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pluma

∗ ≈

pen

∗ noun

pluma
feminine noun
1. feather (de ave)
  • un sombrero de plumas -> a feathered hat
2. (fountain) pen (para escribir); quill (pen) (de ave); (ballpoint) pen (bolígrafo) (Carib, Mexican Spanish)
  • pluma estilográfica -> fountain pen
3. style (figurative) (estilo de escribir); writer (escritor)
4. tap (grifo) (Carib, Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish Br), faucet (United States)
5. (informal)
  • tener pluma -> to be camp (persona)
adjective invariable
6. featherweight (sport)
  • peso pluma -> featherweight

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pluma [ploo’-mah]
noun
1. Feather, the plume of birds. (f)
2. Pen, for writing (de escribir). (f)
  • Pluma estilográfica -> fountain pen
3. Art of writing, penmanship (caligrafía). (f)
4. Writer, author. (f)
  • Buena pluma -> a good penman, a skiful writer
  • Golpe de pluma -> dash with the pen
5. (coll.) Wealth, opulence. (f)
6. (coll.) Air expelled from the bowels. (f)
7. Fib, tale (mentira). (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)
8. (Cono Sur) Prostitute (puta). (m)
9. (Cono Sur) Crane (grúa). (m)

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pluma
1 [de ave] feather; (como adorno) plume; feather
colchón de plumas feather bed
hacer a pluma y a pelo to be versatile; be ready to undertake anything
tener pluma (España) to be camp
2 (para escribir) (de metal, plástico) pen; (de ave) quill
y otras obras de su pluma and other works from his pen; dejar correr la pluma to write spontaneously
escribir algo a vuela pluma to scribble sth down
pluma atómica (México) ballpoint pen
pluma electrónica light pen
pluma esferográfica (Latinoamérica) ballpoint pen
pluma estilográfica pluma fuente fountain pen
3 (caligrafía) penmanship; writing
4 (Bádminton) (volante) shuttlecock
5 (Centroamérica) (mentira) fib; tale; (truco) hoax
6 (S. Cone) (puta) prostitute
7 (And) (Caribe) (S. Cone) (grifo) tap; faucet; (EEUU)
8 (S. Cone) (grúa) crane; derrick
9 (España) (peseta) one peseta
10 (España) (pene) prick (vulgar)
11 (España) (periodista) hack
(Dep) featherweight

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