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English DefinitionEnglish SynonymsEnglish for learnersGrammar Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images Context Search Synonyms Conjugate Speak Suggest new translation/definition writing (=act of putting words on paper) écriture f He has problems reading and writing. Il a des problèmes avec la lecture et l'écriture. (=written or printed words) mots f écrits → She saw that there was writing on the other side. There's some writing on the other side. Il y a quelque chose d'écrit au verso. Joe tried to read the writing on the opposite page. Joe tenta de lire les mots écrits en regard. in writing par écrit → If you have a complaint, please inform us in writing. to put sth in writing mettre qch par écrit → You must put the offer in writing. the writing is on the wall (fig) les signes sont là [+novelist, poet] écriture f → I've always enjoyed Jane Austen's writing. The book contains some brilliant writing. Le livre recèle des passages brillamment écrits. (=as job) écriture f → Writing has made me a millionaire. (=handwriting) écriture f I can't read your writing. Je n'arrive pas à lire ton écriture. in my own writing écrit (e) de ma main writings npl [+author] écrits mpl creative writing n création f littéraire creative writing course n atelier m d'écriture guided writing n écriture f guidée →. some guided writing tasks. writing case n nécessaire m de correspondance writing desk n secrétaire m writing pad n bloc m de papier à lettres writing paper n papier m à lettres Translation English - French Collins Dictionary   See also: writing case, writing desk, creative writing, guided writing Collaborative Dictionary     English-French writing pr. part écrivant writing écriture in writing adv. par écrit [Bus.] writing aid aide à l'écriture writing tool outil de rédaction writing tutor aide à la rédaction ; aide à l'écriture writing assignments travaux d'écriture ;.
Today, I'm going to tell you about writing letters in French. Everything written in French tends to be more formal than in English; business letters, emails. and there are some quite archaic formulas that are still very much used nowadays. The spaces used with punctuation are different in French from English. In this lesson, I will focus on how to start and end your French letter: you will find many precise expressions used right at the beginning and at the end of a letter in French. French people (or rather French business relations) will be more forgiving if you make mistakes in the core of the text, but for example writing “ma chérie” to a friend could send the wrong message. And choosing an unapropriate letter ending like “bisous” for a business partner would be a big faux-pas! So let’s study some French letter vocabulary. 1- Starting Your French Letter Before you even start writing your French letter, you need to select the correct title. If you don’t know who you are writing to, start your letters by “Messieurs”. If you are addressing your letter to “le Responsable des livraisons” but you still don’t know his/her name, start your letter with “Monsieur,” (even if you don’t know whether the person is a man or a woman). If you know the name of the person, start your letter by “Monsieur X, or Madame X,”. If it is someone you know, you met, or if you are answering to someone who wrote you first, then you can start with “Cher Monsieur X,” or “Chère Madame X,” if you feel like being a bit more friendly, not if you write to complain! If it’s a friend, start with “Cher Pierre,” ” Chère Anne,”  Never write (Cher) Monsieur Pierre, nor (Cher) Monsieur Pierre X. Watch out with “chéri(e)” (do say the final “i”), we use it only with very close family and people you are in love with. Never with friends, although we did about 50 years ago. But is has changed. 2- How to End Your.
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