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skizzieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • delineate verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  • draw verb To create a picture using a pencil, pen, or similar tool.
  • sketch verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.

Senses

skizzieren is used for these senses in English:

  • dash (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
  • delineate To depict, represent with pictures.
  • draw (transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]
  • sketch (ambitransitive) To make a brief, basic drawing.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

delineate — full definition

  1. verb To sketch out, draw or trace an outline.
  2. verb To depict, represent with pictures.
  3. verb To describe or depict with words or gestures.
  4. verb To outline or mark out.

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