What does esboçar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word esboçar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use esboçar in Portuguese.

The word esboçar in Portuguese means outline, draw up, give a glimpse of, esboçar, delinear, esboçar, esboçar, delinear, traçar, delinear, esboçar, resumir, esboçar, esboçar, esboçar, esboçar, esboçar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esboçar

outline

verbo transitivo (delinear, bosquejar, tracejar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

draw up

verbo transitivo (projetar; traçar) (plan, document)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")

give a glimpse of

verbo transitivo (entremostrar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

esboçar

transitive verb (outline [sth])

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

delinear

(outline)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

esboçar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (describe briefly)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Please sketch out what you've planned for the holidays.

esboçar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (outline, plan sketchily)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
I can rough out the plans for your house but you have to hire an architect for the finished plans.

delinear, traçar

transitive verb (draw around)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Ele delineou (or: traçou) sua mão no papel.
He outlined his hand on the paper.

delinear

transitive verb (foreshadow)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

esboçar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (draw roughly)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The artist sketched out his idea for his next painting.

resumir

transitive verb (summarize) (descrever em linhas gerais)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Deixe-me resumir minhas idéias para você.
Let me outline my ideas for you.

esboçar

transitive verb (draw quickly)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Julie fez um esboço da casa e do jardim.
Julie sketched the house and garden.

esboçar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (artist: draw rough shapes)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O artista começa o desenho esboçando traçados grosseiros.
The artist begins the drawing by blocking out a rough sketch.

esboçar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (figurative (outline or plan roughly) (figurado, plano)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
The writer starts by blocking out her story.

esboçar

intransitive verb (US (draw plans)

Antes de criar os desenhos finais, ele esboça rapidamente.
Before he creates final drawings, he drafts quickly.

esboçar

transitive verb (sketch)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
O arquiteto esboçou um desenho do edifício.
The architect drafted a sketch of the building.

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