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written

/ˈɹɪtn̩/

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verb

Schreiben, verfassen

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

Examples :

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

Der Schüler schrieb seinen Namen auf das Papier.

writing communication language

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verb

Verfassen, schreiben

To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.).

Examples :

"My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald."

Mein Onkel schreibt Zeitungsartikel für The Herald.

writing literature language word

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verb

Schreiben, verfassen

To send written information to.

Examples :

"(UK) Please write to me when you get there."

Bitte schreiben Sie mir, wenn Sie dort ankommen.

communication writing language

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verb

Schreiben, verfassen

To show (information, etc) in written form.

Examples :

"The due day of the homework is written in the syllabus."

Der Abgabetermin der Hausaufgaben steht im Lehrplan.

writing language communication

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verb

Verfassen, schreiben

To be an author.

Examples :

"I write for a living."

Ich schreibe beruflich.

writing literature language

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verb

Aufzeichnen, notieren

(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

Examples :

"The computer writes to the disk faster than it reads from it."

Der Computer schreibt schneller auf die Festplatte als er von ihr liest.

technology computing electronics machine

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verb

Ausfüllen, verfassen

(of an exam, a document, etc.) To fill in, to complete using words.

Examples :

"I was very anxious to know my score after I wrote the test."

Ich war sehr aufgeregt, meinen Punktestand zu erfahren, nachdem ich die Prüfung ausgefüllt hatte.

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verb

Eindrücken, einprägen

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

Examples :

"truth written on the heart"

Wahrheit, die sich im Herzen eingeprägt hat.

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verb

Schreiben, verfassen, niederschreiben

To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own written testimony; often used reflexively.

Examples :

"My sister wrote her report about the history of the printing press. "

Meine Schwester schrieb ihren Bericht über die Geschichte der Druckerpresse.

writing communication language

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verb

Verkaufen

To sell (an option or other derivative).

Examples :

"The company wrote several options contracts to hedge against rising material costs. "

Das Unternehmen verkaufte mehrere Optionskontrakte, um sich gegen steigende Materialkosten abzusichern.

business finance

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adjective

Geschrieben, schriftlich

Of, relating, or characteristic of writing (i.e., of that which has been written).

Examples :

"The written instructions were clearer than the spoken ones. "

Die schriftlichen Anweisungen waren klarer als die mündlichen.

writing language literature communication

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adjective

Geschrieben

Having been written.

Examples :

"I can speak Japanese fairly well, but I have no understanding whatsoever of written Japanese."

Ich kann ziemlich gut Japanisch sprechen, aber ich habe überhaupt kein Verständnis für geschriebenes Japanisch.

writing language