pen in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pen in the English»French Dictionary

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

cartridge pen N

cartridge pen

stylo m à cartouche

fountain pen N

fountain pen

stylo m (à encre)

pen-pusher N inf, pej

pen-pusher

gratte-papier inf pej

pen pal N inf

pen pal

correspondant/-e m/f

pen-pushing N inf, pej

pen-pushing

travaux mpl d'écritures

pen name N

pen name

pseudonyme m

pen name

nom m de plume

pen holder N

pen holder

porte-plume m inv

glue pen N

glue pen

stylo m colle transparente

mapping pen N

mapping pen

plume f à dessin

pen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pen in the English»French Dictionary

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

fountain pen N

fountain pen

stylo m à encre

light pen N

1. light pen (reader for bar codes):

light pen

stylo m optique

2. light pen (computer input device):

light pen

photostyle m

pen name N

pen name

nom m de plume

pen pal N

pen pal → penfriend

See also penfriend

penfriend N

penfriend

correspondant(e) m (f)

marker pen N

marker pen

marqueur m

ballpoint (pen) [ˌbɔ:lpɔɪnt (pen)] N

ballpoint (pen)

stylo m (à) bille

felt-tip (pen) [ˌfeltˈtɪp (pen)] N

felt-tip (pen)

feutre m

Translations for pen in the French»English Dictionary

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stylo

pen

stylo (à) plume

fountain pen

stylo (à) bille

ball-point pen

pen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

your pen/card? it is on my desk

ton stylo/ta carte? il/elle est sur mon bureau

to put pen to paper

écrire

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

la plume est plus tranchante que l'épée

to have no time/money/pen

ne pas avoir le temps/d'argent/de stylo

all you need is a pen

tu n'as besoin que d'un stylo

this is where my pen was found

c'est là qu'on a trouvé mon stylo

this pen's a piece of shit

c'est de la merde, ce stylo

keep that pen, I've got lots

garde ce stylo, j'en ai tout un stock

to dip one's pen in the ink

tremper sa plume dans l'encre

the pen's over there on the desk

le stylo est là, sur le bureau

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Are they pen pushers or crime fighters?

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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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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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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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Today he's wearing a hip hat and scratching away intently with a ballpoint pen, doodling something that looks very much like a wolf.

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A thermograph is usually configured with a pen that records temperature on a revolving cylinder.

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

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As he called it, it was rich extempore writing, talking with pen in hand.

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