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draft noun

  /dɹæft/ , /dɹɑːft/
  • A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
 brouillon, ébauche
  • A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
 courant d'air
  • (archaic) An order for money to be paid; the document that states it: a cheque, note, bond, money order, or IOU.
 traite
  • A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.
 conscription
  • Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
 bière à la pression, pression
gorgée
  • That which is drawn in; a catch; a haul.
 prise
  • (sports, American English) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
 repêchage
  • The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
 tirage
  • (nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
 tirant, tirant d'eau
  • The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
 traction

draft verb

  /dɹæft/ , /dɹɑːft/
  • (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
 ébaucher
brouillon, esquisser
  • (transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
 conscrire, embrigader, enrôler, recruter

draft adjective

  /dɹæft/ , /dɹɑːft/
  • (not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
 au fût, à la pression
  • Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
 de trait
draft horse
cheval de trait, jument de trait, étalon de trait
draft animal
animal de trait
draft dodger
insoumis
draft angle
dépouille
draft-pole
age
draft resister
réfractaire
draft beer
bière au fût
draft bill
proposition de loi
draft sheet
feuille de brouillon
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