author

S2 W1

BrE /ˈɔːθə/ AmE /ˈɔːrðər/

noun en → es

1 WRITER [singular] A2

a person who writes books, articles, or other texts

autor, escritor, redactor

  • the author of a book/article

Collocations author biography · best-selling author

  • She is the author of several best-selling novels.

    Ella es la autora de varios novelas best-sellers.

2 PUBLISHER [singular] B1

a person or company that publishes books, magazines, etc.

editorial, casa editorial

  • publishing house

Collocations author contract · publishing rights

  • The author signed a publishing deal with Penguin.

    El autor firmó un acuerdo editorial con Penguin.

3 SOURCE [singular] B2

the person or organization that provides information, data, etc.

fuente, origen

  • source of information

Collocations author of a report · citing the author

  • The data was taken from the author's original research.

    Los datos fueron tomados de la investigación original del autor.

1 WRITE [transitive] A2

to write a book, article, or other text

escribir, redactar

  • write a book/article

Collocations author an essay · publishing authorship

  • He authored a new novel this year.

    Él escribió una nueva novela este año.

2 PUBLISH [transitive] B1

to publish or produce something, especially books or articles

publicar, editar

  • publish a book/article

Collocations author a report · publishing rights

  • The company will author the new edition of the magazine.

    La empresa publicará la nueva edición de la revista.

3 SOURCE [transitive] B2

to provide information, data, etc., as a source or reference

citar, referenciar

  • cite the author

Collocations author an article · referencing the source

  • The research paper authors the data from various studies.

    El informe de investigación cita los datos de varios estudios.

1 AUTHORIZE [transitive] B2

to give permission or approval for something to happen

autorizar, aprobar

  • authorize an action

Collocations author the decision · authorization process

  • The committee will author the new policy.

    El comité aprobará la nueva política.

2 APPROVE [transitive] C1

to give formal approval or consent to something

aprobar, conceder

  • approve a proposal

Collocations author the request · approval process

  • The board will author the new project.

    El consejo aprobará el nuevo proyecto.