pen pusher in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pen pusher in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pen-pusher N

pen-pusher

chupatintas mf inf

pen-pusher

tinterillo m / tinterilla f inf

pen-pusher

suche mf Chil inf

Translations for pen pusher in the Spanish»English Dictionary

plumífero (plumífera)

pen-pusher inf

chupatintas

pen-pusher inf, pej

Translations for pen pusher in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pusher [Am ˈpʊʃər, Brit ˈpʊʃə] N inf

pusher

camello mf inf

pusher

jíbaro mf Col Ven sl

pusher

conecte mf Mex sl

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

pen pusher in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pen pusher in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pen pusher N Aus, Brit pej inf

pen pusher

chupatintas mf inv

pen pusher

suche mf Chile

Translations for pen pusher in the Spanish»English Dictionary

chupatintas

pen-pusher

Translations for pen pusher in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pusher N inf

pusher

camello mf

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Are they pen pushers or crime fighters?

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Instead of asking pen pushers.

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But as a contented inmate of this singular institution of pen pushers, that makes you congenitally unemployable.

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Television pen pushers hate it, fans hate it and the players are split.

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It all adds up to one major headache (albeit a boon for accountants and pen pushers).

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The pen pushers and keyboard tappers will be left behind.

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The system as we have it today produces pen pushers at the top, very little in the middle and unemployable semi-literates at the bottom.

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The pathogen is the faceless "bureaucrat"; the pen pusher, jobsworth and pedant.

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