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Dictionary: pent   (pĕnt) pronunciation

v.
A past tense and a past participle of pen2.

adj.
Penned or shut up; closely confined.


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1. Same as chimney pent.
2. Same as pent roof.
3. A small room, lean-to, or shed, often with one or more open sides.


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: closely confined
  Synonym: shut up


Translations: Pent
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stængt, spærret
n. - skur

Nederlands (Dutch)
opgesloten, onderdrukt

Français (French)
adj. - enfermé
n. - auvent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - eingedämmt
n. - Vordach, Schutzdach

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εγκλείω, εγκλωβίζω, καταπνίγω
adj. - έγκλειστος, εγκλωβισμένος, μαντρωμένος, απωθημένος
n. - ρετιρέ
abbr. - Πεντηκοστή

Italiano (Italian)
represso, rinchiuso, in gabbia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - encurralar, confinar
adj. - encurralado, confinado
n. - cercado (m)
abbr. - encurralar

Русский (Russian)
запертый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - encerrado, reprimido, contenido
n. - tejado de una sola vertiente

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - dämma upp
adj. - inspärrad, undertryckt
n. - uppdämning
abbr. - (Pentacost) skjul med snedtak

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
被幽禁的, 抑制的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 被幽禁的, 抑制的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 갇힌
n. - 옥탑방

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 閉じ込められた

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكبت, يحبس (صفه) مكبوت, محبوس, (الاسم) حبس, كبت (اختصار) مختصر : شقه السطح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כלוא, חסום‬
n. - ‮בניין עם גג משופע, דירת-גג, פנטהאוז, גג משופע‬


 
 
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