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/ɹaɪt/

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noun

Écriture

The act or style of writing.

Examples :

"Her elegant write, characterized by flowing prose and precise vocabulary, earned her high praise in her English class. "

Son écriture élégante, caractérisée par une prose fluide et un vocabulaire précis, lui a valu de grands éloges en cours d'anglais.

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noun

L'écriture, l'enregistrement

The operation of storing data, as in memory or onto disk.

Examples :

"How many writes per second can this hard disk handle?"

Combien d'écritures par seconde ce disque dur peut-il gérer ?

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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 quand vous y serez.

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verb

Écrire

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

Être un auteur, écrire

To be an author.

Examples :

"I write for a living."

J'écris pour vivre.

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verb

Écrire, enregistrer

(with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

Examples :

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

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

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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 écrit le test.

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verb

Graver, imprimer, inscrire

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 :

"To prove his good attendance, John wrote a letter to the school, stating his reasons for missing several days of class. "

Pour prouver sa bonne assiduité, John a écrit une lettre à l'école, exposant les raisons de son absence pendant plusieurs jours de cours.

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verb

Vendre

To sell (an option or other derivative).

Examples :

"The company wrote several options contracts to hedge against potential price fluctuations. "

La société a vendu plusieurs contrats d'options pour se protéger contre les fluctuations potentielles des prix.

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