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write

schreiben

Definitionen

Englisch > Deutsch
write
1. Verb:
2. [1] (Symbole, Buchstaben, Wörter) auf einer Fläche zeichnen, formen, zum Beispiel mit einem Bleistift
3. [2] (einen Brief, ein Buch, ein Testament) verfassen
4. [3] schriftlich ausdrücken, berichten
5. [4] einen Brief schreiben; (mit jemandem) schriftlich kommunizieren
6. [5] (ein Formular) ausfüllen: in den USA hauptsächlich nur: einen Scheck ausstellen; in dem Commonwealth auch: eine Prüfung ablegen
7. [6] (ein Musikstück) komponieren
8. [7] (Aktien, Aktienoptionen) verkaufen
9. [8] (Information, Daten) in einen Speicher ablegen, zum Beispiel auf eine Festplatte
[1] "One of these impulses overtook Francis when he wrote the letter (f) so distinctly in the italic form in the word "of," on the 2nd page of his Letter dated 5: Oct. 1768."
[2] Have you written the letter to your mother yet?
Hast du schon den Brief an deine Mutter geschrieben?
[2] Have you written the test yet, Professor Smith?
[3] He wrote that he would come to visit.
Er schrieb, daß er zu Besuch kommen würde.
[4] Write us if you find work.
Schreib uns, wenn du Arbeit gefunden hast.
[5] He wrote a check.
Er stellte einen Scheck aus.
[5] I was finally able to relax after I wrote the test.
Englisch > Englisch
write
1. v. To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.
The pupil wrote his name on the paper.
Your son has been writing on the wall.
2. v. To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).
My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald.
3. v. To send written information to.
(UK) Please write to me when you get there.
(US) Please write me when you get there.
4. v. To show (information, etc) in written form.
The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus.
5. v. (intransitive) To be an author.
I write for a living.
6. v. (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.
The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it.
7. v. (transitive, South Africa, Canada, of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.
I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test.
8. v. To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.
truth written on the heart
9. v. To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.
10. subst. (computing) The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.
How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?
Deutsch > Englisch
schreiben
1. v. to write, to write out (use letters to make words and texts)
Sie schreibt ihren Namen an die Tafel. - She writes her name on the blackboard.
Er hat einen Artikel geschrieben. - He’s written an article.
2. v. to spell (use a particular combination of letters to make a word)
Wie schreibt man das? - How do you spell that?
3. v. to write (use handwriting)
Sie schreibt sehr ordentlich. - She writes very neatly.
4. v. to write (produce texts, work as an author)
Er schreibt sehr anschaulich. - He writes very vividly.
5. v. to be some year or date
Man schrieb das Jahr 1874, als... - One wrote the year 1874 when...
6. v. to write, to text (send written information, communication)
Er hat mir eine Mail geschrieben. - He’s written me an e-mail.
Der verwundete Soldat schrieb seiner Frau. - The wounded soldier wrote to his wife.
Ich schreibe dir, wenn ich fast da bin. - I’ll text you when I’m almost there.
7. v. to write to each other (exchange correspondance)
Sie schreiben sich immer Postkarten. - They always write each other postcards.
Wir schreiben uns regelmäßig. - We write to each other on a regular basis.
8. v. to be spelled/spelt; (of a word or a person's name)
Wie schreibt sich das? - How does that spell itself?
Wie schreiben Sie sich? - How do you spell yourself?
9. v. (idiomatic, passive, or transitive with man) Used to express that someone does not know the first thing about something.
Ob ich Skat kann? Ich hab schon Skat gespielt, da wusstest du nicht mal, wie man Skat schreibt! - You’re asking me if I can play skat? I used to play skat when you didn’t even know how to spell