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| outline | |
| 1. n. Abrégé, sommaire. | |
| 2. n. Contour. | |
| She used the shadow of the object to trace its outline. | |
| 3. n. Silhouette. | |
| The artist sketched the outline of the model. | |
| 4. n. Esquisse. | |
| She presented an outline of the proposed program. | |
| 5. v. Esquisser. | |
| 6. v. Résumer, abréger. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| outline | |
| 1. n. A line marking the boundary of an object figure. |  |
| 2. n. The outer shape of an object or figure. | |
| 3. n. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading. | |
| 4. n. A general description of some subject. | |
| 5. n. A statement summarizing the important points of a text. | |
| 6. n. A preliminary plan for a project. | |
| the outline of a speech | |
| 7. n. (film industry) A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment. | |
| 8. n. (fishing) A setline or trotline. | |
| 9. v. To draw an outline of. | |
| 10. v. To summarize. | |
| Wikipedia items featuring books usually outline them after giving their background. | |
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