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writ

/ɹɪt/

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noun

Ordonnance écrite, mandat judiciaire

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. "

Le propriétaire a reçu un mandat du tribunal lui ordonnant de réparer le chauffage en panne dans l'appartement.

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noun

Autorité, pouvoir

Authority, power to enforce compliance.

Examples :

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

Le pouvoir du conseil scolaire a permis au principal d'appliquer des politiques de présence plus strictes.

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noun

Écrit, écritures

That which is written; writing.

Examples :

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

Le professeur a examiné l'écrit sur le tableau, expliquant le devoir.

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verb

Écrire

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

Examples :

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."

L'élève a écrit son nom sur le papier.

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verb

Écrire, rédiger

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

Examples :

"My uncle writes newspaper articles for The Herald."

Mon oncle écrit des articles de journaux pour The Herald.

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verb

Écrire, rédiger

To send written information to.

Examples :

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

Écrivez-moi, s'il vous plaît, quand vous y serez.

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verb

Écrire, rédiger

To show (information, etc) in written form.

Examples :

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

La date limite du devoir est écrite dans le syllabus.

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verb

Écrire, être l'auteur de

To be an author.

Examples :

"I write for a living."

J'écris pour vivre.

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verb

Enregistrer

(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

Examples :

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

L'ordinateur enregistre sur le disque plus vite qu'il ne lit.

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verb

Remplir, rédiger

(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."

J'étais très anxieux de connaître mon score après avoir rempli le test.

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verb

Imprimer, graver

To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave.

Examples :

"truth written on the heart"

La vérité gravée dans le cœur.

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verb

Écrire, rédiger, consigner

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. "

L'étudiant écrira ses réponses dans le livret d'examen pour prouver ses connaissances.

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verb

Vendre

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. "

L'investisseur a vendu une option d'achat sur l'action, espérant qu'elle n'atteindrait pas le prix d'exercice avant l'expiration.

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