propelling pencil in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for propelling pencil in the English»French Dictionary

propelling pencil N Brit

propelling pencil

portemine m

Translations for propelling pencil in the French»English Dictionary

portemine

propelling pencil Brit

Translations for propelling pencil in the English»French Dictionary

I.propel <pres part propelling; pret, pp propelled> [Brit prəˈpɛl, Am prəˈpɛl] VB trans

1. propel (power):

propel vehicle, ship

propulser

2. propel:

propel (push) person

pousser

propel (more violently) person

propulser

to propel sb into power/into the limelight

propulser qn au pouvoir/au premier plan

II.-propelled COMP

wind-propelled

propulsé par le vent

See also rocket-propelled, jet-powered

rocket-propelled ADJ

rocket-propelled

autopropulsé

jet-powered, jet-propelled ADJ

jet-powered

à réaction

I.pencil [Brit ˈpɛns(ə)l, ˈpɛnsɪl, Am ˈpɛnsəl] N

pencil

crayon m

in pencil

au crayon

pencil drawing

dessin m au crayon

a pencil of light fig

un pinceau de lumière

II.pencil <pres part etc pencilling, pencilled Brit penciling, penciled Am> [Brit ˈpɛns(ə)l, ˈpɛnsɪl, Am ˈpɛnsəl] VB trans

pencil note:

pencil

écrire [qc] au crayon

propelling pencil in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for propelling pencil in the English»French Dictionary

propelling pencil N Brit, Aus

propelling pencil

portemine m

Translations for propelling pencil in the English»French Dictionary

propel <-ll-> [prəˈpel] VB trans

propel

faire avancer

to be propelled by wind

être entraîné par le vent

I.pencil [ˈpentsəl] N

1. pencil (writing instrument):

pencil

crayon m

pencil drawing

dessin m au crayon

coloured pencil

crayon m de couleur

in pencil

au crayon

2. pencil (thin line):

pencil of light

trait m

pencil-thin

mince comme un fil

II.pencil <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈpentsəl] VB trans

pencil

écrire au crayon

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His body is no thicker than a propelling pencil, his legs no thicker than runner beans.

en.wikipedia.org

I don't know about you, but, these days, such things are sold as consumables, to plug in to a socket at the end of a fancy propelling pencil system.

patentlyo.com