pencil sharpener oor Afrikaans

pencil sharpener

naamwoord

A device used to sharpen pencils by shaving the wood at one end.

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Afrikaans

Skerpmaker

device for sharpening a pencil's writing point by shaving away its worn surface

voorbeelde

He was being fed headfirst into what looked like a giant pencil sharpener!
Hy is kop-vooruit ingevoer in iets wat soos ’n reusepotloodskerpmaker gelyk het!

THE boat-shaped pencil sharpener in Jordan’s hand seems unremarkable.
DIE bootvormige potloodskerpmaker in Jordan se hand lyk dalk heel gewoon.

In a CAT scanner, the pencil-sharpener design allows X rays to be taken from all around the body.
’n RAT-aftaster se vorm, soos dié van ’n potloodskerpmaker, maak dit moontlik om X-strale van reg rondom die liggaam te neem.

For many years, I made sure his pencils were sharpened.
Ek het jare lank seker gemaak dat sy potlode skerp is.

Eye pencils should be sharpened before each use.
Oogpotlode moet voor elke gebruik skerp gemaak word.

Then Brother Knorr told me: “I like to have sharpened pencils on my desk.
Toe het broer Knorr vir my gesê: “Ek hou daarvan om skerp potlode op my lessenaar te hê.

“When we sit down to write, we often find that we keep getting up to get something to eat or to sharpen pencils.
“Wanneer ons gaan sit om te skryf, vind ons dikwels dat ons gedurig opstaan om iets te kry om te eet of om potlode skerp te maak.

Made of metal or plastic, mechanical (or, propelling) pencils hold thin leads that never need sharpening.
Vulpotlode (of, drukpotlode) wat van metaal of plastiek gemaak word, gebruik dun loodjies wat nooit skerpgemaak hoef te word nie.