pen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pen¹ [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

pen (fountain pen)

pluma f estilográfica

pen (fountain pen)

pluma f fuente LatAm

pen (fountain pen)

estilográfica f

pen (fountain pen)

lapicera f fuente CSur

pen (fountain pen)

estilógrafo m Col

pen (ballpoint)

bolígrafo m

pen (ballpoint)

boli m Spain inf

pen (ballpoint)

birome f RioPl

pen (ballpoint)

pluma f atómica Mex

pen (ballpoint)

lápiz m de pasta Chil

pen (felt tip)

rotulador m

he had never actually put or set pen to paper

nunca se había puesto a escribir

he had never actually put or set pen to paper

nunca había escrito nada

pen and ink sketch

boceto m a plumilla

the pen is mightier than the sword

más puede la pluma que la espada

II.pen¹ <pres part penning; pt, pp penned> [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] VB trans

pen letter/article

redactar

pen letter/article

escribir

pen verse

componer

pen² [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

pen FARM (for sheep)

redil m

pen (for cattle)

corral m

pen³ [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N ZOOL

pen (female swan)

cisne m hembra

pen⁴ [Am pɛn, Brit pɛn] N

pen (prison) Am:

pen sl

cana mf AmS sl

pen sl

talego m Spain sl

pen sl

tanque m Mex sl

in the pen

a la sombra inf

felt-tip pen [Am ˌfɛltˌtɪp ˈpɛn, Brit ˌfɛltˌtɪp ˈpɛn], felt pen N

felt-tip pen

rotulador m

felt-tip pen

marcador m LatAm

gel pen N

gel pen

bolígrafo m (de tinta) gel

marking pen N

marking pen

marcador m LatAm

marking pen

rotulador m Spain

pig-pen [Am ˈpɪɡˌpɛn, Brit ˈpɪɡpɛn] N Am

pig-pen → pigsty

See also pigsty

pigsty <pl pigsties> [Am ˈpɪɡˌstaɪ, Brit ˈpɪɡstʌɪ] N

pigsty

pocilga f

pigsty

chiquero m LatAm

this house is a pigsty!

¡esta casa está hecha una pocilga!

this house is a pigsty!

¡esta casa está hecha un chiquero! LatAm

pen computer N

pen computer

computadora f de pluma

pen computer

ordenador m de pluma Spain (que utiliza un lápiz electrónico para introducir datos)

pen name N

pen name

seudónimo m

pen name

nombre m de guerra

pen name

nombre m de batalla LatAm

pen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pen¹ [pen] -nn- N

pen (fountain pen)

pluma f estilográfica

pen (fountain pen)

pluma f fuente LatAm

pen (ballpoint)

bolígrafo m

pen (ballpoint)

birome f Arg

pen (ballpoint)

pluma f atómica Mex

pen (ballpoint)

lápiz m de pasta Chile

felt-tip pen

rotulador m

to put pen to paper

ponerse a escribir

Phrases:

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

más puede la pluma que la espada prov

II.pen¹ [pen] -nn- VB trans

pen

escribir

pen² [pen] N

1. pen (enclosure):

pen

corral m

pig pen

pocilga f

2. pen Am inf (jail):

pen

talego m

pen

tanque m Mex

pen pusher N Aus, Brit pej inf

pen pusher

chupatintas mf inv

pen pusher

suche mf Chile

fountain pen N

fountain pen

pluma f estilográfica

light pen N

light pen

lápiz m óptico

pen name N

pen name

seudónimo m

pen friend N Aus, Brit

pen friend

amigo, -a m, f por correspondencia

pen in VB trans -nn- (enclose)

pen in

cercar

pen pal N

pen pal

amigo(-a) m (f) por correspondencia

pen drive N

User Entry

pen drive (memory stick)

memoria USB f

pen drive (memory stick)

pendrive m

pen drive (memory stick)

pen m inf

pen drive (memory stick)

pincho [USB] m inf

pen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whose is this pen?

¿de quién es esta pluma?

slip of the pen

lapsus m cálami

he jabbed at the paragraph with his pen

señaló el párrafo con su bolígrafo

he has paper but no pen

tiene papel pero no una pluma

felt-tip pen

rotulador m

to put pen to paper

ponerse a escribir

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

más puede la pluma que la espada prov

pig pen

pocilga f

to change the pen for a pencil

suplir el bolígrafo por un lápiz

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He is a writer who publishes literary novels under his own name and trashy romances under pen names.

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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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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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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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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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He always keeps his police dog outdoors in a special pen with an insulated dog house.

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For example, a subject may be imagined trying to pick a red pen from a pen holder.

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Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint.

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

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