escribir

Meaning

to write

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eskɾiˈbiɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: scribo

Cognate with English: shrive

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese escrivir (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *scrībīre, from Latin scrībere. Distant cognate of English shrive.

Sentences

De moi nova aprendeu a ler e a escribir .

From a very young age, he learned to read and write.

A miña maneira de escribir fundamental é moi próxima deste «acontecer».

My way of writing is very close to this' happening '.

Se non podía escribir , ¿ que ocorrería ?

If I couldn't write, what would happen?

" Pasei anos sen escribir ", afirma .

"I spent years without writing," he says.

Empezou a escribir obras cun marcado compromiso coa causa comunista .

He began to write works with a marked commitment to the communist cause.

Moitas veces pécase de querer escribir como se fala .

Sometimes you just want to write as you say.