French word

transcrire

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁɑ̃skʁiʁ/

Meaning

  • verbtranscribe

Example

Nous devons transcrire cet enregistrement.

We need to transcribe this recording.

Illustration for transcrire (transcribe)

More examples

Il faut transcrire ce texte sur papier.

This text needs to be transcribed onto paper.

Core concept

Spoken language crossing into a written record without being replaced by a summary or translation.

Common phrases

  • transcrire sur papier

    transcribe onto paper

  • transcrire un texte

    transcribe a text

Similar words

écrire: To form written words on paper or a screen.
traduire: To convey a message using another language.
résumer: To reduce a long speech or text to its essential points.
noter: To jot down something heard or thought.

Definition in French

Mettre par écrit des paroles prononcées ou le contenu d'un enregistrement en respectant fidèlement ce qui a été exprimé.

Word origin

The verb is inherited from Latin transcribere through the learned vocabulary of French, combining trans- 'across' with scribere 'write'.

Usage tips

  • Transcrire follows the écrire pattern in key forms: je transcris, il transcrit, ils transcrivent, and transcrit as the past participle.

Other meanings

  • copy outverb
  • write downverb

Opposites

Related words

  • transcriptiontranscriptionnoun
  • transcrittranscribedadjective

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