D’écrire (en. Describe)

/de.kʁiʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To draft a text or document.

He loves to write poems in his free time.

Il aime d'écrire des poèmes dans son temps libre.

To transcribe words onto a medium.

She writes down her thoughts in a journal every evening.

Elle d'écrit ses pensées dans un journal chaque soir.

To express information in writing.

The teacher asked the students to write an essay.

Le professeur a demandé aux élèves d'écrire un essai.

Comes from the Latin 'scribere' which means 'to write'.

in written form

In a way that can be read or noted.

d’une manière écrite

to write letters

To write messages or correspondences.

d’écrire des lettres

to write in large letters

To write in a more visible or readable manner.

d’écrire en gros

writing

The act of putting words on paper.

écriture

drafting

The process of writing a formal text.

rédaction

manuscript

A document written by hand before printing.

manuscrit

To write quickly to take notes.

I'm just going to write a quick note about this.

Je vais juste d'écrire un quick note sur ça.

To write without caring about the quality.

When I'm in a hurry, I just scribble down my thoughts.

Quand je suis pressé, je d'écris juste à l'arrache.