pen pal in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pen pal in the English»French Dictionary

pen pal N inf

pen pal

correspondant/-e m/f

Translations for pen pal in the French»English Dictionary

correspondant (correspondante) (dans le cadre d'un passe-temps)

pen pal

Translations for pen pal in the English»French Dictionary

pal [Brit pal, Am pæl] N inf

pal

copain/copine inf

m/f to be pals with sb

être copain avec qn

be a pal!

sois sympa!

PAL [Brit pal, Am pæl] N

PAL TV → phase alternative line

PAL

PAL m

PAL standard

système m PAL

I.pen [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] N

1. pen (for writing):

pen

stylo m

to put or run one's pen through sth

barrer qc

to put pen to paper (write)

écrire, prendre la plume

to put pen to paper (give signature)

signer

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

2. pen (enclosure):

pen (for animals)

parc m

pen (for animals)

enclos m

pen (for child)

parc m

3. pen ZOOL:

pen

cygne m femelle

4. pen Am inf → penitentiary

pen

taule f inf

pen

prison f

II.pen <pres part penning; pret, pp penned> [Brit pɛn, Am pɛn] VB trans

1. pen (write):

pen letter, article

écrire

Phrases:

pen, a. pen in sheep, pigs

enfermer, parquer

See also penitentiary

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

1. penitentiary Am (prison):

penitentiary

pénitencier m

penitentiary

prison f

federal/state penitentiary

pénitencier fédéral/d'État

2. penitentiary REL:

penitentiary (cleric)

pénitencier m

penitentiary (tribunal)

pénitencerie f

pen pal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pen pal in the English»French Dictionary

pen pal N

pen pal → penfriend

See also penfriend

penfriend N

penfriend

correspondant(e) m (f)

Translations for pen pal in the French»English Dictionary

correspondant(e) d'un jeune

pen-pal Am

Translations for pen pal in the English»French Dictionary

pal [pæl] N inf

pal

pote mf

I.pen¹ [pen] N

1. pen (writing instrument):

pen

stylo m

to live by one's pen

vivre de sa plume

to put pen to paper

écrire

to write in pen

écrire au stylo

2. pen (quill):

pen

plume f

Phrases:

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

la plume est plus tranchante que l'épée

II.pen¹ <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

pen letter:

pen

écrire

I.pen² [pen] N

pen

parc m

pig pen

porcherie f

II.pen² <-nn-> [pen] VB trans

pen

parquer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To be in another place and to have a pen pal and another girl to talk to about boys, about school, about parents...

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Find people who can positively affect your life and help you grow as a person through pen pal programs or online multinational forums and sites.

lifestyle.inquirer.net

A teenage girl has a soldier for a pen pal, but uses her older sister's name and photograph.

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It was an easy sort of fun musical pen pal situation between the two of us.

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It is considered common courtesy to pass the friendship books on to another pen pal as quickly as possible.

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They established a pen pal system with graffiti artists in other cities, exchanging videos of their work.

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A prison pen pal, she is fifty-one years his junior and was born midway in his second term as governor.

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He also does hockey stats in conjunction with a pen pal he's been writing to since the '70s.

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Also, on a pen pal challenge, the user has to pick the correct continent to complete the challenge.

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Online relationships are similar in many ways to pen pal relationships.

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