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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.) correspondant/-ante -
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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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pen [pen]1. nouna. stylo mb. (for animals) enclos ma. ( = write) écrire3. compounds* * *[pen] 1.1) ( for writing) stylo mto put pen to paper — ( write) écrire, prendre la plume; ( give signature) signer
2) ( for animals) parc m, enclos m3) Zoology cygne m femelle4) (colloq) US ( prison) taule (colloq) f, prison f2.transitive verb (p prés etc - nn-)1) ( write) écrire2) (also pen in) enfermer, parquer -
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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
pen pal — pen pals also pen pal N COUNT A pen pal is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although the two of you may never have met. Syn: pen friend … English dictionary
pen pal — n someone you make friends with by writing letters, especially someone who lives in another country and who you have never met British Equivalent: pen friend … Dictionary of contemporary English
pen pal — pen ,pal noun count INFORMAL someone who you regularly write friendly letters to but have never met. British usually pen friend … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pen pal — pen′ pal n. a person with whom one keeps up an exchange of letters, usu. someone far away • Etymology: 1935–40, amer … From formal English to slang
pen pal — ► NOUN informal ▪ a penfriend … English terms dictionary
pen pal — n. a person, esp. a stranger in another country, with whom one arranges a regular exchange of letters … English World dictionary
pen pal — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pen pal : singular pen pal plural pen pals a pen friend … English dictionary
pen pal — {n.} A friend who is known to someone through an exchange of letters. * /John s pen pal writes him letters about school in Alaska./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pen pal — {n.} A friend who is known to someone through an exchange of letters. * /John s pen pal writes him letters about school in Alaska./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pen pal — a person with whom one keeps up an exchange of letters, usually someone so far away that a personal meeting is unlikely: My niece in Texas has a pen pal in France. [1935 40, Amer.] * * * … Universalium