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ébaucher

Level C1

Meaning

to sketch out, to outline, to rough out

Example

Les deux pays ont ébauché un compromis que rien ne garantit encore.

The two countries have sketched out a compromise that nothing yet guarantees.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 39 of them.

ébaucha ébauchai ébauchaient ébauchais ébauchait ébauchant ébauchas ébauchasse ébauchassent ébauchasses ébauchassiez ébauchassions ébauche ébauchent ébauchera ébaucherai ébaucheraient ébaucherais ébaucherait ébaucheras ébaucherez ébaucheriez ébaucherions ébaucherons ébaucheront ébauches ébauchez ébauchiez ébauchions ébauchons ébauchâmes ébauchât ébauchâtes ébauchè ébauchèrent ébauché ébauchée ébauchées ébauchés

More words at level C1

  • éluder to evade, to sidestep, to dodge
  • épars scattered, sparse, disparate
  • éphémère ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting
  • étayer to back up, to substantiate, to support
  • abroger to repeal, to abrogate
  • abscons abstruse, obscure, arcane
  • acerbe acerbic, caustic, scathing
  • acuité acuteness, sharpness, severity

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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