ballpoint pen in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ballpoint pen in the Italian»English Dictionary

penna biro

ballpoint pen

biro

ballpoint (pen)

penna a sfera

ballpoint (pen)

a sfera penna a sfera

ballpoint (pen), rollerball

Translations for ballpoint pen in the English»Italian Dictionary

ballpoint [Brit ˈbɔːlpɔɪnt, Am ˈbɔlˌpɔɪnt], ballpoint pen [ˌbɔːlpɔɪntˈpen] N

ballpoint

penna f a sfera

ballpoint

biro f

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

ballpoint pen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ballpoint pen in the English»Italian Dictionary

ballpoint (pen) N

ballpoint (pen)

penna f a sfera

ballpoint (pen)

biro f

Translations for ballpoint pen in the Italian»English Dictionary

penna a sfera

ballpoint (pen)

biro

ballpoint pen

Translations for ballpoint 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Barney loves skull symbols, even putting them on his designer ballpoint pen.

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The pages of my logbooks were stained with coffee spills, raindrops and ballpoint pen leaks, but the words and numbers told an amazing story.

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When it first hit the market in 1946, a ballpoint pen sold for around $10, roughly equivalent to $100 today.

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On another occasion they made a ballpoint pen explode which they had stuffed with the sulphur taken from matches.

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Even before computer keyboards turned so many people into carpal-tunnel sufferers, the ballpoint pen was already straining hands and wrists.

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Underneath it is a battery-powered camera that has a circumference similar to a regular ballpoint pen and with a data storage device.

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A ballpoint pen is just another art tool.

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The players signed their names on white hockey tape in ballpoint pen and the tape was then affixed to the puck.

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Some in the older generation do not how to wield a ballpoint pen to make a check mark on paper.

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Give the pen a twist and it turns into an actual ballpoint pen with a smooth nib, too.

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