Palabra Inglés del Día

write

escribir

Definiciones

inglés > español
write
1. vi. Escribir
2. vi. Grabar
inglés > inglés
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. s. (computing) The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.
How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?
español > inglés
escribir
1. v. to write (to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate)
Escribe todas sus ideas en un cuaderno. - She writes all her ideas in a notebook.
¿Cómo se escribe tu apellido? - How is your last name written?
2. v. to write (to be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.))
Cervantes escribió el Quijote a comienzos del siglo XVII. - Cervantes wrote Don Quijote at the beginning of the 17th century.
3. v. to write (to be an author)
Después de publicar su primer libro, dejó de escribir. - After publishing her first book, she stopped writing.
4. v. to write (to send written information to)
Luego te escribo un mensaje. - I'll write you a message later.
Escríbete una nota. - Write yourself a note.