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1 esquisse
esquisse [εskis]feminine noun* * *ɛskis* * *ɛskis nf* * *esquisse nf1 ( de dessin) sketch;2 ( de programme) outline;3 ( de sourire) hint; l'esquisse d'un sourire a hint of a smile, a suggestion of a smile.[ɛskis] nom féminin[d'un geste] hintsans l'esquisse d'un regret with no regrets at all, without the slightest regret -
2 ébaucher
ébaucher [ebo∫e]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb[+ livre, plan, tableau] to sketch out ; [+ programme d'action] to outline ; [+ conversation] to start up ; [+ relations] to open up* * *eboʃe
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verbe transitif to sketch out [tableau, solution]; to draft [roman, projet]; to rough-hew [statue]; to begin [conversation]
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s'ébaucher verbe pronominal [solution, roman] to begin to take shape; [amitié] to begin to develop; [négociations] to start; [image] to begin to form* * *eboʃe vt1) [dessin, tableau] to sketch out, [œuvre littéraire, poème] to draft2) fig* * *ébaucher verb table: aimerA vtr to sketch out [tableau, solution]; to draft [programme, roman, projet]; to rough-hew [statue]; to begin [conversation]; ébaucher un sourire to give a glimmer of a smile; ébaucher un geste to half make a gesture; il ébaucha un salut he half saluted; un sourire à peine ébauché the merest hint of a smile; une solution à peine ébauchée the merest outline of a solution.B s'ébaucher vpr [stratégie, solution, roman] to begin to take shape; [amitié] to begin to develop; [conversation, négociations] to start; [image] to begin to form; la reprise de l'économie s'ébauche there are signs of a coming economic revival.[eboʃe] verbe transitif1. [esquisser - dessin, portrait] to rough ou to sketch out ; [ - plan] to outlineébaucher des négociations/une réconciliation to start the process of negotiation/reconciliationelle ébaucha un vague sourire/geste she made as if to smile/to move————————s'ébaucher verbe pronominal intransitif -
3 esquisser
esquisser [εskise]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ɛskise
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verbe transitif to sketch [portrait]; to outline [programme]
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s'esquisser verbe pronominal [solution] to emerge* * *ɛskise vt* * *esquisser verb table: aimerA vtr to sketch [portrait]; to outline, to sketch out [programme]; esquisser un sourire/une révérence to half-smile/-curtsey; esquisser un geste to make a vague gesture.B s'esquisser vpr une solution commence à s'esquisser a solution is beginning to emerge ou is gradually taking shape.[ɛskise] verbe transitif3. [geste, mouvement] to give a hint ofesquisser un sourire to give a faint ou slight smile————————s'esquisser verbe pronominal intransitif[solution, progrès] to appear -
4 ébauche
ébauche [ebo∫]feminine noun* * *eboʃ1) (objet, sculpture) rough shape; ( dessin) preliminary sketch; (roman, réforme) preliminary draft2) ( action) ( de sculpture) rough-hewing; ( de dessin) sketching out; (de roman, réforme) draftingl'ébauche d'une amitié — the beginnings (pl) of a friendship
* * *eboʃ nf[dessin, tableau] sketch, [œuvre littéraire, poème] outline, [projet, compromis, accord] draft, outline* * *ébauche nf1 (objet, sculpture) rough shape; ( dessin) preliminary sketch; (roman, réforme) preliminary draft; être encore à l'état d'ébauche to be still at a ou the rough stage;2 fig ( début) l'ébauche d'une amitié the beginnings of a friendship; l'ébauche d'un sourire a hint of a smile; l'ébauche d'un geste a half-gesture; l'ébauche d'un rapprochement the first moves towards a reconciliation;[eboʃ] nom féminin1. [première forme - d'un dessin] rough sketch ou draft ; [ - d'un plan] outline2. [début] -
5 amorce
amorce [amɔʀs]feminine nouna. [de hameçon] baitb. [de cartouche] capc. ( = début) beginning* * *amɔʀs1) (de processus, discussion) initiation; (de route, voie ferrée) initial section; ( de pellicule) leader, tongue2) ( pour la pêche) bait3) ( détonateur) ( d'arme) cap, primer; ( de pétard) cap* * *amɔʀs nf1) (= début) beginning, start2) [hameçon] bait3) [détonateur] primer4) (= pétard) cap* * *amorce nf1 (de processus, discussion, changement) initiation, beginning; (de route, voie ferrée) initial section, beginning; ( de pellicule) leader, tongue; l'amorce d'un sourire the hint of a smile;3 ( détonateur) ( d'arme) cap, primer; brûler une amorce to set off a detonator; ( de pétard) cap; pistolet à amorces cap gun.[amɔrs] nom féminin[d'un obus] percussion cap[pétard] cap3. [début] beginning -
6 sous-entendu
sous-entendu, e [suzɑ̃tɑ̃dy]1. adjective• il me faut une personne jeune, sous-entendu: plus jeune que vous I need a young person, meaning: younger than you2. masculine noun* * *
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participe passé adjectif understood
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nom masculin innuendo* * *suzɑ̃tɑ̃dy sous-entendu, -e1. adjimplied, LINGUISTIQUE understood2. nm* * *A pp ⇒ sous-entendre.B pp adj understood.C nm innuendo; assez de sous-entendus enough innuendos!; un sourire plein de sous-entendus a smile full of innuendo.[suzɑ̃tɑ̃dy] nom masculin
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