writing

UK: /ˈraɪ.tɪŋ/ US: /-t̮ɪŋ/

Translation

n [u]

›

⇨ escritura

She devoted her life to writing

Dedicó su vida a la escritura

› (tb handwriting)

⇨ letra

a neat writing

una letra bonita y clara

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⇨ producción literaria

Shakespeare's writings are very extensive

La producción literaria de Shakespeare es muy amplia

⇨ obra literaria

in writing

⇨ por escrito

Véase tb: joined-up writing

(Definition of writing n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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