write russian
писа́ть
to write, to text
to paint
написа́ть
to write, to text (a message)
to paint
прости́ть
to forgive, to excuse, to pardon
to forgive (a debt), to remit, to write off
to farewell!, to goodbye forever!
записа́ть
to write down, to jot down, to note down, to take down
to record
to enrol, to sign up, to register, to put down (on a list)
to record over, to overwrite
проща́ть
to forgive, to excuse, to pardon
to farewell, to goodbye (for good)
to remit (a debt), to write off
запи́сывать
to write down, to note down, to jot down, to take down
to record
to enter (in a list), to enrol, to sign up (someone)
сочиня́ть
to write, to compose, to author
to make up, to invent, to fib, to tell tall tales
вы́писать
to write out, to copy out, to extract
to make out, to issue, to write out
to discharge (a patient), to strike off a list, to deregister
to subscribe to, to order
to render carefully, to delineate
сочини́ть
to compose, to write
to make up, to invent, to fabricate, to fib
to write up, to draw up, to draft
скла́дывать
to put (in), to pack, to stow, to put away
to fold, to fold up, to collapse (a chair or tent)
to stack, to pile up, to heap up, to store
to add, to add up, to sum up
to assemble, to put together, to build (from parts)
to compose, to make up (a song), to write (verses)
to lay down (arms), to give up (powers), to relinquish
списа́ть
to copy, to copy out, to transcribe
to crib, to copy (cheating), to cheat
to write off, to debit
прописа́ть
to prescribe
to register (at an address), to give residence registration to
to write in, to enter (data), to spell out
переписа́ть
to rewrite, to write out again, to retype
to copy, to copy out, to transcribe
to make a list of, to register, to take a census of
to re-register, to transfer (into someone's name), to sign over
печа́таться
to publish (one's work), to write for (a journal), to appear in print
to be published, to be printed, to be in press, to come out
выпи́сывать
to copy out, to write down, to extract (in writing)
to write out, to make out, to issue
to subscribe to, to take (a newspaper)
to discharge (from hospital), to sign out, to strike off a list
to depict in detail, to render carefully, to paint meticulously
расписа́ть
to paint, to decorate with painting, to paint all over
to write out in detail, to itemize, to list
to describe in detail, to portray vividly, to paint a picture of
приписа́ть
to ascribe, to attribute, to impute
to add (in writing), to write in addition
to assign, to attach, to register (with)
вписа́ть
to write in, to enter, to fill in
to insert, to include, to add in
to fit in, to integrate, to blend in
to inscribe
to register (in a document), to list officially, to add (to a passport)
припи́сывать
to attribute, to ascribe, to credit (to someone)
to add (in writing), to append, to write in addition
to assign, to attach (to a unit), to register (to a place)
спи́сывать
to copy, to copy out, to transcribe
to crib, to cheat, to copy off someone
to write off, to debit, to deduct
to write off, to decommission, to scrap
перепи́сываться
to correspond (by letter), to write to each other, to exchange letters
распи́сывать
to paint, to decorate with painting, to paint designs on
to describe in detail, to depict vividly, to paint a picture of
to write out, to enter (in a list), to note down, to allocate in writing
to fill with writing, to cover with writing
дописа́ть
to finish writing, to write to the end
to add in writing, to write in (additionally)
начерта́ть
to inscribe, to trace, to write out
to outline, to sketch out, to map out, to draw up
отчи́слить
to expel (from school), to dismiss, to discharge
to deduct, to write off, to debit
to allocate, to assign, to earmark
to remit (taxes), to pay over, to pay in
впи́сывать
to write in, to enter, to fill in
to insert, to add in, to include
to fit in, to integrate
to inscribe
to register (in a document), to add (to a passport)
слага́ть
to compose, to write (verse)
to lay down (duties), to relinquish, to resign from
to put down, to set down, to take down (a load)
допи́сывать
to finish writing, to write to the end
to add in writing, to write in addition
списа́ние
write-off
попи́сывать
to write now and then, to do a bit of writing, to scribble
to pee now and then, to wet oneself occasionally
черкну́ть
to write, to scribble
засуди́ть
to condemn, to write off
отчисля́ть
to expel, to dismiss, to discharge
to deduct, to remit, to pay (taxes or dues), to write off
to allocate, to allot, to assign
амортизацио́нный
depreciation, amortization, write-off
shock-absorbing, shock-absorber, damping, cushioning
amortization (of a debt), sinking-fund
испи́сываться
to be used up by writing, to write oneself out
мельчи́ть
to crush, to grind, to break up into small pieces
to trivialize, to belittle, to reduce the significance of, to lower the dignity of
to take small steps, to do in tiny increments, to write small
нежи́рно
nothing to write home about
отпи́сывать
to bequeath, to leave by will, to make over
to unsubscribe (someone), to remove from a mailing list
to write off (part of a sum), to deduct, to subtract
to write out neatly, to copy out carefully
похе́рить
to ruin, to scrap, to screw up, to write off
to cross out, to strike out, to delete
спи́сываться
to correspond (by letter), to write to each other, to be in touch in writing
to sign off (a ship), to be discharged from a ship
описа́ться
to make a slip of the pen, to write by mistake, to make a writing error
to wet oneself, to pee oneself, to wet the bed
спи́сывание
copying, transcription, copying out
cheating, cribbing, copying (from someone)
writing off, write-off, decommissioning
попи́сывавший
who used to write a little, who occasionally wrote, having scribbled
пописа́ть
to write for a while, to do some writing
to paint for a while, to do some painting
писа́тель
writer, author
а́втор
author, authoress, writer, composer
литера́тор
a person professionally engaged in literary work, writer, literary person
сочини́тель
author, writer, man of letters
fibber, liar, storyteller
composer
рома́нтик
1. a romantic person or trait 2. (capitalized) a romantic writer, composer, or artist
проза́ик
prose writer, prosaist
сценари́ст
screenwriter, scriptwriter, scenario writer
водоле́й
Aquarius
water-carrier, water drawer
windbag, waffler, verbose writer
стенографи́стка
stenographer, shorthand writer
писа́тельница
writer, authoress
состави́тель
compiler, writer, author, authoress
строчи́ла
scribbler, fast writer, prolific writer
беллетри́ст
fiction writer, novelist
анони́мщик
writer of anonymous letters
баснопи́сец
writer of fables, fabulist
борзопи́сец
hack writer
бытописа́тель
chronicler of everyday life, writer on everyday life, painter of scenes of everyday life
historian, chronicler
новелли́ст
short-story writer
пе́сенник
song-book, singer, author of songs, song-writer
слове́сник
language and literature teacher, Russian teacher
philologist, student of philology, linguist
man of letters, writer, author
состави́тельница
compiler, writer, author, authoress
гимнопи́сец
hymn writer, hymnographer
очерки́стка
essayist, sketch writer, feature writer
Examples
Запиши́те, пожалуйста, мой а́дрес.
Please write down my address.
Пожалуйста, напиши́те ру́чкой.
Please write with a pen.
Вы мо́жете написа́ть письмо́ по-английски?
Can you write a letter in English?
Я предпочита́ю писать курсивом.
I prefer to write in cursive.
Напиши́те абза́ц, используя прилага́тельные, чтобы описать вне́шность челове́ка.
Write a paragraph by using adjectives to describe the person's appearance.
Пожалуйста, напиши́те мне, когда доберётесь до места.
Please write to me when you get there.
Дай мне что-нибудь, чем писать.
Give me something to write with.
Пожалуйста, напиши́те ваше и́мя карандашо́м.
Write down your name with a pencil, please.
Пожалуйста, запиши́те ваш дома́шний а́дрес.
Please write down your home address.
Я уме́ю писать програ́ммы на Visual Basic.
I can write programs in Visual Basic.
Мы до́лжны написа́ть официа́льное письмо́ дире́ктору.
We should write a formal letter to the director.
Write the essay and don't get distracted.
Ма́ма предложи́ла, чтобы я немедленно ей написа́л.
Mother suggested that I write her at once.
Она отлича́лась от большинства́ же́нщин в округе, потому что уме́ла чита́ть и писать.
She was different from most women in the neighborhood, for she was able to read and write.
Я зна́ю, как вы за́няты, но для продолжения рабо́ты над прое́ктом мне нужно получи́ть от вас отве́т на моё после́днее письмо́. Вы мо́жете удели́ть мину́тку и отве́тить мне?
I know how busy you must be, but I need your answer to my last email before I can proceed with the project. Can you take a moment and write me back?
Пожалуйста, напиши́те здесь своё и́мя.
Please write down your name.
Я уже могу́ писать по-китайски.
I can already write in Chinese.
Пожалуйста, пиши́те карандашо́м.
Please write with a pencil.
Чтобы хорошо писать по-английски, надо много практикова́ться.
To write good English requires a lot of practice.
Вы до́лжны прове́рить фа́кты, прежде чем писать что-то.
You should make sure of the facts before you write something.
Пожалуйста, запи́сывайте, что он говори́т.
Please write down what he says.
Не пиши́те в библиоте́чных кни́гах.
Don't write in library books.
Э́то мо́жет каза́ться очеви́дным, но те предложе́ния, кото́рые вы пишете самостоятельно, вы́глядят наиболее естественно.
It may seem obvious, but sentences you write yourself look the most natural.
Я забы́л написа́ть роди́телям.
I forgot to write to my parents.
Её спосо́бность писать с по́мощью ступни́ порази́тельна.
Her ability to write with her foot is amazing.
Два часа, потраченные на электро́нное письмо́, кото́рое не займёт и одной печа́тной страни́цы, не по́вод для го́рдости. Э́то, скорее, посла́ние о твое́й со́бственной неспосо́бности писать связно.
Spending two hours writing an email that won't even take up one page of a sheet of paper is not something you can write home about. It's more like you're writing about your own inability to write coherently.



















