a dictionary of rhymes, and continued to write poetry throughout his life.

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If you're going to write a biography of somebody, it'd be nice if you'd talk to their family.

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He felt it would make gamers realise just how senseless war is and for this reason was the game we've always wanted to write.

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At the age of 15, he started to write poems.

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Porter also encouraged new authors from the south and the west to write in his newspaper and helped them get books published.

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The bank has taken steep write-downs on its tax credit business.

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These abstractions of the hardware make it easier to write programs in general, but limit performance and stifle experimentation in new abstractions.

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