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Meanings of sketch in English

Portuguese
sumário
Catalan
esbós
Spanish
esbozo

Short descriptive summary (of events)

sumário
Portuguese
criar um rascunho
Spanish
esquematizar

To bring information in fewer words; to describe roughly or briefly.

criar um rascunho
Russian
реприза
Portuguese
esquete
Spanish
sketche
Catalan
esquetx

Short comedy scene or vignette.

реприза
Portuguese
desenho
Spanish
esbozo

Preliminary drawing for later elaboration.

desenho
Usage of sketch in English
1
I've had the fortunate opportunity to do sketch comedy for 15 years.
Reuters
2
The manner of holding the broom is plainly shown in the sketch.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
3
The method of making the bars is shown in the detailed sketch.
Mission Furniture: How to Make It, Part 2
4
And there is, in particular, one sketch that is steeped in humour.
Maxim Gorki
5
You will then have the string as it appears in the sketch.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
6
I'll have you talk to a sketch artist on the flight home.
Monster Hunter Vendetta
7
He pointed; Abby remembered and changed pencils to quickly sketch it in.
Secrets of a Perfect Night
8
The connections for the coils are shown in the sketch, at A.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
9
That is the first sketch; I think I have improved upon it.
The Pagans
10
Authorities were preparing a sketch of the suspect to help identify him.
Reuters
11
The tube and nail should be inclined as shown in the sketch.
On Laboratory Arts
12
The dimensions given in the sketch make a knife of convenient size.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
13
The clip is attached to a page as shown in the sketch.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
14
Sliding the pencil across the paper, Regan lost herself in her sketch.
Darkness unleashed
15
In an obituary sketch of him the Standard of that place said:-
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
16
The above is a brief sketch of the campaigns of the war.
The Naval War of 1812 / Or the History of the United States Navy...
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Sketch through the time
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