C1verb
esquisser
to sketch out, to outline briefly
Shown here in the infinitive — the form you look up.
« Le ministre a esquissé les grandes lignes de sa réforme. »
“The minister sketched out the broad outlines of his reform.”
In other languages
- Spanish esbozar
- Portuguese esboçar
- Arabic يرسم الخطوط العريضة
- German skizzieren
- Italian abbozzare
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