porte-crayon

USAGE NOTE
The plural of "porte-crayon" is "porte-crayon" or "porte-crayons."
le porte-crayon
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. pencil holder
Grâce à ce porte-crayon, je peux encore utiliser les crayons de couleurs qui sont devenus trop petits.Thanks to this pencil holder, I can still use the colored pencils that have become too small.
b. pencil extender
Emma a ajusté le crayon dans son porte-crayon avant de commencer à dessiner.Emma adjusted the pencil in her pencil extender before she started drawing.
a. pencil holder
Sur mon bureau, j'ai deux porte-crayons : un pour les stylos-billes et un pour les stylos-feutres.On my desk, I have two pencil holders: one for ballpoint pens and one for felt-tip pens.
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