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Meaning of zīmulis | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Standard
[zìːmulis]

Definitions

pencil (instrument made of graphite or lead, usually inside a wooden frame, used for writing or drawing)

declension-2, masculine

Equivalents

English pencil

Examples

“smails zīmulis”

sharp pencil

“rakstīt ar zīmuli”

to write with a pencil

“zīmuļa vilciens”

a pencil stroke

“zīmuļu asināmais”

pencil sharpener

“asināt zīmuli”

to sharpen a pencil

“krāsu, krāsainie zīmuļi”

colored pencils, crayons

“ciets, mīksts zīmulis”

hard, soft pencil (i.e., with lead wears out slowly, or quickly)

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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