What does crayon in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word crayon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use crayon in French.

The word crayon in French means pencil, eyeliner, writing, sketch, outline, leg, be good at drawing, stroke of a pen, stroke of a pencil, lead pencil, pencil, lead pencil, wood pencil, coloured pencil, pencil, lead pencil, washable felt-tip pen, washable felt tip, grease pencil, soft-lead pencil, light pen, eyeliner, felt tip, felt-tip pen, with one stroke of a pen, pencil skirt, pencil holder, pencil extender, pencil sharpener, muff. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word crayon

pencil

nom masculin (objet pourvu d'une mine pour écrire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour les mots croisés, je préfère utiliser un crayon plutôt qu'un stylo.
I prefer using a pencil for crosswords rather than a pen.

eyeliner

nom masculin (petit objet de maquillage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rimmel s'applique au crayon.
Eyeliner is applied with a pencil.

writing

nom masculin (figuré (écriture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Maurice a le crayon facile.
Maurice finds writing easy. Writing comes easily to Maurice.

sketch, outline

nom masculin (littéraire (ébauche)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'architecte leur a fait un crayon de leur future maison.
The architect made them a draft of their future house.

leg

nom masculin (argot (jambe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie a les crayons bien galbés.
Julie's got shapely pins.

be good at drawing

locution verbale (bien dessiner)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

stroke of a pen, stroke of a pencil

nom masculin (aisance à dessiner)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lead pencil

nom masculin (crayon à papier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pencil, lead pencil

nom masculin (crayon à mine graphite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les crayons de papier se déclinent en mines dures ou grasses.
Pencils are available with hard and soft lead.

wood pencil

nom masculin (crayon à mine graphite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les crayons de bois se déclinent en mines dures ou grasses.

coloured pencil

nom masculin (crayon à papier coloré) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants apprennent à colorier avec des crayons de couleur.
Children learn to color in with colored pencils.

pencil, lead pencil

nom masculin (crayon à mine graphite)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les crayons de papier se déclinent en mines dures ou grasses.

washable felt-tip pen, washable felt tip

nom masculin (feutre délébile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

grease pencil

nom masculin (crayon de maquillage) (makeup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

soft-lead pencil

nom masculin (crayon à trait épais)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

light pen

nom masculin (dispositif de pointage optique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

eyeliner

nom masculin (ustensile de maquillage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

felt tip, felt-tip pen

nom masculin (feutre utilisant une encre à eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'artiste utilise des crayons-feutres pour faire son dessin.

with one stroke of a pen

locution adverbiale (très rapidement) (colloquial)

pencil skirt

nom féminin (jupe serrée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hier elle portait une jupe-crayon rouge avec un chemisier blanc.

pencil holder, pencil extender

nom masculin (tube pour un crayon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a toujours un porte-crayons sur mon bureau.

pencil sharpener

nom masculin (ustensile pour tailler les crayons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mine de mon crayon est toute usée ; tu pourrais me prêter ton taille-crayons ?
My pencil is blunt; could you lend me your pencil sharpener?

muff

nom masculin (argot (sexe féminin) (slang, vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mini-jupe se porte presque au ras du taille-crayon.

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