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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesferográfica
Pronunciation / Transliteration: is.fe.ɾoˈɡɾa.fi.kɐ
"Preciso de uma esferográfica para preencher este formulário."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A pen that has a tiny metal ball as its writing point, which rolls ink onto the paper from a storage tube inside.
"She reached into her bag to pull out a blue ballpoint for signing the contract."
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Designated or written using a ballpoint pen.
"The artist created a detailed sketch using only a standard black ballpoint."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'ball' and 'point', referring to the tiny free-rolling sphere at the tip that dispenses ink. The writing instrument was commercially popularized in the mid-20th century, notably by László Bíró, leading to the common eponym 'biro' in many regions.
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stylo à bille
Transliteration: sti.lo a bil
"Il écrit toujours avec un stylo à bille."
Kugelschreiber
Transliteration: ˈkuːɡl̩ˌʃʁaɪ̯bɐ
"Kannst du mir einen Kugelschreiber leihen?"
penna a sfera
Transliteration: ˈpen.na a ˈsfɛ.ra
"Ho perso la mia penna a sfera preferita."
bolígrafo
Transliteration: bo.liˈɣɾa.fo
"Firmó el documento con un bolígrafo azul."
esferográfica
Transliteration: is.fe.ɾoˈɡɾa.fi.kɐ
"Preciso de uma esferográfica para preencher este formulário."
बॉलपॉइंट पेन
Transliteration: boLPoinT pen
"मेरे पास एक नीला बॉलपॉइंट पेन है।"
圆珠笔
Transliteration: yuán zhū bǐ
"请用圆珠笔填写这张表格。"
볼펜
Transliteration: bol-pen
"서명은 볼펜으로 해주세요."
ボールペン
Transliteration: bōrupen
"彼はボールペンでメモを書いた。"
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