No. 8,851 in French
brouillons
"Drafts" or "rough copies."
In a sentence
J'ai écrit plusieurs brouillons avant de finaliser ma lettre.
I wrote several drafts before finalizing my letter.
Here, 'brouillons' refers to rough drafts of a written text, commonly used in the context of writing documents or letters.
Les enfants ont laissé des brouillons partout après leurs dessins.
The children left scraps everywhere after their drawings.
In this context, 'brouillons' signifies rough or incomplete pieces resulting from an activity, emphasizing messiness or incompleteness.
Nous devons éviter les brouillons dans la présentation pour plus de clarté.
We must avoid sketches in the presentation for greater clarity.
'Brouillons' here represents preliminary sketches or rough visuals that lack final refinement or detail, used in the context of designing presentations.
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