How to Say "you dictate" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “you dictate” is “escribes” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1

escribes

VerbB1

setting down terms or rules

A person sitting at a large wooden desk, intensely focused on writing in a large open notebook, surrounded by several stacks of books and papers, representing composing a work.

Examples

Escribes una novela de fantasía muy original.

You are composing a very original fantasy novel.

Dicen que escribes las mejores letras de canciones del grupo.

They say you write the best song lyrics in the group.

Creative Output

When talking about professional or creative writing, 'escribir' is used just like the English 'to compose' or 'to author'.

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Related Translations

you author→you compose→you write→

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