adumbrate – Deutsch–English translations

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adumbrate verb

  /ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/
  • To give a vague outline.
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adumbration noun

  /-əm-/ , /ˌædəmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ , /ˌædʌmˈbɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
  • faint sketch; brief representation, outline
 Skizze, Adumbration, Anriss, Entwurf, Schilderung, Umrandung
  • rough or symbolic representation
 Abbild, Abriss, Metapher, Schattenriss, Umriss
  • form of an object as seen by an observer
 Abbild, Abschattung, Projektion, Schatten, Schattenriss
  • state of being in shadow or shade
 Abschattung, Beschattung
  • vague indication of what is to come
 Andeutung
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