| Traduções principais |
| write [sth]⇒ vtr | (form letters, inscribe) | escrever vt |
| | George can write his name already. |
| | George já consegue escrever o nome dele. |
| write [sth] vtr | (author: a book, etc.) | escrever vt |
| | Elizabeth wants to write a book. |
| | Elizabeth quer escrever um livro. |
| write [sth] vtr | (compose: a document, letter, etc.) | escrever vt |
| | | redigir vt |
| | I wrote a long email and then deleted it. |
| write [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep | (communicate in writing) | escrever vt |
| | I'm going to write a letter to my friend. |
| | Vou escrever uma carta para meu amigo. |
| write to [sb] vi + prep | (send [sb] a letter, email) | escrever vt |
| | I wrote to my MP to ask her to back my campaign. |
| write [sb]⇒ vtr | US (send [sb] a letter, email) | escrever vt |
| | Will you write me while you're in Spain? |
| write⇒ vi | (form letters) | escrever v int |
| | Rachel is learning to write. |
| | Rachel está aprendendo a escrever. |
| write vi | (to express thoughts in writing) | escrever v int |
| | When I want to get things clear in my head, I write. |
| | Quando quero esclarecer as coisas na minha cabeça, eu escrevo. |
| write vi | (write letters) | escrever v int |
| | I never have time to write. |
| | Nunca tenho tempo para escrever. |
| write vi | (write professionally) | escrever v int |
| | Brian has always wanted to write. |
| | Brian sempre quis escrever. |
Locuções verbais
write | written |
| write back vi phrasal | (send a written reply) | responder vt |
| | Please write back soon. |
| | Please write back as soon as you can. |
write [sth] down,
write down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (transcribe, put in writing) | anotar vt |
| | That was a great idea! Let's find some paper and write it down. You should write the phone number down before you forget it. |
| | Essa foi uma ótima ideia! Vamos arranjar um papel para anotar. Você devia anotar o número de telefone antes que esqueça. |
write [sth] down,
write down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce value of asset) | reduzir o valor vt + sm |
| | The company's assets were written down by $20m last year. |
write [sth] in,
write in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (inscribe [sth] inside) | inserir texto vt + sm |
| | If you can solve the final crossword clue, feel free to write it in. |
write [sth] off,
write off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (record as total loss) (informal) | dar como perdido expres v |
| | | considerar perdido loc v |
| | We're going to have to write off the warehouse that burnt down. |
| | Vamos ter que dar como perdido o armazém que foi destruído pelo incêndio. |
write [sb] off,
write off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (consider a failure) (figurado) | desistir de vt + prep |
| | | considerar um fracasso expres v |
| | Even though he did so poorly on the exam, I wasn't going to write him off completely. |
| | Mesmo ele tendo ido tão mal na prova, eu não ia desistir dele totalmente. |
write [sth] off,
write off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK, informal (car, vehicle: completely wreck) | dar perda total em expres v |
| | (totalmente) | destruir vt |
| | Brian had an accident and he wrote his car off. |
| | Brian teve um acidente e deu perda total no carro. |
write [sth] off,
write off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (discount, dismiss) | desconsiderar vt |
| | | dispensar vt |
| | | ignorar vt |
| | We can certainly write off his opinion: he never knows what he's talking about! |
| | Podemos certamente desconsiderar a opinião dele; ele nunca sabe do que está falando! |
| write off for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (send, apply for [sth]) | candidatar-se vp |
| | Joe wrote off for the skin cream he'd seen advertised in a magazine. |
| | Joe se candidatou para o creme para a pele que viu em uma revista. |
| write [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (transcribe in full) | escrever por extenso expres v |
| | I signed my name and wrote it out in block capitals underneath. |
| | Assinei meu nome e escrevi por extenso em letras maiúsculas embaixo. |
write [sth] up,
write up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (write out in full) | escrever por extenso expres v |
| | Please write up your notes from the classroom observation. |
| | Por favor escreva por extenso as suas anotações da observação de sala de aula. |
write [sth] up,
write up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (write a critique of) | escrever uma crítica vt + sf |
| | Jessica writes up movies for her school newspaper. |
write [sb] up,
write up [sb] vtr phrasal sep | US (record misbehaviour) (infração) | anotar, registrar vt |
| | One more infraction and I will have to write you up. |