pencil sharpener

pencil sharpener
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
noun
a. le taille-crayon
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Louis went to the office supply store to buy a pencil sharpener.Louis est allé à la papeterie pour acheter un taille-crayon.
b. le taille-crayons
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
This pencil sharpener has two holes for different pencil sizes.Ce taille-crayons a deux trous pour différentes tailles de crayons.
c. l'appointe à crayon
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in the South of France.
(South of France)
I carved my initials into my pencil sharpener during a boring afternoon in Béziers.J'ai gravé mes initiales sur mon appointe à crayon pendant un après-midi d’ennui à Béziers.
d. l'appointe à crayons
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
Regionalism used in the South of France.
(South of France)
My daughter found a beautiful pencil sharpener at the market in Place du Capitole.Ma fille a trouvé un magnifique appointe à crayons sur le marché de la Place du Capitole.
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