Usage examples of "crayons" in French with translation to English

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Combien avez-vous de crayons ? How many pencils do you have?
Tes crayons doivent être aiguisés. Your pencils need sharpening.
Combien as-tu de crayons ? How many pencils do you have?
Vos crayons doivent être aiguisés. Your pencils need sharpening.
Les crayons se vendent par douzaines. Pencils are sold by the dozen.
J'ai acheté deux douzaines de crayons. I bought two dozen pencils.
Peu d'étudiants utilisent des crayons de nos jours. Few students use pencils these days.
J'ai acheté une douzaine de crayons aujourd'hui. I bought a dozen pencils today.
Il a deux crayons ; l'un est long, et l'autre est court. He has two pencils; one is long and the other short.
Quand l'école n'avait ni livres ni papiers ni crayons, elle écrivait l'alphabet sur le sol à l'aide d'un bâton. When the school had no books or paper or pencils, she wrote the alphabet on the ground with a stick.
J'ai perdu mon crayon. I have lost my pencil.
Puis-je aiguiser mon crayon ? May I sharpen my pencil?
À qui est ce crayon ? Whose pencil is this?
Je n'ai aucun crayon. I don't have any pencils.
Puis-je utiliser votre crayon ? Can I use your pencil?
Me prêteriez-vous un crayon ? Would you lend me a pencil?
Je lui achèterai un crayon. I'll buy him a pencil.
Puis-je utiliser ce crayon ? May I use this pencil?
Puis-je tailler mon crayon ? May I sharpen my pencil?
Me prêterais-tu un crayon ? Would you lend me a pencil?
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