WRITE - Traducción inglés-español

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. write <pret. wrote, part. pas. written> [ingl. am. raɪt, ingl. brit. rʌɪt] V. 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 ingl. brit. cheque

hacerle un cheque a alguien

to write sb a check or ingl. brit. cheque

extenderle un cheque a alguien form.

3. write (write letter to):

write ingl. am.

escribirle a

she wrote her uncle that she was coming home

le escribió a su tío diciéndole que volvía a casa

4. write INFORM.:

write

escribir

to write sth to disk or ingl. brit. also disc

traspasar algo a un disco

II. write <pret. wrote, part. pas. written> [ingl. am. raɪt, ingl. brit. rʌɪt] V. 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 coloq.

read-write [ingl. am. ridˈraɪt, ingl. brit.] ADJ. INFORM.

read-write

de lectura-escritura

write-in [ingl. am. ˈraɪ ˌdɪn, ingl. brit.] ADJ. ingl. am. atrbv.

write-in candidate

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

write down V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. 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 SUST.

write head

cabeza f de escritura

write-up [ingl. am. ˈraɪd ˌəp, ingl. brit. ˈrʌɪtʌp] SUST. coloq.

write-up (review)

crítica f

write-up (review)

reseña f

write-up (report)

artículo m

write-up (report)

reportaje m

write away V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. brit. rʌɪt -] (v + adv)

to write away for sth she wrote away for a form/sample

escribió pidiendo que le mandaran un formulario/una muestra

write back V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. brit. rʌɪt -] (v + adv)

write back

contestar

to write back to sb

contestarle a alguien

I wrote to her, but she never wrote back

le escribí, pero no me contestó

write into V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. brit. rʌɪt -] (v + o + prep + o)

1. write into (include):

write into safeguard/condition

incluir en

2. write into character/part:

write into

incluir en

I. write off V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. brit. rʌɪt -] (v + adv)

write off → write away

II. write off V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. brit. rʌɪt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. write off FIN.:

write off debt/loan

cancelar

to write sth off to bad debts

pasar algo a cuentas incobrables

2. write off assets:

write off

amortizar

3. write off (consider beyond repair):

write off insurer:

declarar siniestro total

4. write off (damage beyond repair):

write off ingl. brit.

destrozar

write off ingl. brit.

hacer polvo coloq.

5. write off (consider a failure, disregard):

write off marriage/project/career

dar por perdido

the project was written off as a failure

se estimó que el proyecto había sido un fracaso

after this scandal, he can be written off as a serious challenger

con este escándalo, puede decirse que queda descartado como contendiente

write away V. [ingl. am. raɪt -, ingl. brit. rʌɪt -] (v + adv)

to write away for sth she wrote away for a form/sample

escribió pidiendo que le mandaran un formulario/una muestra

en el diccionario PONS

I. write [raɪt] V. 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 MÚS.:

write

componer

to write a song

escribir una canción

3. write INFORM. (save):

write

guardar

to write sth to a disk

grabar algo en un disco

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be nothing to write home about

no ser nada del otro mundo coloq.

II. write [raɪt] V. intr.

1. write:

write

escribir

to write clearly/legibly

escribir con letra clara/legible

to write to sb ingl. brit., to write sb ingl. am.

escribir a alguien

to write about sth

escribir sobre algo

to write for a newspaper

escribir en un periódico

2. write INFORM. (save):

to write to sth

grabar en algo

write-in [ˈraɪtɪn] ADJ. ingl. am. POL.

a write-in candidate

un candidato cuyo nombre debe añadir el votante en la papeleta

write-off [ˈraɪtɒf] SUST.

1. write-off ingl. 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 V. 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 V. intr. (send a letter to)

write in

escribir

II. write in V. 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 DER. (put in):

write in clause

incluir

3. write in TV, CINE:

write in character

añadir

I. write back V. trans.

to write (sb/sth) back

contestar (a alguien/algo)

II. write back V. intr.

write back

contestar

write up V. trans.

write up

poner por escrito

write up article, report, thesis

redactar

to write up a concert

escribir una crítica sobre un concierto

I. write off V. intr. (send away to ask for)

to write off for brochures, information

solicitar por escrito

II. write off V. trans.

1. write off (give up doing):

write off attempt

abandonar

write off project

dar por perdido

2. write off (abandon as no good):

to write sth/sb off as useless

descartar algo/a alguien como inútil

3. write off FIN.:

write off debt

cancelar

4. write off ingl. brit. AUTO.:

write off (destroy beyond repair)

destrozar

write off (consider beyond repair)

declarar siniestro total

write-protected [ˈraɪtprəˈtektəd] ADJ. INFORM.

write-protected

protegido, -a contra escritura

write-up [ˈraɪtʌp] SUST. ARTE, TEAT., MÚS.

write-up

crítica f

en el diccionario PONS

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

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

escribir a alguien

to write sb a check

extender un cheque a alguien

2. write MÚS.:

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

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to be nothing to write home about

no ser nada del otro mundo

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

1. write:

write

escribir

to write clearly/legibly

escribir con letra clara/legible

to write to sb

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 [ˈraɪt̬·ɪn] ADJ. POL.

a write-in candidate

un candidato cuyo nombre debe añadir el votante en la papeleta

write away V. intr.

to write away for sth brochures, information

solicitar algo por escrito

write out V. 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 check 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

write up V. trans.

write up

poner por escrito

write up article, report, thesis

redactar

to write up a concert

escribir una crítica sobre un concierto

write-off [ˈraɪt̬·ɔf] SUST.

1. write-off FIN. (cancellation):

write-off

cancelación f (de una deuda incobrable)

2. write-off (sth reduced in value):

write-off

siniestro m total

the camera was a complete write-off

la cámara estaba hecha trizas

I. write off V. intr. (send away to ask for)

to write off for brochures, information

solicitar por escrito

II. write off V. trans.

1. write off (give up doing):

write off attempt

abandonar

write off project

dar por perdido

2. write off (abandon as no good):

to write sth/sb off as useless

descartar algo como/a alguien por inútil

3. write off FIN.:

write off debt

cancelar

write-protected [ˈraɪt·prə·ˈtek·təd] ADJ. comput

write-protected

protegido, -a contra escritura

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

write in

escribir

II. write in V. 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 DER. (put in):

write in clause

incluir

3. write in TV, CINE:

write in character

añadir

write-up [ˈraɪt̬·ʌp] SUST. ARTE, TEAT., MÚS.

write-up

crítica f

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

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

He developed into a dedicated philanthropist toward children with dwarfism who would write fan letters to him confiding their loneliness and despair.

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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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Subjects were asked to write down fair or unfair behaviors that they themselves or others did.

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In general terms, it was not always possible to write different portions of a program in different languages, although doing so often has real utility.

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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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