sketch

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɛtʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɛtʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skech)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
sketch n (quick drawing)boceto nm
  bosquejo nm
  esbozo nm
 Trevor's sketch showed the piece of furniture he planned to make.
 El boceto de Trevor mostraba la clase de mueble que quería hacer.
sketch n (short comic scene) (voz inglesa)sketch nm
  escena nf
 This comedy show is made up of a number of sketches.
 Esta comedia está formada por varios sketchs.
sketch [sth] vtr (draw quickly)hacer un boceto loc verb
  hacer un bosquejo loc verb
  bosquejar vtr
 Julie sketched the house and garden.
 Julie hizo un boceto de la casa y del jardín.
sketch vi (make a quick drawing)bosquejar vtr
  bocetar vtr
 Harry has been sketching in the garden all day.
 Harry se pasó todo el día bosquejando en el jardín.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
sketch n (brief outline)esbozo nm
 The boss provided them with a sketch of the project and said she'd give them more details later.
 El jefe les mostró un esbozo del proyecto y les dijo que pronto les daría más detalles.
sketch [sth],
sketch [sth] out,
sketch out [sth]
vtr
(give a brief description of)hacer un resumen de loc verb
  describir brevemente vtr + adv
  explicar a grandes rasgos loc verb
  hacer un esbozo de loc verb
 Mary sketched the plot of the film for those who hadn't seen it.
 Mary hizo un resumen de la historia para todos aquellos que no la habían visto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
sketch [sth] out,
sketch out [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
figurative (describe briefly)contar por encima loc verb
  resumir vtr
  reseñar vtr
 Please sketch out what you've planned for the holidays.
 Por favor cuéntanos por encima lo que has planeado para las vacaciones.
sketch [sth] out,
sketch out [sth]
vtr phrasal sep
(draw roughly)bosquejar vtr
  esbozar vtr
 The artist sketched out his idea for his next painting.
 El artista bosquejó una idea para su próxima obra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
biographical sketch n (brief account of [sb]'s life)resumen biográfico nm + adj
  (MX)semblanza nf
biographical sketch n (short curriculum vitae, resume)breve curriculum adj + nm
 The association asked the nominees to provide autobiographical sketches.
  (AR)curriculum vitae abreviado loc nom m
 El disertante envió su currículum vitae abreviado para incluir en el folleto.
comedy sketch,
comedy skit
n
(short comic scene) (voz inglesa)sketch nm
  gag nm
 The comedy skit featured men dressed as bears.
costume sketch n (clothing designer's drawing)dibujo de diseño de moda nm + loc adj
 El Curso de dibujo de diseño de moda está dirigido a aspirantes a diseñadores de moda e ilustradores.
fashion sketch n (clothes designer's drawing)figurín nm
rough sketch n (rapid or loose drawing)bosquejo nm
  boceto nm
 Michelangelo always made a rough sketch before starting a sculpture.
 Miguel Ángel siempre hizo bosquejos antes de empezar una escultura.
sketch map n (roughly-drawn map) (de un lugar)croquis nm inv
 Instead of trying to explain it, I'll draw you a quick sketch map.
 En lugar de tratar de explicártelo, te dibujaré un croquis rápido.
sketch pad n (artist's book for rough drawings)cuaderno de dibujos nm + loc adj
  bloc de dibujos nm + loc adj
thumbnail sketch n (small preliminary drawing)boceto nm
  retrato en miniatura nm + loc adj
 Pete always does a thumbnail sketch at the scene of a crime.
 Peter siempre hace un boceto en la escena del crimen.
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Collocations: her sketch [pad, book], a new sketch [show, comedy], a [comic, comedy, humorous] sketch, more...

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