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| Inglés | Español |
| nothing to write home about expr | figurative, informal (unremarkable) | no ser para tirar cohetes expr |
| no ser nada del otro mundo expr |
| no ser nada espectacular expr |
| I enjoyed his last film, but this new one is nothing to write home about. |
| Me gustó su última película, pero no es para tirar cohetes. |
rewrite [sth],
also UK: re-write [sth]⇒ vtr | (write in a revised form) | reescribir⇒ vtr |
| volver a escribir loc verb |
| Please rewrite this section and don't mention the senator. |
| Por favor reescribe esta sección y no menciones al senador. |
rewrite [sth],
also UK: re-write [sth] vtr | (write out again) | reescribir⇒ vtr |
| refundir⇒ vtr |
| Tom realized that his handwriting was unreadable and rewrote the note more clearly. |
| Tom se dio cuenta de que su letra era ilegible y reescribió la nota con letra más clara. |
rewrite,
also UK: re-write n | informal (text, manuscript: revision) | nuevo escrito adj + nm |
| refundición nf |
| You'll need to do a rewrite on this part of the speech here. |
| Necesitas hacer un nuevo escrito en esta parte del discurso. |
rewrite the rules,
also UK: re-write the rules v expr | figurative (take unconventional approach) (figurado) | reescribir las reglas loc verb |
rewrite the rules of [sth],
also UK: re-write the rules of [sth] v expr | figurative (reinvent [sth], do [sth] unconventionally) (figurado) | reescribir las reglas loc verb |
| reinventar las reglas loc verb |
| The New Wave directors rewrote the rules of film. |
| Los directores de la Nueva Ola reescribieron las reglas del cine. |
| something to write home about expr | figurative, informal (remarkable) | algo para contar expr |
| cosa de no creer expr |
| Wow, what an amazing fireworks display! That was certainly something to write home about. |
| ¡Wow, esos fuegos artificiales fueron increíbles! Fue definitivamente algo para contar. |
| write a letter v expr | (compose handwritten correspondence) | escribir cartas, escribir una carta vtr |
| Nowadays people are more inclined to email rather than write a letter. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hay personas que todavía prefieren escribir cartas. |
| write about [sth] vtr | (write on the subject of) | escribir sobre vtr + prep |
| escribir acerca de vtr + loc prep |
| Many authors write about war. |
| Muchos autores escribieron sobre la guerra. |
write back to [sb],
also US: write [sb] back v expr | (send a written reply to [sb]) | responder a vtr + prep |
| contestar a vtr + prep |
| If I write you while I'm on holiday, will you write me back? |
| write chronicles v expr | (compose written account of [sth]) | escribir crónicas vtr |
| Escribe crónicas para un diario de tirada nacional. |
write [sth] off as [sth],
write off [sth] as [sth] v expr | (record as total loss) | declarar algo como un siniestro total loc verb |
| If someone owes you money and they do not pay it, you can cancel the debt and write it off as a loss for your business. |
| Si alguien te debe dinero y no te pagan, puedes cancelar la deuda y declararlo como un siniestro total de tu negocio. |
write [sb] off as [sth],
write off [sb] as [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (consider a failure) | dar a alguien por perdido loc verb |
| Alison's teachers had written her off as a failure. |
| Los maestros de Alison la habían dado por perdida. |
| Write soon interj | informal, written (I hope you will write to me soon) (informal) | escribe pronto interj |
| write the book on [sth] v expr | figurative (be an expert) | redactar las normas de loc verb |
| write-down n | (procedure of making a write-down) | depreciación nf |
| write-down n | (business asset: reduction in value) (de activos) | depreciación nf |
| write-in n | US, informal (write-in candidate) | persona que no figura en la boleta pero por la cual se puede votar escribiendo su nombre nf + loc adj |
| write-in candidate n | US ([sb] voted for whose name is not on ballot) | candidato que no figura en la boleta pero por la cual se puede votar escribiendo su nombre nm + loc conj |
| write-in vote n | US (candidate not on ballot) | voto escrito por un candidato que no figura en las boletas grupo nom |
| write-off n | (finance: cancellation of bad debt) | cancelación nf |
| condonación nf |
| write-off n | (accounting: tax deduction) | deducción nf |
| write-off n | UK, informal ([sth]: cannot be salvaged) | pérdida total nf + adj mf |
| Olga's mobile phone was a write-off after she dropped it in the bath. |
| desastre nm |
| (vehículo) | siniestro total loc nom m |
| El móvil de Olga era un desastre después de que se le cayera en la bañera. |
| write-off n | UK, informal (wrecked car) | cacharro nm |
| chatarra nf |
| Deirdre's car was a write-off after the accident. |
| El coche de Deirdre era un cacharro después del accidente. |
| write-up n | (written review) | crítica nf |
| The paper called earlier because they want to do a write-up on our art gallery! |
| write-up n | (finance: increase to book value) | revalorización nf |
