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1 noun(a) (for writing) stylo m;∎ fountain pen stylo m à plume, stylo-plume m;∎ ball(point) pen stylo m à bille, stylo-bille m;∎ felt(-tip) pen (crayon m ou stylo m) feutre m;∎ to put pen to paper écrire, prendre sa plume;∎ another novel from the pen of Muriel Spark un nouveau roman de la plume de Muriel Spark;∎ she lives by her pen elle vit de sa plume;∎ a slip of the pen un lapsus;∎ proverb the pen is mightier than the sword un coup de langue est pire qu'un coup de lance(b) (of squid) plume f(c) (female swan) cygne m femelle(d) (for animals) enclos m, parc m;∎ sheep pen parc m à moutons∎ (submarine) pen bassin m protégé∎ in the pen en taule, en cabane;∎ he spent ten years in the pen il a passé dix ans en taule, il a fait dix ans de taule∎ a letter penned in a childish hand une lettre d'une écriture enfantine∎ to pen in or up (livestock) parquer, enfermer dans un enclos; (dog) enfermer; (person) enfermer, cloîtrer, claquemurer►► British pen friend correspondant(e) m,f (épistolaire);pen name nom m de plume, pseudonyme m;pen nib plume f (de stylo);familiar pen pal correspondant(e)□ mf (épistolaire);familiar pejorative pen pusher gratte-papier m inv;familiar pejorative pen pushing travail m de bureau□ -
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[nib]((also pen-nib) the pointed, metal part of a fountain-pen or other pen from which the ink flows.) (bec de) plume- - nibbed -
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(a kind of pen with a nib and containing a supply of ink which is released as one writes.) stylo -
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scratching ['skrætʃɪŋ]►► scratching post (for cat) grattoir m
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nib — [nib] n. [var. of NEB] 1. the bill or beak of a bird 2. a) Historical the split and sharpened end of a quill pen b) the point of a pen 3. the projecting end of anything; point vt … English World dictionary
Nib — Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nibbing}.] To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nib — [nıb] n ↑cap, ↑nib [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from neb beak (11 19 centuries), from Old English nebb] 1.) the pointed metal part at the end of a pen 2.) his/her nibs old fashioned informal someone in authority or someone who thinks they… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nib — [ nıb ] noun count the pointed end of a pen that you write with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nib — ► NOUN 1) the pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink. 2) (nibs) shelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans. ORIGIN originally in the sense «beak, nose»: probably from Dutch nib or Low German nibbe, related to NEB(Cf. ↑N) … English terms dictionary
pen — [n1] enclosure cage, coop, corral, fence, fold, hedge, hutch, jail, penitentiary, prison, sty, wall*; concepts 439,443 Ant. open space pen [n2] writing instrument ball point, felt tip, fountain pen, marker, nib, quill, reed, stick, stylograph;… … New thesaurus
pen|point — «PEHN POYNT», noun. 1. a small metal instrument with a split point, used with a holder for writing in ink; nib. 2. a point used for writing on any pen, such as the ball at the end of a ballpoint pen … Useful english dictionary