drawing

dessin

Image faite au crayon, au stylo ou avec un outil similaire ; aussi l'activité de réaliser ces images.

En anglais simple : A picture made with a pencil, pen, or similar tool; also the activity of making such pictures.

• I made a drawing of a cat.
• We practiced drawing in art class.
• His drawings show streets near his home.

Comment l'utiliser : drawing of someone/something (She made a drawing of her brother.)

Synonymes : sketch, picture

Expressions courantes : drawing of something, pencil drawing, drawing class, technical drawing

tirage au sort

Événement où l'on choisit un gagnant au hasard parmi plusieurs noms ou numéros.

En anglais simple : An event where a winner is chosen by chance from a group of names or numbers.

• The prize drawing is tomorrow.
• My ticket won the drawing for a holiday.
• Three drawings will take place during the festival.

Comment l'utiliser : drawing for something (We entered a drawing for a free bicycle.)

Synonymes : draw, raffle

Expressions courantes : prize drawing, enter a drawing, drawing for something

tirage, étirage

Action de tirer quelque chose ou de le sortir d'un endroit, comme l'eau d'un puits.

En anglais simple : The act of pulling something or taking it out, such as water from a well.

• The drawing of water began at dawn.
• A rope helps with the drawing of heavy buckets.
• The drawing of wire makes it thinner and longer.

Comment l'utiliser : drawing of something (The drawing of water from the well took time.)

Synonymes : pulling, extraction

Expressions courantes : drawing of water, drawing of wire