sketch
Pronunciación: [skɛtʃ]
Contexto: «art»
(noun) a simple drawing that shows the main features of something. It's often not detailed, just enough to understand what it represents, like when you quickly draw a picture of your house to show a friend.
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The artist made a beautiful sketch of the park during her visit.
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His sketch was unclear and didn't resemble the original building at all.
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Can you show me the sketch you made of the tree?
Contexto: «art»
(verb) to make a quick drawing of something to show its shape or outline. It's like when you draw something lightly and don’t spend a lot of time on the details.
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She sketched a picture of her dog while it slept on the couch.
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He didn't sketch the boat because he was too busy with other work.
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Are you going to sketch the view from the mountain?
Contexto: «storytelling»
(noun) a brief description or summary of a story, scene, or character. It’s like telling someone the main points of a book without going into all the details.
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The author gave a sketch of the main character in the story to help readers understand him better.
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The sketch of the plot was too vague and didn't explain what happens.
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Can you provide a sketch of the story before we read it?
Contexto: «planning»
(verb) to plan or outline something in a rough way. It’s like when you jot down ideas for a school project before you work on it more carefully.
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They sketched out their ideas for the new playground before making detailed plans.
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She didn't sketch any ideas for the project, so she had trouble starting.
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Have you sketched your thoughts for the science fair project yet?