Usage examples of "lápiz" in Spanish with translation to English

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Se te cayó el lápiz. You dropped your pencil.
¿Me podrías prestar tu lápiz? Would you lend me your pencil?
¿De quién es este lápiz? Whose pencil is this?
¿Me puedes prestar un lápiz? Would you lend me a pencil?
Puso el lápiz sobre el escritorio. He put down the pencil on the desk.
¿Tienes un bolígrafo o un lápiz? Do you have a pen or a pencil?
Este lápiz es mejor que aquel. This pencil is better than that one.
Se te ha caído el lápiz. You dropped your pencil.
¿Tienes un boli o un lápiz? Do you have a pen or pencil?
Tengo un amigo cuyo sobrenombre es "lápiz". I have a friend whose nickname is "Pencil."
Tiene la costumbre de chupar el lápiz. He has a habit of sucking his pencil.
Tom le sacó punta a un lápiz. Tom sharpened a pencil.
Quiero un navaja para afilar mi lápiz. I want a knife to sharpen my pencil with.
¿Esto es un bolígrafo o un lápiz? Is this a pen or a pencil?
Tengo un amigo cuyo apodo es "Lápiz". I have a friend whose nickname is "Pencil."
Si quieres un lápiz, te prestaré uno. If you want a pencil, I'll lend you one.
Él usa un lápiz de punta fina. He uses a pencil with a fine point.
Escribe tu nombre con lápiz, por favor. Please write your name with a pencil.
Agarró el lápiz y empezó a escribir. She took her pencil and started to write.
No deberías escribir una carta con un lápiz. You must not write a letter with a pencil.
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