Translation
ballpoint pen, biro (Spain)
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Word origin
A twentieth-century coinage from bola ('ball') plus the Greek suffix -grafo ('writing'), naming the small rolling ball at the tip. The Greek graphein ('to write') also gives English 'graph' and 'photograph'.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- bola plus -grafo
- English cognates
- graph, photograph
Grammar
Examples
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Can you lend me a pen to sign?
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My pen has run out of ink.
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Write the address in pen, not in pencil.
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I found your pen under the table.
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I always carry a pen in my pocket.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 45, lesson 1: bolígrafo, conforme, estanque and 7 more words.