outline

plan, ébauche

Plan court présentant les grandes parties d’un projet, d’un discours ou d’un texte.

En anglais simple : A short plan showing the main parts of a project, speech, or piece of writing.

• Write an outline before starting your essay.
• She showed us a rough outline of the project.
• The teacher checked our speech outlines.

Comment l'utiliser : outline of something (Please prepare an outline of your presentation.)

Synonymes : plan, framework, sketch

Expressions courantes : rough outline, project outline, outline of something

contour, silhouette

Ligne ou dessin simple qui montre la forme extérieure de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The line or simple drawing that shows the outer shape of something.

• Draw the outline of a circle.
• We saw the mountain’s outline against the sky.
• She traced the outlines of the leaves.

Comment l'utiliser : outline of someone/something (I could see the outline of a boat.)

Synonymes : contour, silhouette

Expressions courantes : outline of something, draw an outline, faint outline

résumer, esquisser

Présenter les idées ou les faits principaux sans entrer dans les détails.

En anglais simple : To describe the main ideas or facts without giving all the details.

• Please outline your plan.
• He outlined the main problems in his report.
• The guide will outline what happens during the tour.

Comment l'utiliser : outline something to someone (The manager outlined the proposal to the team.); outline how/why/what… (She outlined how the new system would work.)

Synonymes : summarize, sketch, describe briefly

Expressions courantes : outline a plan, outline the steps, outline something to someone

tracer les contours, dessiner les contours

Dessiner une ligne autour du bord extérieur d’une chose pour en montrer la forme.

En anglais simple : To draw a line around the outer edge of something to show its shape.

• Outline the square with a pencil.
• He outlined his hand on the paper.
• The artist outlined each figure in black.

Comment l'utiliser : outline something in something (She outlined the flower in red ink.)

Synonymes : trace, delineate

Expressions courantes : outline a shape, outline in pencil, outline someone’s face