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Biro

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Biro [ˈbaɪrəʊ]
n pl -ros
™ Brit a kind of ballpoint
[named after Laszlo Bíró (1900-85), Hungarian inventor]
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Noun1.Biro - a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paperBiro - a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper
ballpen, ballpoint, ballpoint pen
pen - a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
Translations
Biro® [ˈbaɪrəʊ] N (Brit) → bolígrafo m, birome f (S. Cone)
Biro® [ˈbaɪrəʊ] n → Bic® m, stylo-bille m
Biro®
n (Brit) → Kugelschreiber m, → Kuli m (inf)
Biro® [ˈbaɪ/ərəʊ] n → biro ® f inv
Biro → ®بيرو propisovačka kuglepen Kugelschreiber Στυλό διαρκείας boli, bolígrafo kuulakärkikynä stylo-bille kemijska olovka biro バイロウ® 볼펜 상표명 Biro® kulepenn długopis esferográfica шариковая ручка kulspetspenna ปากกาลูกลื่นกลม tükenmez kalem bút Biro® “拜罗”圆珠笔
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