écrire

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Etymology

From Old French escrivre, from Latin scribere, present active infinitive of scrībō.

Verb

écrire

  1. to write
    Ai m'aivoot écrivu eine lôgne lôttre por me dire qu'ai veuloot reveni ài Dijon.
    He had written a long letter to me to tell me that he wanted to come back to Dijon.

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Conjugation

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French escrire, from Old French escrire, escrivre, from Latin scrībere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kʁiʁ/
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Verb

écrire

  1. to write
    Synonyms: composer, correspondre, griffonner, rédiger
    écrire des lettres à ses amisto write letters to his/her friends
    • 2018, Zaz, J'aime, j'aime:
      Qu’est-ce que t’aimes ? Qu’est-ce que t’aimes ? Sourire un peu bêtement, en silence écrire une lettre.
      What do you like? What do you like? To smile a little stupidly, in silence to write a letter.

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Etymology

From Old French escrire, escrivre (to write), from Latin scrībō, scrībere (write).

Verb

écrire

  1. (Guernsey) to write