thumbnail sketch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thumbnail sketch in the English»French Dictionary

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)

Translations for thumbnail sketch in the French»English Dictionary

croquer (décrire) fig personne

to give a thumbnail sketch of

Translations for thumbnail sketch in the English»French Dictionary

thumbnail N

thumbnail

ongle m du pouce

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 in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thumbnail sketch in the English»French Dictionary

thumbnail sketch N (description)

thumbnail sketch

portrait m rapide

Translations for thumbnail sketch in the English»French Dictionary

thumbnail [ˈθʌmneɪl] N

thumbnail

ongle m du pouce

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a thumbnail sketch of a couple in a dysfunctional marriage.

en.wikipedia.org

It would be a quick thumbnail sketch of what it would be.

boingboing.net

Give us a thumbnail sketch of this remarkable woman's life.

www.democracynow.org

He also wrote a weekly nature column which was illustrated with his own thumbnail sketches.

en.wikipedia.org

The first room is almost a thumbnail sketch of her career.

latimesblogs.latimes.com

There's also nothing to stop a school board from publishing on its website a thumbnail sketch of what the kids will be taught on any given day.

www.thespec.com

Unlike in the past, the department this time released to the media the biodata and thumbnail sketches of a majority of the awardees.

www.deccanherald.com

Techniques include thumbnail sketches and breakdowns, penciling, inking, and page layout.

en.wikipedia.org

My thumbnail sketch of the city was terse and scornful: ugly buildings and people complaining about the weather.

news.nationalpost.com

We used to have a pen picture of each player, a thumbnail sketch and people were always interested in their occupation, age, height, weight.

www.independent.ie