pencil

[US]/'pens(ə)l/
[UK]/'pɛnsl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. et skriveværktøj, der bruges til at tegne eller skrive, typisk bestående af en tynd stav af grafit indkapslet i træ eller en farvet voks kerne
vt. at skrive, tegne eller markere med en blyant
Word Forms
Past Tensepencilled
Present Participlepencilling
Third Person Singularpencils
Pluralpencils
Past Participlepencilled

Phrases & Collocations

blue pencil

blå blyant

pencil case

blyantetui

pencil box

blyantæske

pencil sharpener

blyantspidser

eyebrow pencil

øjenbrynspencil

pencil lead

blyantspids

lead pencil

blyant med mine

color pencil

farveblyant

mechanical pencil

mekanisk blyant

pencil factory

blyantfabrik

pencil sketch

blyantstegning

test pencil

testblyant

Example Sentences

a pencil of light.

en blyant af lys.

There is a pencil in the box.

Der er en blyant i kassen.

That is a pencil of rays.

Det er en blyant af stråler.

a pencil with a rubber at the end.

en blyant med en viskelæder i enden.

pack pencils in dozens

pak blyanter i dusinvis

Pencil and earser are on the bookcase.

Blyant og viskelæder står på bogreolen.

Point this pencil for me, please.

Peg med denne blyant for mig, tak.

one black pencil at 12p 〃 blue 〃 15p (= one black pencil at 12p, one blue pencil at 15p)

en sort blyant til 12 øre, blå 〃 15 øre (= en sort blyant til 12 øre, en blå blyant til 15 øre)

The pencils fit neatly into this box.

Blyantene passer pænt i denne æske.

I can’t write with this pencil stub.

Jeg kan ikke skrive med denne blyantstub.

The pencil tapers to a sharp point.

Blyanten smalner til et skarpt punkt.

run a pencil line between two points.

Tegn en blyantlinje mellem to punkter.

Are all these pencils yours?

Er alle disse blyanter dine?

Don't bear hard on the pencil, it will break.

Pres ikke hårdt på blyanten, den vil gå i stykker.

Each student should have a pencil and pad.

Hver elev skal have en blyant og blok.

She twirled the pencil round in her fingers.

Hun snoede blyanten rundt mellem fingrene.

carefully chisel a recess inside the pencil line.

udskær forsigtigt en fordybning indeni blyantlinjen.

a lip pencil lasts longer than lipstick.

en læbepencil holder længere end læbestift.

Real-world Examples

Sharpen your pencils before the test.

Spids dine blyanter inden testen.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

Excuse me, Sonia. Is this your pencil?

Undskyld, Sonia. Er det din blyant?

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 7 (Upper)

All right. Can I write in pencil?

Okay. Kan jeg skrive med blyant?

Source: PETS-1B Standard Tutorial

When you sharpen a pencil, you make chips.

Når du spidser en blyant, laver du savsmuld.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

There's a pencil in front of the lamp.

Der er en blyant foran lampen.

Source: Basic Daily Conversation

His pockets bulge with papers and pencils.

Hans lommer bulder med papirer og blyanter.

Source: Beethoven lives upstairs from me.

If she can track a pencil with her eyes.

Hvis hun kan følge en blyant med øjnene.

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

Okay, put that pencil up here.

Okay, læg den blyant herop.

Source: Wow English

Some artists use a paintbrush, some use a pencil or chisel.

Nogle kunstnere bruger en pensel, nogle bruger en blyant eller mejsel.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

This thing is thinner than a number 2 pencil. Thinner than a number 2 pencil.

Den her ting er tyndere end en nummer 2 blyant. Tyndere end en nummer 2 blyant.

Source: Previous Apple Keynotes

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