Spanish word

transcribir

Pronunciation

IPA/tɾanskɾiˈβiɾ/

Meaning

  • verbtranscribe

Example

¿Puedes transcribir este texto?

Can you transcribe this text?

Illustration for transcribir (transcribe)

More examples

Al transcribir la conversación, encontré expresiones que no entendía.

When I transcribed the conversation, I found expressions I didn't understand.

Core concept

Turning spoken or other source words into written text.

Common phrases

  • transcribir la conversación

    transcribe the conversation

  • transcribir apuntes

    transcribe class notes

Similar words

copiar: Copies text verbatim from a source, keeping the original content and format.
escribir: Puts thoughts or speech into written form as original expression.
anotar: Writes brief notes of key points to remember later.
dictar: Speaks aloud so someone else records the words in writing.

Definition in Spanish

Transcribir significa pasar a escrito palabras procedentes de una fuente oral o de otro texto, de forma literal o aproximada según el propósito.

Word origin

From Latin transcribere (trans- 'across' + scribere 'write'), originally meaning to write across or transfer writing and so to copy or record words from speech or another text.

Usage tips

  • Transcribir does not mean "translate"; traducir is change of language, while transcribir refers to making a written record that preserves the original wording or oral features.

Other meanings

  • write downverb
  • copyverb

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