German word

Skizze

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈskɪtsə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounsketch

Example

Kannst du mir die Skizze zeigen?

Can you show me the sketch?

Illustration for Skizze (sketch)

More examples

Er legte eine grobe Skizze als ersten Vorschlag vor.

He presented a rough sketch as the first proposal.

Core concept

A quick, simple drawing or note that makes an unfinished idea visible.

Common phrases

  • eine Skizze vorlegen

    present a sketch

  • als Skizze dienen

    serve as a sketch

Similar words

Entwurf: A preliminary design worked out in detail for a building or product.
Konzept: A systematic outline of a project's or design's main ideas and objectives.
Plan: A working plan showing the arrangement and sequence needed for construction or production.
Zeichnung: An exact, detailed drawing used to guide completion or manufacture.

Definition in German

Vorläufige, meist einfache Zeichnung oder Notiz, die als Entwurf oder Plan zur Visualisierung einer Idee dient.

Word origin

German Skizze was borrowed through French esquisse from Italian schizzo, a word for a quickly made preliminary drawing.

Usage tips

  • Skizze is feminine, with the plural Skizzen, and the related verb is skizzieren.

Other meanings

  • draftnoun
  • outlinenoun

Opposites

  • Endproduktfinished productnoun

Related words

  • Skizzenmappesketch foldernoun

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