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pencil ['pensəl] ( British pt & pp pencilled, cont pencilling, American pt & pp penciled, cont penciling)1 noun(a) (for writing, makeup) crayon m;∎ a box of coloured pencils une boîte de crayons de couleur;∎ the corrections are in pencil les corrections sont (faites) au crayon∎ a pencil of light un pinceau de lumière(drawing) au crayonécrire au crayon; (hastily) crayonner;∎ question marks were pencilled in the margin on avait mis des points d'interrogation au crayon dans la marge;∎ to pencil one's eyebrows se dessiner les sourcils (au crayon)►► pencil box plumier m;pencil case trousse f;pencil holder porte-crayon m;American familiar pejorative pencil pusher gratte-papier m inv;pencil sharpener taille-crayon m;pencil sketch croquis m au crayon(date, name, address) noter ou inscrire au crayon; figurative fixer provisoirement;∎ I'll pencil the meeting/you in for 6 June retenons provisoirement la date du 6 juin pour la réunion/notre rendez-vous -
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pencil [ˈpensl]crayon m[+ date, meeting] fixer provisoirement* * *['pensl] 1.noun crayon m2.Phrasal Verbs: -
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A n crayon m ; in pencil au crayon ; pencil drawing dessin m au crayon ; a pencil of light fig un pinceau de lumière.■ pencil in:▶ pencil [sth] in, pencil in [sth] lit écrire [qch] au crayon [word, hyphen] ; fig marquer [qch] comme possibilité [appointment, date] ; let's pencil in the second of May disons le deux mai pour l'instant. -
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pencil [something] in, pencil in [something] lit écrire [quelque chose] au crayon -
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['pensl] 1. noun(a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; ( also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) crayon2. verb(to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) écrire/dessiner au crayon -
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chevelu mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > pencil bar
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Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > pencil round
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13 pencil round beading
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > pencil round beading
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[fam.] [U] ( péj.) gratte-papierEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > pencil pusher
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noun trousse f (à crayons) -
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(colloq) noun US péj gratte-papier m inv pej -
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noun taille-crayon m -
18 blue pencil
B blue-pencil vtr ( p prés etc GB - ll-, US -l-) ( edit) corriger [text] ; ( censor) censurer [film, book]. -
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to go through something with the blue pencil — ( edit) corriger quelque chose; ( censor) censurer quelque chose
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noun (a pencil consisting of a metal or plastic case containing a lead that is pushed forward by a screwing mechanism.) porte-mine
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pencil in — ˌpencil ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pencil in he/she/it pencils in present participle pencilling in past tense … Useful english dictionary
Pencil — Pen cil, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum, penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf. {Penicil}.] 1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters for laying on colors. [1913 Webster] With subtile pencil… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pencil — это программа для создания 2D анимации, которая запускается на Mac, Windows, Linux и BSD. Pencil использует единый растрово векторный интерфейс для создания простой 2D графики и анимации. Pencil написан на C++ и основан на Qt. Приложение… … Википедия
pencil — (n.) late 14c., an artist s fine brush of camel hair, from O.Fr. pincel artist s paintbrush (Fr. pinceau), from L. penicillus paintbrush, pencil, lit. little tail, dim. of peniculus brush, itself a dim. of penis tail (see PENIS (Cf. penis)).… … Etymology dictionary
pencil — [pen′səl] n. [ME pencel < MFr pincel < VL * penicellus < L penicillus, a brush < dim. of penis, a tail, PENIS: mod. sense & form infl. by PEN2] 1. Archaic an artist s small, fine brush 2. the individual style or ability of an artist 3 … English World dictionary
Pencil — Développeur Evolus Dernière version 1.2.0 … Wikipédia en Français
pencil — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for writing or drawing, typically consisting of a thin stick of graphite enclosed in wood or a cylindrical case. ► VERB (pencilled, pencilling; US penciled, penciling) 1) write, draw, or colour with a pencil. 2) (p … English terms dictionary
Pencil — Pen cil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penciled}or {Pencilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Penciling} or {Pencilling}.] To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw. Cowper. [1913 Webster] Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. Harte. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pencil — ⇒PENCIL, subst. masc. Vx. Crayon de maquillage pour les sourcils, les yeux, les lèvres. Ses yeux (...) distinguaient au milieu d un attirail de miroirs à main, de pencils, patte de lièvre, boîtes à poudre et à onguents, (...) l infortunée Déborah … Encyclopédie Universelle
pencil in — pencil (someone/something) in to have a temporary plan to do something with someone. The team had penciled in Morton as a key player this season. I penciled you in for lunch next Thursday. Etymology: based on the idea that a pencil mark can… … New idioms dictionary
pencil — as a verb has inflected forms pencilled, pencilling in BrE, and usually penciled, penciling in AmE … Modern English usage