German

Alternative forms

• Sketsch

Noun

Sketch m ‎(genitive Sketches or Sketchs, plural Sketche)

1. sketch (short musical, dramatic or literary work or idea)

Declension

English

A pen sketch (1) of a frog.

A sketch of a scheme.

Alternative forms

• scetch

Verb

sketch ‎(third-person singular simple present sketches, present participle sketching, simple past and past participle sketched)

1. To make a brief, basic drawing.

   I usually sketch with a pen rather than a pencil.

2. To describe briefly and with very few details.

   He sketched the accident, sticking to the facts as they had happened.

Translations

Noun

sketch ‎(plural sketches)

1. A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.
   • 1879, Richard Jefferies, The Amateur Poacher, chapterII:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. […]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.

   • 2012 March 1, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106:

     Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.

2. A rough design, plan, or draft, as a rough draft of a book.
3. A brief description of a person or account of an incident; a general presentation or outline.
4. A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; eg. a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show, a skit; or, a brief musical composition or theme, especially for the piano; or, a brief, light, or informal literary composition, such as an essay or short story.
5. (informal) An amusing person.
6. (slang, Ireland) Keeping sketch: to keep a lookout.
7. (Britain) A humorous newspaper article summarizing political events, making heavy use of metaphor, paraphrase and caricature.
   • 1901, Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality

     A very capable journalist, he wrote the Parliamentary sketch for the Pall Mall and the Westminster Gazette for several years.

   • 1978, Robin Callender Smith, Press law, Sweet and Maxwell

     The Daily Telegraph sketch concentrated on the Bishop's attack and included rebutting remarks from Lord Longford, describing the attack as monumentally unfair because Mr. Cook could not reply.

   • 2012, Andrew Gimson, Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson, Simon and Schuster (ISBN 9780857207395)

     Frank had won a reputation while writing the Times sketch as one of the wittiest writers and talkers in England.

Related terms

• sketchbook
• sketchy
• sketchwriter

Descendants

• German: Sketch

Translations

Adjective

sketch ‎(comparative more sketch, superlative most sketch)

1. Sketchy, shady, questionable.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing from English sketch, from Dutch schets.

Noun

sketch f ‎(plural sketches, diminutive sketchje n)

1. sketch, skit (short comic work)

Derived terms

• cabaretsketch

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English sketch.

Noun

sketch m ‎(plural sketchs)

1. sketch, skit (short comic work)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English sketch.

Noun

sketch m ‎(invariable)

1. sketch, skit (short comic work)

Portuguese

Noun

sketch m (plural sketches)

1. Alternative form of esquete

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English sketch.

Noun

sketch m ‎(plural sketches)

1. sketch (short comic work)