Usage Note
Crayon in French means a pencil (graphite or coloured), not the waxy crayon used by children, which is un crayon de cire. The phrase crayon à papier distinguishes a standard graphite pencil from crayon de couleur (coloured pencil).
Examples
"Il écrit avec un crayon bien taillé."
Natural Translation
He writes with a well-sharpened pencil.

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