| English | Swedish |
|---|---|
| write [wrote, written, writing, writes] (to be an author) verb [UK: ˈraɪt rəʊt ˈrɪt.n̩] [US: ˈraɪt roʊt ˈrɪt.n̩] | författa [~de ~t]verb |
| write [wrote, written, writing, writes] (to form letters, etc.) verb [UK: ˈraɪt rəʊt ˈrɪt.n̩] [US: ˈraɪt roʊt ˈrɪt.n̩] | skriva [skrev, skrivit, skriven skrivet skrivna, pres. skriver]verbCan you write? = Kan du skriva? |
| write as separate words (to write an expression with spaces) verb | särskriva [~skrev, ~skrivit, ~skriven ~skrivet ~skrivna, pres. ~skriver]verb |
| write down (to set something down in writing) verb [UK: ˈraɪt daʊn] [US: ˈraɪt ˈdaʊn] | anteckna [~de ~t]verb skriva nedverb skriva nerverb |
| write off (to reduce an asset’s book value to zero) verb [UK: ˈraɪt ɒf] [US: ˈraɪt ˈɒf] | avskriva [~skrev, ~skrivit, ~skriven ~skrivet ~skrivna, pres. ~skriver]verb skriva avverb |
| writer [writers] (person who writes; an author) noun [UK: ˈraɪt.ə(r)] [US: ˈraɪt.ər] | författare [~n ~, författarna]substantiv skribent [~en ~er]substantiv skriftställare [~n ~, ~ställarna]substantiv |
| writer’s block (the temporary inability to write) noun | skrivkramp [~en ~er]substantiv |
| writer’s cramp (cramp in the writing hand) noun [UK: ˈraɪt.əz kræmp] [US: ˈraɪ.tərz ˈkræmp] | skrivkramp [~en ~er]substantiv |
| copywriter [copywriters] (person who writes advertising copy) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.pɪ.raɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈkɑː.pi.ˌraɪ.tər] | copywriter [~n ~ | ~s]substantiv |
| ghostwriter [ghostwriters] (professional writer for another person) noun [UK: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə] [US: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə] | spökskrivare [~n ~, ~skrivarna]substantiv |
| nothing to write home about (not exceptional) pronoun [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ tuː ˈraɪt həʊm ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ ˈtuː ˈraɪt hoʊm ə.ˈbaʊt] | inget att hänga på julgranenpronomen inget vidarepronomen |
| overwrite [overwrote, overwritten, overwriting, overwrites] (destroy old data) verb [UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈraɪt] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈraɪt] | skriva öververb |
| screenwriter [screenwriters] (one who writes for the screen) noun [UK: ˈskriːn.raɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈskriːn.ˌraɪ.tər] | filmförfattaresubstantiv manusförfattare [~n ~, ~författarna]substantiv |
| singer-songwriter noun | sångartist [~en ~er]substantiv singer-songwritersubstantiv trubadur [~en ~er]substantiv visartistsubstantiv |
| songwriter [songwriters] (someone who writes the lyrics and usually the music of songs) noun [UK: ˈsɒŋ.raɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈsɒŋ.ˌraɪ.tər] | kompositör [~en ~er]substantiv låtskrivare [~n ~, ~skrivarna]substantivJohn is a songwriter. = John är låtskrivare. |
| typewriter [typewriters] (machine used to print text by pressing keys) noun [UK: ˈtaɪ.praɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈtaɪ.ˌpraɪ.tər] | skrivmaskin [~en ~er]substantiv |
| typewriter [typewriters] (one who uses a typewriter) noun [UK: ˈtaɪ.praɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈtaɪ.ˌpraɪ.tər] | maskinskrivare [~n ~, ~skrivarna]substantiv skrivmaskinistsubstantiv |