pen pal in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pen pal in the English»Italian Dictionary

pen pal [Brit, Am ˈpɛn ˌpæl] N inf

pen pal

amico m di penna / amica f di penna

pen pal

corrispondente mf

Translations for pen pal in the Italian»English Dictionary

amico di penna

pen pal inf

amico, amica di penna

pen friend or pal

Translations for pen pal in the English»Italian Dictionary

PAL [Brit pal, Am pæl] N

PAL TV → phase alternative line

PAL

linea a fase alternata

PAL

PAL m

PAL standard

sistema PAL

I.pal [Brit pal, Am pæl] N inf

pal

amico m / amica f

to be pals with sb

essere amico di qn

be a pal!

sii buono or gentile!

II.pal <forma in -ing palling, pt, pp palled> [Brit pal, Am pæl] VB intr

pal

fare amicizia

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

pen pal in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pen pal in the English»Italian Dictionary

pen pal N

pen pal

amico(-a) m (f) di penna

Translations for pen pal in the English»Italian Dictionary

pal [pæl] N inf

1. pal (friend):

pal

amico(-a) m (f)

2. pal (form of address):

pal

bello(-a) m (f)

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

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

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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.

en.wikipedia.org

She also initiated a pen pal program with her younger students.

armenianweekly.com

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

en.wikipedia.org

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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He indicated that he was looking for a female pen pal.

talkingpointsmemo.com

He has had a pen pal or two since, but no serious romantic prospects have emerged.

www.theglobeandmail.com

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

www.oshawaexpress.ca