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nouns (a usually young person (usually living abroad) with whom another (usually young) person regularly exchanges letters: My daughter has pen-friends in India and Spain.) correspondente* * *pen-friend[p'en frend] n Brit correspondente: pessoa com quem se troca correspondência sem nunca tê-la encontrado. -
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nouns (a usually young person (usually living abroad) with whom another (usually young) person regularly exchanges letters: My daughter has pen-friends in India and Spain.) correspondente -
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I [pen] noun(a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.) cercadoII [pen](an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.) caneta- pen-pal
- pen-knife
- pen-name
- pen-pal* * *pen1[pen] n 1 pequeno cercado para animais, galinheiro, redil, aprisco, chiqueiro, curral. 2 os animais mantidos nestes cercados. 3 base para submarinos. • vt (ps and pp penned) encurralar, engaiolar, confinar em cercados. to pen up water represar água.————————pen2[pen] n 1 caneta. 2 pena (de escrever). 3 profissão literária. she lives by her pen / ela vive (ou trabalha) como escritora. 4 estilo literário, maneira de expressão. 5 fig escritor. 6 Zool concha óssea interna da lula. • vt (ps and pp penned) escrever, redigir. ballpoint pen caneta esferográfica. geometrical pen tira-linhas. slip of the pen erro de escrita. the pen is mightier than the sword a inteligência supera a força. to set pen to paper lançar mão da pena.————————pen3[pen] n fêmea do cisne.————————pen4[pen] n Amer sl penitenciária, prisão. -
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['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) acontecer2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) acontecer3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) acontecer•- happen upon
- happen on* * *hap.pen[h'æpən] vi 1 acontecer, suceder, ocorrer. many accidents happened / houve muitos desastres. it happened once upon a time / aconteceu uma vez. 2 acontecer por acaso. he happened to be there / ele esteve lá por acaso. as it happens I am going there, too por coincidência também vou lá. I happened across (on) him encontrei-o por acaso. I happened in na hora estive lá de visita. it happened that aconteceu que. that never happened to me isto nunca me aconteceu. what is going to happen to me? o que será de mim?
См. также в других словарях:
pen friend — or pen pal noun An otherwise unknown person (usu abroad) with whom one corresponds • • • Main Entry: ↑pen * * * pen friend UK US noun [countable] [singular pen friend … Useful english dictionary
pen friend — pen|friend [ˈpenfrend] n BrE someone you write friendly letters to, especially someone in another country who you have never met = ↑pen pal … Dictionary of contemporary English
pen|friend — or pen friend «PEHN FREHND», noun. Especially British. a pen pal … Useful english dictionary
pen-friend — pen friends also penfriend N COUNT A pen friend is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although the two of you may never have met. [BRIT] Syn: pen pal (in AM, use pen pal) … English dictionary
pen friend — pen ,friend noun count BRITISH a PEN PAL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pen friend — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pen friend : singular pen friend plural pen friends British someone who you regularly write friendly letters to but have never met … English dictionary
pen friend — noun (C) BrE someone you make friends with by writing letters, especially someone in another country whom you have never met; pen pal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pen-friend — noun a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence • Syn: ↑pen pal • Hypernyms: ↑correspondent, ↑letter writer … Useful english dictionary
pen-friend — noun alternative spelling of penfriend … Wiktionary
ˈpen ˌfriend — noun [C] British someone who you regularly write friendly letters to but have never met … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Pen pal — Pen pals (or penpals or pen friends) are people who regularly write to each other, particularly via postal mail.PurposesA penpal relationship is often used to practice reading and writing in a foreign language, to improve literacy, to learn more… … Wikipedia
