Pencils Meaning in English

word · lemma: pencil

US

/ˈpɛnsəɫz/

PEN-suhlz

UK

/pˈɛnsəlz/

PEN-suhlz

التعريف

Thin sticks of wood or plastic with a colored center, used for writing or drawing. "Pencils" is the plural form of "pencil."

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Always plural; refers to more than one 'pencil.' Often used in school or art contexts. Don’t confuse with 'pens' (which use ink). Common collocations: 'colored pencils', 'sharpen pencils', 'borrow pencils.'

• Spanish: lápices
• Portuguese (BR): lápis
• Portuguese (PT): lápis
• Chinese (Simplified): 铅笔
• Chinese (Traditional): 鉛筆
• Hindi: पेंसिलें
• Arabic: أقلام رصاص
• Bengali: পেন্সিলগুলি
• Russian: карандаши
• Japanese: 鉛筆
• Vietnamese: bút chì
• Korean: 연필
• Turkish: kurşun kalemler
• Urdu: پنسلیں
• Indonesian: pensil

جمل نموذجية

I have three pencils in my bag.

basic

The teacher gave us new pencils for drawing.

basic

Please bring your own pencils to class.

basic

All my pencils keep breaking during the test.

natural

Could I borrow a couple of pencils? I forgot mine at home.

natural

Her art kit is full of colored pencils of every shade imaginable.

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