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To write something (especially using pen and ink).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
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To begin to write something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
下筆 /下笔
(xiàbǐ)
— to write
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Chinese Mandarin:
落筆 /落笔
(luòbǐ)
— to write
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Finnish:
kirjoittaa
— to write
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Finnish:
kirjoittaa kynällä
— to write
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German:
zu Papier bringen
— to write
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Hungarian:
tollat ragad
— to write
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Spanish:
esgrimir el lapicero
— to write
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Spanish:
poner el lapicero a papel
— to write
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Chinese Mandarin:
下筆 /下笔
(xiàbǐ)
— to begin to write
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Chinese Mandarin:
落筆 /落笔
(luòbǐ)
— to begin to write
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Finnish:
tarttua kynään
— to begin to write
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German:
die Feder ansetzen
— to begin to write
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Hungarian:
írni kezd
— to begin to write
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Spanish:
esgrimir el lapicero
— to begin to write
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Spanish:
poner el lapicero a papel
— to begin to write