pen

penna

Piccolo strumento che permette di scrivere o disegnare con l’inchiostro.

In inglese semplice: A small tool that uses ink to write or draw.

• Can I borrow your pen?
• She signed the form with a blue pen.
• These pens have run out of ink.

Espressioni comuni: ballpoint pen, pen and paper, fountain pen

recinto

Piccolo spazio circondato da una recinzione dove si tengono gli animali.

In inglese semplice: A small area surrounded by a fence where animals are kept.

• The pigs are in their pen.
• He built a new pen for the sheep.
• Close the gate so the animals stay in the pen.

Sinonimi: enclosure

Espressioni comuni: pig pen, sheep pen, cattle pen

carcere, galera

Luogo in cui vengono rinchiuse persone condannate per reati gravi.

In inglese semplice: A prison where people are kept after being found guilty of serious crimes.

• He spent five years in the pen.
• She was sent to the state pen.
• They met while serving time in the pen.

Sinonimi: prison, penitentiary

Espressioni comuni: in the pen, federal pen, state pen

penna

Uno scrittore oppure il suo modo caratteristico di scrivere.

In inglese semplice: A writer, or the way someone writes.

• She has a sharp pen.
• The magazine attracted some of the finest pens of its time.
• These stories came from the pen of a young teacher.

Espressioni comuni: a sharp pen, a gifted pen, from the pen

scrivere, redigere

Scrivere una lettera, un racconto, una canzone o un altro testo.

In inglese semplice: To write a letter, story, song, or other piece of text.

• She penned a short letter.
• He has penned several songs for the band.
• The article was penned during her stay abroad.

Sinonimi: write, compose

Espressioni comuni: pen a letter, pen a novel, pen a song, pen an article

rinchiudere, recintare

Mettere gli animali in uno spazio chiuso da una recinzione.

In inglese semplice: To put animals in an area surrounded by a fence.

• We penned the sheep before sunset.
• The cattle were penned near the barn.
• She penned up the pigs while the fence was repaired.

Come si usa: pen someone/something in/up (The farmer penned the sheep up before dark.)

Sinonimi: enclose, confine

Contrari: release

Espressioni comuni: pen up sheep, pen cattle, pen an animal

rinchiudere, intrappolare

Tenere qualcuno in uno spazio ristretto da cui non può uscire facilmente.

In inglese semplice: To keep someone in a small area that they cannot easily leave.

• The crowd was penned in behind barriers.
• Tall buildings penned us in on every side.
• She felt penned in by the narrow walls.

Come si usa: be penned in (We were penned in by parked cars.)

Sinonimi: trap, confine, hem in

Contrari: release, free

Espressioni comuni: pen someone in, pen in something