edit

S2 W2

BrE /ˈedɪt/ AmE /ˈɛdɪt/

verb / noun en → es

past edited pp edited ing editing

1 CORRECT/IMPROVE TEXT [transitive] B1

to make changes to a piece of writing, film, or other work in order to improve it or correct mistakes

editar, corregir, mejorar

  • edit something for somebody/something
  • edit something out

Collocations edit a manuscript · edit an article

  • She edited the book for publication.

    Ella editó el libro para su publicación.

2 MANAGE JOURNAL [transitive] B2

to be responsible for a magazine or newspaper, deciding what to publish and working with writers and other people who contribute articles

dirigir, editar (un periódico)

  • edit something for somebody/something

Collocations edit a magazine · edit a newspaper

  • He edits the weekly magazine.

    Él edita la revista semanal.

3 REMOVE PART [transitive] B2

to remove a part of something, such as a film or recording

cortar, eliminar (una parte)

  • edit something out

Collocations edit a scene from a movie · edit an interview clip

  • The editor decided to edit the final scene.

    El editor decidió eliminar la escena final.

4 CREATE DIGITAL [transitive] C1

to create or modify digital content using software tools

editar, crear (contenido)

  • edit something in a program

Collocations edit an image in Photoshop · edit a video clip

  • She edits her photos in Lightroom.

    Ella edita sus fotos en Lightroom.

Phrasal verbs

edit out REMOVE PART B2

cortar, eliminar (una parte)

  • The editor decided to edit the final scene out.

    El editor decidió cortar la escena final.

edit in ADD PART C1

añadir, incorporar (una parte)

  • The editor decided to edit the final scene in.

    El editor decidió añadir la escena final.

Idioms

edit oneself out of a job C1

autoexcluirse de un trabajo

  • He edited himself out of the project.

    Se autoexcluyó del proyecto.

edit something down to size C1

reducir algo a su tamaño real

  • We need to edit the budget down to size.

    Necesitamos reducir el presupuesto a su tamaño real.

edit something up C1

mejorar algo, corregirlo

  • She edited her essay up to perfection.

    Ella mejoró su ensayo hasta la perfección.