penfriend
A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence…A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.
» She wrote letters to her penfriend every week.
Sie schrieb ihrem Brieffreund jede Woche.
Sie schrieb ihrer Brieffreundin jede Woche.
Meaning
1 sensesA person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.
Examples
6 sentencesShe wrote letters to her penfriend every week.
deSie schrieb ihrem Brieffreund jede Woche.
Did Marika have penfriends from Japan?
ruУ Марики были друзья по переписке из Японии?
deHatte Marika Brieffreunde aus Japan?
Alexandra wrote to her penfriend in Italy.
ruАлександра написала своему другу по переписке в Италии.
deAlexandra schrieb ihrem Brieffreund in Italien.
Alexandra would write to her penfriend in Italy.
deAlexandra schrieb ihrem Brieffreund in Italien.
Alexandra used to write to her penfriend in Italy.
ruАлександра писала своему другу по переписке в Италии.
deAlexandra schrieb ihrem Brieffreund in Italien.
Origin
From pen + friend.From pen + friend.
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Forms
plural: penfriends| Singular | penfriend |
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