What does ébauche in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word ébauche in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ébauche in French.
The word ébauche in French means preliminary draft, first draft, beginning, stub, start, begin, make as if to, knock up, knock together. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word ébauche
preliminary draft, first draftnom féminin (esquisse) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Voici l'ébauche de mon premier roman sur lequel je dois encore travailler. Here is the first draft of my first novel, which I need to do some more work on. |
beginningnom féminin (début) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) On ne voyait sur son visage que l'ébauche d'un sourire. Only the beginning of a smile could be seen on her face. |
stubnom féminin (Internet : court article) (internet article) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce dictionnaire en ligne comporte encore beaucoup d'ébauches. |
start, beginverbe transitif (commencer, entamer) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Nous avons ébauché une collaboration qui promet d'être fructueuse. We have started a partnership that promises to be fruitful. |
make as if toverbe transitif (commencer, esquisser) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il a ébauché un déplacement à droite pour prendre son adversaire à contre-pied. He made as if to go right to wrong-foot his opponent. |
knock up, knock togetherverbe transitif (faire grossièrement) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Tu as ébauché une maquette pour la présentation. You've knocked together a model for the presentation. |
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