sketch

sketch

 (skĕch)

n.

1. A hasty or undetailed drawing or painting often made as a preliminary study.

2. A brief general account or presentation; an outline.

3.

a. A brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or a short story.

b. Music A brief composition, especially for the piano.

c. A short, often satirical scene or play in a revue or variety show; a skit.

4. Informal An amusing person.

v. sketched, sketch·ing, sketch·es

v.tr.

To make a sketch of; outline.

v.intr.

To make a sketch.

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[Dutch schets, from Italian schizzo, from schizzare, to splash, of imitative origin.]

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sketch′er n.

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sketch

(skɛtʃ)

n

1. (Art Terms) a rapid drawing or painting, often a study for subsequent elaboration

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a brief usually descriptive and informal essay or other literary composition

3. (Theatre) a short play, often comic, forming part of a revue

4. (Music, other) a short evocative piece of instrumental music, esp for piano

5. any brief outline

vb

6. (Art Terms) to make a rough drawing (of)

7. (often foll by: out) to make a brief description of

[C17: from Dutch schets, via Italian from Latin schedius hastily made, from Greek skhedios unprepared]

ˈsketchable adj

ˈsketcher n

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sketch

(skɛtʃ)

n.

1. a simply or hastily executed drawing or painting, esp. a preliminary one, giving the essential features without the details.

2. a rough design, plan, or draft, as of a book.

3. a brief or hasty outline of facts, occurrences, etc.

4. a short piece of writing, usu. descriptive.

5. a short comic piece or routine or a brief dramatic scene.

v.t.

6. to make a sketch of.

7. to set forth in a brief or general account.

v.i.

8. to make a sketch or sketches.

[1660–70; < Dutch schets (n.) « Italian schizzo < Latin schedium extemporaneous poem, n. use of neuter of schedius extempore < Greek schédios]

sketch′a•ble, adj.

sketch′er, n.

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sketch

Past participle: sketched
Gerund: sketching

Imperative

sketch

sketch

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sketch - preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint" study design - a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building" rough drawing, draft - a preliminary sketch of a design or picture drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
	2.	sketch - a brief literary description vignette description - the act of describing something
	3.	sketch - short descriptive summary (of events) resume, survey summary, sum-up - a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form; "he gave a summary of the conclusions"
	4.	sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine cartoon publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter cartoon strip, comic strip, funnies, strip - a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book
Verb	1.	sketch - make a sketch of; "sketch the building" chalk out artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse"
	2.	sketch - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" adumbrate, outline describe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" block out - indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"

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sketch

noun

1. drawing, design, representation, draft, delineation a sketch of a soldier

2. draft, outline, framework, plan, frame, rough, skeleton, blueprint, layout, lineament(s) I had a basic sketch of a plan.

3. skit, piece, scene, turn, act, performance, item, routine, number a five-minute humorous sketch

verb

1. draw, paint, outline, represent, draft, portray, depict, delineate, rough out I sketched the scene with my pen and paper.

2. summarize, give a summary of, give a resume of, go through the main points of He sketched the story briefly.

sketch something out outline, describe, map out, plot, block out, give an idea of, rough out A settlement was sketched out at a meeting of Russian ministers.

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sketch

noun

1. A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work:

draft, outline, rough, skeleton.

2. A short theatrical piece within a larger production:

act, skit.

verb

To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:

adumbrate, block in (or out), draft, outline, rough in (or out).

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Translations

رَسْم تَخْطيطيلَمْحَه موجَزَهمُخَطَّطمَشْهَد مَسْرَحييرسُم بصورةٍ تَخْطيطِيَّه

skicanačrtnoutnástinskečskicovat

skitseskitsereridssketch

SkizzeskizzierenzeichnenSketch

σκίτσοσκιτσάρω

croquisborradoresbozaresbozoesquema

luonnosluonnostellasketsiskitsi

croquisébaucheresquisseesquisserrésumé

skicaskiciratiskeč

karcolatrövid életrajzskiccel

ágriprissa; gera frumrissskissaskissa, skets, òátturteikna, skissa

schizzovignettaabbozzareabbozzobozzetto

スケッチスケッチを描く

스케치스케치하다

eskizų albumaspaviršutiniškaipiešti eskiząskečasškicas

aprakstsetīdepārstāstsskečsskice

schetsschetsen

lage en skisse utkastsketsjskisseskisseretegne skisser

naszkicowaćszkic

esboçodesenhoesboçar

эскизнабросокрисовать эскизскетч

skečskicaskicovať

skica

nacrtskica

skissskissera

ภาพร่างร่างภาพ

kabataslak resim yapmakkaralamakaralama yapmakkesimkısa tanım

bức phác họaphác họa

素描草图草拟速写作…的略图

sketch

[sketʃ]

A. N

1. (= drawing) → dibujo m; (= preliminary drawing) → esbozo m, bosquejo m; (= rough drawing) → croquis m inv; (= plan) → borrador m, esquema m

2. (Theat) → sketch m

B. VT (gen) (= draw) → dibujar; [+ preliminary drawing, plan etc] → bosquejar, esbozar

C. VI → hacer bosquejos

D. CPD sketch map N → croquis m inv
sketch pad N = sketching pad

sketch in VT + ADV [+ details] → explicar
he sketched in the details for me → me explicó los detalles

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sketch

[ˈskɛtʃ]

n

(= drawing) → croquis m, esquisse f

(= brief description) [person, situation, incident] → description f
The first section is a brief sketch of the school's early history
BUT La première partie retrace brièvement les débuts de l'école.

(THEATRE, TV) → sketch m

vt

(= draw) → esquisser, faire un croquis de, faire une esquisse de

(= outline) [+ situation] → brosser le tableau de; [+ incident] → décrire

sketch out

vt sep (= outline) [+ situation] → brosser le tableau de; [+ incident, plan] → décrire

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sketch

n (Art, Liter) → Skizze f; (Mus) → Impression f; (Theat) → Sketch m; (= draft, design also) → Entwurf m

vt (lit, fig) → skizzieren

vi → Skizzen machen

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sketch

:

sketch block

n → Skizzenblock m

sketchbook

n → Skizzenbuch nt

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sketch

[skɛtʃ]

1. n

a. (drawing) → schizzo, abbozzo (fig) (rough draft, of ideas, plan) → abbozzo, schema m; (description) → schizzo

b. (Theatre) → sketch m inv

2. vt (draw) → schizzare, abbozzare (fig) (ideas, plan) → abbozzare
to sketch a map for sb → fare una piantina per qn

sketch in vt + adv (details) → inserire, aggiungere

sketch out vt + adv (plan, situation) → descrivere a grandi linee

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sketch

(sketʃ) noun

1. a rough plan, drawing or painting. He made several sketches before starting the portrait. skets رَسْم تَخْطيطي скица esboço skica die Skizze skitse πρόχειρο σχέδιο, σκίτσοesbozo, croquis kavand, skits نقاشي ساده luonnos croquis, esquisse רשומת, סקיצה खाका skica, studija vázlat sketsa skissa schizzo, disegno スケッチ 스케치 eskizas, škicas skice; etīde; uzmetums lakaran schetsskisse, utkastszkic سكيچ، خاكه، نقشه: مسوده: لنډيز، خلاصه esboço crochiu, desen, schiţă эскиз, набросок skica skica skica skiss ภาพร่าง taslak, kroki 草圖 ескіз خاکہ bức phác họa 草图

2. a short (written or spoken) account without many details. The book began with a sketch of the author's life. skets لَمْحَه موجَزَه есе esboço nástin die Skizze rids σκιαγράφημα, γενικό διάγραμμα boceto, borrador, esquema lühikokkuvõte خلاصه yhteenveto résuméסקיצה रेखाचित्र kratka pripovjetka, crtica rövid életrajz, jellemzés ringkasan ágrip profilo 概略 개요, 줄거리 apybraiža, trumpa apžvalga (īss) apraksts; pārstāsts ringkasan schetsskildring, skisse ogólny zarys خلاصه esboço rezumat очерк náčrt kratek prikaz kratak opis konturer, grunddrag การอธิบายอย่างคร่าว ๆ kısa tanım, kesim 概要 нарис, начерк خلاصہ، مختصر بیان bảng tóm tắt 概略

3. a short play, dramatic scene etc. a comic sketch. skets مَشْهَد مَسْرَحي скеч cena skeč der Sketch sketch σκετςsainete sketð داستان واره sketsi sketch, saynèteמערכון रेखाचित्र skeč, igrokaz karcolat sandiwara pendek skissa, skets, þáttur sketch, scenetta 小品 단편 skečas skečs sandiwara pendek schetssketsjskecz لنډيز cena sketch, scenetă скетч skeč skeč skeč sketch การทำโครงร่างคร่าว ๆ skeç 短劇 скетч مختصر ڈراما یا کھیل vở ca kịch ngắn 短剧

verb

1. to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details. skets يَرْسُم، يَصِف، يُخَطِّط بدون تَفاصيل очертавам esboçar načrtnout skizzieren skitsere σκιαγραφώesbozar üldjoontes plaanima نقاشي ساده كشيدن luonnostella ébaucher, esquisser לְצַייֵר סְקִיצָה खाका खींचना skicirati, prikazati u grubim crtama vázlatot készít (vmiről) membuat sketsa rissa; gera frumriss schizzare, abbozzare 概要を書く (~을)스케치하다 piešti eskizą []skicēt; uzmest (plānu) melakar schetsen lage en skisse/et utkast szkicować خاكه كول، نقشه اچول، رسمول، كښل، ليكه راښكل، ليكه كول esboçar a schiţa делать набросок, описывать в общих чертах načrtnúť napraviti osnutek skicirati skissera วาดคร่าว ๆ taslak yapmak 畫草圖，概略敘述，草擬 робити начерки مختصر طور پر بیان کرنا، خاکہ کشی کرنا vẽ phác 作…的略图，草拟，概述

2. to make rough drawings, paintings etc. She sketches as a hobby. skets يرسُم بصورةٍ تَخْطيطِيَّه скицирам desenhar skicovat Skizzen machen tegne skitse σχεδιάζω, σκιτσάρω hacer croquis/bocetos skitseerima, joonistama خطوط كلي چيزي را كشيدن piirtää faire des croquis/esquisses לְצָייֵר בְקָווִים כְּלַלִיים खाका बनाना skicirati, crtati skiccel membuat sketsa teikna, skissa fare schizzi 写生する 스케치를 하다 škicuoti, piešti skicēt; zīmēt melakarkan schetsentegne skisser szkicować, rysować رسمول desenhar a face crochiuri/schiţe делать наброски, писать этюды skicovať skicirati skicirati teckna, göra en skiss (skisser) วาดภาพร่าง kabataslak resim yapmak 素描 малювати ескізи نقاشی کرنا phác thảo, phác họa 素描，速写

ˈsketchy adjective

1. incompletely done or carried out. a sketchy search. onvolledig سَطْحي، غَيْر تام непълен superficial útržkovitý flüchtig mangelfuld πρόχειρος, ανολοκλήρωτος incompleto, sin detalles pealiskaudne, puudulik ناكافي summittainen sommaire לא שָׁלֵם अपूर्ण letimičan, površan hevenyészett tidak tuntas lauslegur approssimativo, abbozzato 大ざっぱの 미완성의 padrikas, apytikris shematisks; virspusējs; uzmetuma- tidak lengkap schetsmatigflyktig, overflatiskpobieżny, fragmentaryczny سكيچ ډوله، ساده، نيمګړى superficial sumar поверхностный útržkovitý; letmý nedovršen nedovršen skissartad, hastig, hafsig คร่าว ๆ yarım yamalak, üstünkörü 概略的 поверховий سرسری sơ sài , thô sơ 粗略的

2. slight or incomplete. a sketchy knowledge of French. effens, onvolledig ناقِص، غَيْر كامِل бегъл superficial povrchní oberflächlich summarisk ελλιπής, στοιχειώδηςbásico napp, lünklik ناقص pintapuolinen incompletכללי स्थूल, ऊपरी nepotpun felületes sedikit ófullkominn superficiale 不十分な 하찮은, 불완전한 paviršutiniškas, nepilnas paviršs; virspusējs; nepilnīgs sedikit oppervlakkigoverflatiskpobieżny, niepełny نيمګړى superficial precar краткий, отрывочный povrchný nezadosten nepotpun ytlig หยาบ ๆ yarım yamalak 粗淺的 ескізний; контурний ادھورا không đầy đủ 肤浅的

ˈsketchily adverb

onvolledig بصورةٍ غير كامِلَه повърхностно superficialmente neúplně skizzenhaft mangelfuldt; summariskt μερικά, πλημμελώς, πρόχειραsuperficialmente pealiskaudselt ناقصي pintapuolisesti incomplètement בְּצוּרָה שִׁטחִית अपूर्णता से, स्थूलपन nepotpuno, površno vázlatosan; felületesen secara singkat lauslega approssimativamente; superficialmente おおまかに 스케치로, 대충 padrikai, paviršutiniškai shematiski; virspusēji tdk lengkap schetsmatigflyktig, overflatisk pobieżnie, fragmentarycznie نيمګړتیا superficialmente incomplet кратко; поверхностно neúplne nepopolno nedovršeno skissartat อย่างคร่าว ๆ taslak hâlinde 概略地，粗淺地 конспективно سرسری طور پر sơ sài , thiếu chi tiết 粗略地，肤浅地

ˈsketchiness noun

onvolledigheid سَطْحِيَّه непълнота superficialidade útržkovitost die Skizzenhaftigkeit mangelfuldhed ανεπάρκεια, προχειρότητα forma incompleta pealiskaudsus نقص pintapuolisuus caractère incomplet שִׁטחִיוּת टेढ़ापन nepotpunost, nedovršenost vázlatosság keringkasan ófullkomleiki approssimazione; superficialità おおまかさ 대략적임 paviršutiniškumas shematiskums; virspusīgums tdk lengkapnya schetsmatigheid skissepreg; overflatiskhet fragmentaryczny charakter نيمګړى superficialidade caracter incomplet краткость útržkovitosť nepopolnost nedovršenost skissartad karaktär (prägel) ความหยาบ taslak hâlinde olma 概略，粗淺 конспективність ادھوراپن sự sơ sài , sự thiếu chi tiết 粗略

ˈsketch-book noun

a book for drawing sketches in. sketsboek كُرّاسَةٌ للرسوم التَّخْطيطيَّه скицник caderno de desenhos náčrtník der Skizzenblock skitseblok τετράδιο ιχνογραφίας cuaderno de bocetos/croquis/esbozos eskiiside album كتابي براي نقاشي ساده piirustuslehtiö carnet de croquis/esquisses מַחבֶּרֶת שִׂרטוּט रेखाचित्र पुस्तक blok za skiciranje, knjiga za pisanje crtica vázlatkönyv buku sketsa teikniblokk; skissubók (album per schizzi) スケッチブック 스케치북 eskizų albumas skiču albums buku lakar schetsboekskissebok, tegneblokk szkicownik د نقاشي لپاره ساده كتاب caderno de desenhos carnet de crochiuri/schiţe блокнот для зарисовок skicár skicirka blok za crtanje skissbok, -block สมุดที่ใช้ทำโครงร่าง resim/kroki defteri 素描本 альбом خاکہ کشی کی کاپی vở nháp 写生本

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sketch

→ مُخَطَّط, يَضَعُ مُخَطَّطاً načrtnout, skica skitse, skitsere Skizze, skizzieren σκιτσάρω, σκίτσο bosquejar, bosquejo luonnos, luonnostella esquisse, esquisser skica, skicirati fare uno schizzo di, schizzo スケッチ, スケッチを描く 스케치, 스케치하다 schets, schetsen skisse, skissere naszkicować, szkic desenho, esboçar, esboço рисовать эскиз, эскиз skiss, skissera ภาพร่าง, ร่างภาพ karalama, karalama yapmak bức phác họa, phác họa 画素描, 素描

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