author

auteur, écrivain

Personne qui écrit ou crée un livre, un article ou une autre œuvre.

En anglais simple : A person who writes or creates a book, article, or other work.

• She is a famous author.
• Who is the author of this article?
• The two authors wrote the report together.

Comment l'utiliser : the author of something (Who is the author of this book?)

Synonymes : writer, creator

Expressions courantes : author of something, famous author, children’s author

source, autorité

Personne dont les propos servent de source d’information.

En anglais simple : A person whose statements are used as a source of information.

• He is a reliable author on these events.
• Several ancient authors describe the same battle.
• The historian compared the accounts of three authors.

Synonymes : authority, source

Expressions courantes : reliable author, ancient author, author on something

écrire, rédiger

Écrire ou créer un livre, un article, un rapport ou une autre œuvre.

En anglais simple : To write or create a book, article, report, or other work.

• She authored the report.
• He has authored several books on farming.
• Who authored this software guide?

Synonymes : write, create, compose

Expressions courantes : author a book, author a report, author an article