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crude sketch

[/kruːd skɛtʃ/]
nounpl: crude sketches
esboço grosseiro
1. A rough, unfinished drawing or preliminary outline made quickly without fine details or precision
The architect presented a crude sketch of the building design before creating detailed blueprints.
O arquiteto apresentou um esboço grosseiro do design do edifício antes de criar os projetos detalhados.
2. A basic or simplistic representation of an idea, concept, or plan lacking refinement
He drew a crude sketch to explain his vision to the team.
Ele fez um esboço grosseiro para explicar sua visão à equipe.
Synonyms
rough sketchrough draftpreliminary drawingoutlinehasty sketchsimple sketch
Antonyms
detailed drawingfinished artworkpolished designrefined sketch

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
esboço grosseiro
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
esboço tosco
slightly more colloquial variant
São Paulo
rascunho bruto
alternative term emphasizing the unfinished nature
Portugal
esboço rudimentar
more formal, European Portuguese variant

Related Idioms & Phrases

back to the drawing board
sketch something out
rough it out
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