outline

outline
outline [{{t}}'aʊtlaɪn]
1 noun
(a) (contour, shape) silhouette f, contour m; (of building, of mountains) silhouette f; (of face, figure) profil m; {{}}Art{{}} (sketch) esquisse f, ébauche f;
∎ to draw sth in outline faire un croquis de qch
(b) (plan → of project, essay) plan m d'ensemble, esquisse f; (→ of book, play) canevas m;
∎ I've only written a rough outline of the chapter je n'ai écrit que les grandes lignes du chapitre
(c) (general idea) idée f générale, grandes lignes fpl; (overall view) vue f d'ensemble;
∎ to give sb an outline of sth expliquer les grandes lignes de qch à qn;
∎ she gave us an outline of or she explained to us in outline what she intended to do elle nous a expliqué dans les grandes lignes ce qu'elle avait l'intention de faire;
∎ An Outline of Modern History (title) Éléments d'histoire moderne
2 transitive verb
(a) (plan, theory) expliquer dans les grandes lignes; (facts) résumer, passer en revue;
∎ he outlined the situation briefly il dressa un bref bilan de la situation;
∎ could you outline your basic reasons for leaving? pourriez-vous exposer brièvement les principales raisons de votre départ?
(b) (person, building, mountain)
∎ the trees were outlined against the blue sky les arbres se détachaient sur le fond bleu du ciel
(c) {{}}Art{{}} esquisser (les traits de), tracer;
∎ to outline sth in pencil faire le croquis de qch;
∎ the figures are outlined in charcoal les personnages sont esquissés au fusain;
∎ to outline one's eyes in black souligner le contour de ses yeux en noir
3 adjective
∎ an outline history of Greece un précis d'histoire grecque
►► outline agreement protocole m d'accord;
outline drawing dessin m au trait;
{{}}Computing{{}} outline font police f vectorielle;
outline plan plan m schématique ou d'ensemble;
outline script scénario m indicatif

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