sketching in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sketching in the English»French Dictionary

I.sketch [Brit skɛtʃ, Am skɛtʃ] N

1. sketch:

sketch (drawing, draft)

esquisse f

sketch (hasty outline)

croquis m

rough sketch

ébauche f

2. sketch (comic scene):

sketch

sketch m

to write sketches

écrire des sketches

3. sketch (brief account):

sketch

aperçu m

to give a sketch of sth

donner un aperçu de qc

a character sketch of sb

une ébauche du personnage de qn

II.sketch [Brit skɛtʃ, Am skɛtʃ] VB trans

1. sketch:

sketch (make drawing of)

faire une esquisse de

sketch (hastily)

faire un croquis de

to sketch the outline of sth

esquisser les contours de qc

2. sketch (describe briefly):

sketch plans, story

ébaucher

III.sketch [Brit skɛtʃ, Am skɛtʃ] VB intr (as art, hobby)

sketch

faire des esquisses

thumbnail sketch N

thumbnail sketch (drawing) lit

croquis m sur le vif

thumbnail sketch (description) fig (of person)

esquisse f (de caractère)

thumbnail sketch (of scene, event)

aperçu m (of de)

character sketch N

character sketch

portrait m rapide

I.sketch in VB [Brit skɛtʃ -, Am skɛtʃ -] (sketch in [sth], sketch [sth] in)

sketch in (by drawing) detail, background, trees

ajouter l'esquisse de

sketch in (by describing) fig detail, background, reasons

donner un aperçu de

to be hastily/superficially sketched in fig

être rapidement/superficiellement ébauché

sketch map N

sketch map

carte f faite à main levée

I.sketch out VB [Brit skɛtʃ -, Am skɛtʃ -] (sketch out [sth], sketch [sth] out)

sketch out layout, plan

esquisser

sketch out fig policy, plan, agenda

ébaucher

Translations for sketching in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sketch

sketch (sur on, about)

pochade

quick (colour) Brit sketch

pochade

humorous sketch

griffonnage (dessin rapide)

quick sketch

crayonnage (croquis)

pencil sketch

sketching in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sketching in the English»French Dictionary

I.sketch [sketʃ] N

1. sketch (drawing):

sketch

esquisse f

2. sketch (text):

sketch

saynète f

3. sketch (outline):

sketch

croquis m

4. sketch (unfinished work):

sketch

ébauche f

5. sketch (summary):

sketch

résumé m

II.sketch [sketʃ] VB trans

sketch

esquisser

thumbnail sketch N (description)

thumbnail sketch

portrait m rapide

sketch out VB trans

sketch out

faire l'ébauche de

sketch in VB trans a. fig

sketch in

esquisser

sketchbook, sketch pad N

sketchbook

carnet m de croquis

Translations for sketching in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

croquis

sketch

sketch

sketch

ébauche d'un tableau

sketch

crayonner

to sketch (in pencil)

esquisse

sketch

dessiner une esquisse de qc

to do a sketch of sth

sketching Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to do a sketch of sth

dessiner une esquisse de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was always given to sketching and drawing although he had no encouragement from his family in this.

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At the start of the conflict, the usefulness of aerial photography was not fully appreciated, with reconnaissance being accomplished with map sketching from the air.

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He was given a clipboard to use for sketching.

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The final scene reveals that the locksmith has been looking through his window and sketching and painting what he sees.

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His inspiration comes from an everyday habit of sketching and curiosity about how to apply cutting edge technology to building.

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Available classes include the following: painting (gauche, water color, acrylic and oil), drawing and painting (on glass, ceramic, silk and wood), sketching, decoupage and more.

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When on tour, he took to sketching in a notebook, and photographing scenes for later reference.

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These categories and the novels in them were his attempt to create a body of work depicting all society, sketching it in the immensity of its turmoil.

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Hu painted landscapes and human figures, and specialized in sketching chrysanthemums.

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He also acquired a marmoset monkey which disturbed his sketching for the rest of the voyage.

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