pen in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pen¹ [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N (for writing)

pen

penna f

to put or run one's pen through sth

depennare qc

to put pen to paper (write)

mettersi a scrivere, prendere la penna in mano

to put pen to paper (give signature)

firmare, mettere la firma

to live by one's pen

guadagnarsi da vivere facendo lo scrittore

II.pen¹ <forma in -ing penning, pt, pp penned> [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] VB trans (write)

pen letter, article

scrivere

I.pen² [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N (enclosure)

pen (for animals)

recinto m

pen (for animals)

chiuso m

pen (for child)

box m

II.also pen in <forma in -ing penning, pt, pp penned> VB trans

also pen in sheep, pigs:

also pen in

chiudere in un recinto

pen³ [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N ZOOL

pen

femmina f del cigno

pen⁴ [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N Am inf

pen short for penitentiary

pen

prigione f

pen

gabbia f

See also penitentiary

penitentiary [Brit ˌpɛnɪˈtɛnʃ(ə)ri, Am ˌpɛnəˈtɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ri] N

1. penitentiary Am (prison):

penitentiary

penitenziario m

penitentiary

carcere m

federal, state penitentiary

penitenziario federale, di stato

2. penitentiary REL:

penitentiary (cleric)

penitenziere m

penitentiary (tribunal)

penitenzieria f

mapping pen [ˌmæpɪŋˈpen] N

mapping pen

penna f da mappatura

pen-wiper [ˈpenwaɪpə(r)] N

pen-wiper

nettapenne m

drawing pen [ˈdrɔːɪŋpen] N

drawing pen

tiralinee m

submarine pen [ˌsʌbməˈriːnˌpen] N

submarine pen

riparo m per sottomarini

glue pen [ˈɡluːpen] N

glue pen

colla liquida trasparente contenuta in un distributore a forma di penna

pen-pushing [Brit ˈpɛnˌpʊʃɪŋ] N inf, pej

pen-pushing

lavoro m da impiegatuccio

pen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.pen¹ [pen] N

pen (fountain pen)

penna f stilografica

pen (ballpoint pen)

biro f inv

pen (ballpoint pen)

penna f a sfera

felt-tip pen

pennarello m

to put pen to paper

prendere la penna in mano

Phrases:

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

ne uccide più la penna che la spada prov

II.pen¹ <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

pen

scrivere

I.pen² [pen] N

1. pen (enclosure):

pen

recinto m

pig pen

porcile m

2. pen inf (jail):

the pen

la galera

II.pen² [pen] VB trans

to pen sb/sth in

chiudere qu/qc in un recinto

pen pal N

pen pal

amico(-a) m (f) di penna

light pen N

light pen

penna f ottica

fountain pen N

fountain pen

penna f stilografica

pen name N

pen name

pseudonimo m

ballpoint (pen) N

ballpoint (pen)

penna f a sfera

ballpoint (pen)

biro f

felt-tip (pen) [ˌfel·tˈtɪp (pen)] N

felt-tip (pen)

pennarello m

Translations for pen in the Italian»English Dictionary

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pen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

slip of the pen

lapsus m calami inv

he has paper but no pen

ha la carta ma non ha la penna

felt-tip pen

pennarello m

to put pen to paper

prendere la penna in mano

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

ne uccide più la penna che la spada prov

pig pen

porcile m

the pen

la galera

to pen sb/sth in

chiudere qu/qc in un recinto

whose is this pen?

di chi è questa penna?

the pen slipped out of my hand

mi è sfuggita la penna di mano

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In large part, this is because intensive piggeries are more economical than outdoor systems, pen systems, or the sty.

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This object-relative construction is considered non-canonical because the direct object pen occurs before its associated verb purchased.

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The defenders in the cattle pen retreated into the horse corral.

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When the power of the pen looks like slackening, he uses the hands that push the pen, so to say.

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We were disgusted in twenty pages, as, independent of a bad translation, it has indelicacies which disgrace a pen hitherto so pure.

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What about a twist-action ballpoint pen with your company's name and web address on it?

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Although not illustrated, it is richly decorated with pen flourished initials, and great care has been taken over its construction.

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For writing an address on cloth, a moistened copying pencil was preferred to a pen, whose nib could easily get caught in the weave.

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It was then that he adopted his pen-name.

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Its products include pens, erasers, glue, drawing materials, schoolbags, markers, highlighters, mechanical pencils, notebooks, correction fluid, oil pastels, sticky notes, pencil leads, and pen refills.

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