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[fam.] [U] ( péj.) gratte-papierEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pencil pusher
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pencil ['pensəl] ( British pt & pp pencilled, cont pencilling, American pt & pp penciled, cont penciling)1 noun(a) (for writing, makeup) crayon m;∎ a box of coloured pencils une boîte de crayons de couleur;∎ the corrections are in pencil les corrections sont (faites) au crayon∎ a pencil of light un pinceau de lumière(drawing) au crayonécrire au crayon; (hastily) crayonner;∎ question marks were pencilled in the margin on avait mis des points d'interrogation au crayon dans la marge;∎ to pencil one's eyebrows se dessiner les sourcils (au crayon)►► pencil box plumier m;pencil case trousse f;pencil holder porte-crayon m;American familiar pejorative pencil pusher gratte-papier m inv;pencil sharpener taille-crayon m;pencil sketch croquis m au crayon(date, name, address) noter ou inscrire au crayon; figurative fixer provisoirement;∎ I'll pencil the meeting/you in for 6 June retenons provisoirement la date du 6 juin pour la réunion/notre rendez-vous -
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pencil [ˈpensl]crayon m[+ date, meeting] fixer provisoirement* * *['pensl] 1.noun crayon m2.Phrasal Verbs:
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pencil pusher — ˈpencil ˌpusher noun [countable] a pen pusher * * * pencil pusher UK US noun [C] US ► PEN PUSHER(Cf. ↑pen pusher) … Financial and business terms
pencil pusher — pencil pushers N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a pencil pusher, you mean that their work consists of writing or dealing with documents, and does not seem very useful or important. [AM] ...the pencil pushers who decide the course of… … English dictionary
pencil pusher — pencil .pusher n AmE someone who has a boring, unimportant job in an office … Dictionary of contemporary English
pencil pusher — pencil ,pusher noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who has an unimportant job in an office but uses a lot of paper writing reports. This word is often used to criticize someone or their job … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pencil pusher — ☆ pencil pusher n. Informal a person, as an office clerk, whose job entails writing, keeping records, etc … English World dictionary
pencil-pusher — penˈcil pusher same as ↑pen pusher (see under ↑pen1). • • • Main Entry: ↑pencil * * * ˈpencil pusher [pencil pusher pencil pushers] noun ( … Useful english dictionary
pencil pusher — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pencil pusher : singular pencil pusher plural pencil pushers American informal a pen pusher … English dictionary
pencil-pusher — n. a bureaucrat; a clerk; an office worker. (See also paper pusher.) □ Look here, you lousy pencil pusher, I want to talk to your boss! □ City Hall is filled with a bunch of over paid pencil pushers … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
pencil pusher — Informal. a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record keeping, etc. Also called pen pusher. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
pencil pusher — noun One who does routine office work; someone involved mainly in paperwork. Syn: bureaucrat, pen pusher … Wiktionary
pencil-pusher — noun N. Amer. another term for pen pusher … English new terms dictionary