Pencil in spanish
pronunciation: lɑpiθ part of speech: noun
pencil1 = lápiz.
Example: One seasoned supervisor insisted that in order to appear businesslike, staff reading while on desk duty should hold a pencil.more:
» chew + Posesivo + pencil = mordisquear el lápiz.
Example: She often sits at the dining room table scribbling on a notepad, or curling up by the fire chewing her pencil.» colouring pencil = lápiz de color, lápiz de colorear.
Example: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.» grease pencil = lápiz litográfico, lápiz graso.
Example: The lithographer therefore draws a design with a grease pencil or a greasy ink on a flat surface that can be surfaced with different grades of abrasive to produce a more or less toned effect in the design.» lead in + Posesivo + pencil = libido, apetito sexual.
Example: You'll be lucky if he still has some lead in his pencil -- the only thing that gets hard at that age is arteries.» lead pencil = lápiz, lápiz de mina.
Example: Lead pencils are, in fact, made of a non-toxic graphite and have been since their early use in the 16th century.» pencil case = plumier, estuche.
Example: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.» pencil drawing = dibujo a lápiz.
Example: The author describes the application of this method to a modern pencil drawing.» pencil lead = mina, mina de lápiz.
Example: The reactions were then carried out in open vessels equipped with rudimentary condensers, and using either pencil lead or iron wire.» pencil sharpener = sacapuntas, afilalápices.
Example: Pencil sharpeners have been banned from a primary school after a pupil dismantled one and used the blade to slash another child's neck.» pencil-thin = fino.
Example: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.» styptic pencil = barra hemostática, barra cortasangre. [Barrita de material blando que se utiliza para detener el sangrado de las heridas producidas al afeitarse]
Example: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.pencil2 = anotar, insertar. [Pasado y gerundio pencilled/pencilling en inglés británico y penciled/penciling en inglés americano]
Example: I finished the script around three, and after penciling some final comments on the back, I laid it on my night stand, turned off the light, and tried to sleep.more:
» pencil (in) + Posesivo + eyebrows = perfilar las cejas.
Example: This a quick tutorial on how to pencil in your eyebrows.» pencil + Nombre + in = apuntar, anotar, tomar nota.
Example: If there is any event, at any time, that you would be interested in attending, drop us an e-mail and we will pencil it in.