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writ

/ɹɪt/

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noun

Orden escrita, auto judicial

A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.

Examples :

"The landlord received a writ from the court ordering him to fix the broken heater in the apartment. "

El propietario recibió un auto judicial del tribunal que le ordenaba arreglar el calentador roto en el apartamento.

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noun

Autoridad, poder

Authority, power to enforce compliance.

Examples :

"The school board's writ empowered the principal to enforce stricter attendance policies. "

El poder de la junta escolar facultó al director para hacer cumplir políticas de asistencia más estrictas.

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noun

Escrito, escritura

That which is written; writing.

Examples :

"The teacher reviewed the writ on the board, explaining the homework assignment. "

El profesor revisó el escrito en la pizarra, explicando la tarea.

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verb

Escribir

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

Examples :

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

El alumno escribió su nombre en el papel.

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verb

Escribir, redactar

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

Examples :

"My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald."

Mi tío escribe artículos de periódico para The Herald.

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verb

Escribir, redactar

To send written information to.

Examples :

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

Por favor, escríbeme cuando llegues allí.

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verb

Escribir, redactar

To show (information, etc) in written form.

Examples :

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

El día de entrega de la tarea está escrito en el programa.

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verb

Escribir, ser autor

To be an author.

Examples :

"I write for a living."

Escribo para vivir.

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verb

Registrar, escribir

(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

Examples :

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

La computadora escribe en el disco más rápido de lo que lee de él.

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verb

Completar, rellenar

(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."

Estaba muy ansioso por saber mi puntuación después de completar el examen.

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verb

Imprimir, grabar

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

Examples :

"truth written on the heart"

La verdad grabada en el corazón.

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verb

Escribir, redactar

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

Examples :

"The student will writ his answers in the exam booklet to prove his knowledge. "

El estudiante escribirá sus respuestas en el cuadernillo del examen para demostrar sus conocimientos.

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verb

Vender

To sell (an option or other derivative).

Examples :

"The investor writ a call option on the stock, hoping it wouldn't reach the strike price before expiration. "

El inversor vendió una opción de compra sobre la acción, esperando que no alcanzara el precio de ejercicio antes del vencimiento.

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