Pencil | Definition In The English-Malay Dictionary

Translation of pencil – English–Malay dictionary

pencil

 noun  /ˈpensl/ Add to word list Add to word list ● a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing pensel This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened He wrote in pencil.

pencil

 verb   past tense, past participle pencilled | penciled ● to write or draw with a pencil melakar dgn pensel He pencilled an outline of the house.

See also

pencil case pencil sharpener

(Translation of pencil from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

Examples of pencil

pencil In other words, people continue to treat pencils completely instrumentally. From the Cambridge English Corpus The £30,000 that he has saved will be spent on more teaching and more books, pencils and rubbers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In effect, we will only be able to buy the most basic of resources such as pencils and paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The child was allowed to play freely with watercolor pencils and crayons. From the Cambridge English Corpus In addition to that, utility production is now proceeding in pencils, mechanical lighters and household textiles, which will come in greater quantity soon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scientific discovery of the animate nature of pencils might have semantic implications as well. From the Cambridge English Corpus There are examples of them buying exercise books, pencils and stationery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Experience had shown that crayon pencils are most suitable for this purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. A1

Translations of pencil

in Chinese (Traditional) 鉛筆, 化妝筆, 一束光… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 铅笔, 化妆笔, 一束光… See more in Spanish lápiz, rayo, a lápiz… See more in Portuguese lápis, a lápis, desenhado a lápis… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian पेन्सिल… See more 鉛筆, 鉛筆（えんぴつ）… See more kurşun kalem, kurşun kalemle yazmak… See more crayon [masculine], crayon, écrire/dessiner au crayon… See more llapis… See more potlood, in potlood schrijven, met potlood tekenen… See more ஒரு நீண்ட, மெல்லிய பொருள், பொதுவாக மரத்தால் ஆனது… See more पेंसिल… See more પેન્સિલ, સામાન્ય રીતે લાકડાંમાંથી બનતી લાંબી પાતળી વસ્તું જેનો ઉપયોગ લખવા કે ચિત્રકામ માટે થાય જેની એક બાજુ તેજ, ઘાટા કાળા કે અન્ય રંગની અણી હોય.… See more blyant, blyants-, skrive med blyant… See more blyertspenna, rita, skissera… See more der (Blei)Stift, Bleistift…, zeichnen… See more blyant [masculine], blyant, skrive/tegne med blyant… See more پینسل… See more олівець, малювати олівцем, викреслювати… See more పెన్సిల్… See more পেনসিল… See more tužka, psát/kreslit tužkou… See more pensil, menggambar dengan pensil… See more ดินสอ, เขียนดินสอ… See more cái bút chì, viết bằng bút chì… See more ołówek, narysować, naszkicować… See more 연필… See more matita, scrivere/disegnare a matita… See more Need a translator?

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• pencil case
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• propelling pencil

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