write

scrivere

Mettere lettere, parole o numeri sulla carta o su uno schermo.

In inglese semplice: To put letters, words, or numbers on paper or a screen.

• Write your name here.
• I wrote the number on my hand.
• Can you write clearly with that pencil?

Come si usa: write something on something (Write your address on this form.); write in something (Please write in black ink.)

Sinonimi: put down, record

Espressioni comuni: write your name, write something down, write in pencil, write on paper

scrivere, comporre

Creare un libro, racconto, articolo, brano musicale o programma informatico.

In inglese semplice: To create a book, story, article, piece of music, or computer program.

• She wants to write a book.
• He wrote the music for our school play.
• Have you ever written a computer program?

Come si usa: write something about something (She wrote a novel about two sisters.)

Sinonimi: compose, create, author

Espressioni comuni: write a book, write a song, write an article, write computer code

scrivere

Mandare a qualcuno una lettera o un altro messaggio scritto.

In inglese semplice: To send someone a letter or another written message.

• Please write to me soon.
• He wrote his mother a long letter.
• Have you written back to your friend?

Come si usa: write to someone (I wrote to my aunt last week.); write someone something (She wrote me a lovely letter.)

Sinonimi: send a message, correspond

Espressioni comuni: write to someone, write someone back, write a letter, write home

scrivere, comunicare per iscritto

Comunicare a qualcuno un fatto o un’idea usando parole scritte.

In inglese semplice: To tell someone a fact or idea using written words.

• She wrote that she was happy.
• He wrote to me that he needed help.
• The author writes that the town was once much larger.

Come si usa: write that + clause (She wrote that the meeting had been cancelled.); write to someone that + clause (He wrote to us that he was moving abroad.)

Sinonimi: state, report

Espressioni comuni: write that something, write to explain, write to inform

scrivere, registrare

Salvare informazioni nella memoria di un computer o su un dispositivo di archiviazione.

In inglese semplice: To save information in a computer's memory or on a storage device.

• The computer is writing data to disk.
• The program wrote a new file.
• Can this device read and write at the same time?

Come si usa: write something to something (The program writes data to the disk.)

Sinonimi: store, save, record

Espressioni comuni: write to disk, write a file, write data, write to memory

fare lo scrittore, scrivere

Creare racconti, articoli o altre opere scritte per lavoro o come attività abituale.

In inglese semplice: To create stories, articles, or other written works as a job or regular activity.

• She writes for a living.
• He wrote professionally for many years.
• Do you still write for that magazine?

Come si usa: write for something (She writes for a local newspaper.); write for a living (He has written for a living since leaving university.)

Sinonimi: be an author

Espressioni comuni: write for money, write for newspapers, write professionally, write full time

scrittura

Una singola operazione che salva dati nella memoria di un computer o su un dispositivo di archiviazione.

In inglese semplice: One action of saving data in computer memory or on a storage device.

• The write failed because the disk was full.
• This drive handles thousands of writes per second.
• Frequent writes can shorten the life of flash memory.

Sinonimi: write operation

Espressioni comuni: disk write, memory write, a failed write, write operation