Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
no. 2 pencil
Dutch translation:
HB-potlood
Added to glossary by
Saskia Steur (X)
Mar 19, 2007 20:10
17 yrs ago
English term
no. 2 pencil
English to Dutch
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
pencils
What does the no. 2 denote in this?
Or in other words, what type of pencil is this, precisely?
Or in other words, what type of pencil is this, precisely?
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 4 +8 | HB-potlood |
Ron Willems
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| 4 +2 | potlood nr. 2 |
Carole Raes (X)
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| 5 +1 | potlood nr 2 |
Steven Mertens
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| 4 | HB-potlood |
Ide Verhelst (X)
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| 3 -1 | Potlood met puntscherpte nr. 2 |
Mercuri@
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Proposed translations
+8
6 mins
Ron Willems
Netherlands
Netherlands
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HB-potlood
This refers to the hardness of the pencil. #2 is from the American system for grading hardness, whereas in Europe we use a system with letters and numbers. According to Wikipedia, #2 (medium) corresponds to HB.
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-03-19 20:25:36 GMT)
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"HB-potlood" has 2250 matches on Google
"potlood nr. 2" has 13 matches, 15 if we include "potlood nummer 2"
:-)
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Note added at 15 mins (2007-03-19 20:25:36 GMT)
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"HB-potlood" has 2250 matches on Google
"potlood nr. 2" has 13 matches, 15 if we include "potlood nummer 2"
:-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Bedankt, ik wist niet dat het Amerikaanse systeem nummers gebruikte."
+2
5 mins
potlood nr. 2
Van de vertaling ben ik redelijk zeker.
Voor de betekenis: Ik denk dat de 2 verwijst naar de dikte van het grafietstaafje.
Voor de betekenis: Ik denk dat de 2 verwijst naar de dikte van het grafietstaafje.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Mercuri@
: Jah, dit blijkt tot nu wel het meest redelijke.
12 mins
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| agree |
Luc Dielis
10 hrs
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+1
6 mins
Steven Mertens
Native in Dutch
12 years in financial sector
Native in: Flemish 
, Dutch
Works in: English to Dutch, French to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, and 4 more.
1 day 2 hrs
HB-potlood
n° 2 refers to the hardness of the pencil, which determines the thickness and darkness of its "output". A number 2 pencil is a pencil for normal, everyday use.
The amercian system uses numbers. The european one, letters : H, B and F.
The amercian system uses numbers. The european one, letters : H, B and F.
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