brouillon
French → English
(literary) Rough draft: the first preliminary version of a text or piece of writing
Il a jeté son premier brouillon à la poubelle avant de recommencer tout le chapitre.
(English) He threw his first rough draft in the trash before starting the whole chapter again.
L'étudiant a préparé un brouillon de son exposé sur un cahier avant de le mettre au propre.
(English) The student prepared a draft of his presentation in a notebook before making a clean copy.
(personality) Muddled: lacking order, clarity, or organization in one's thoughts or actions
Cet avocat est très brouillon et finit par perdre les meilleures causes.
(English) This lawyer is very disorganized and ends up losing the best cases.
Le message du gouvernement était trop brouillon pour rassurer la population.
(English) The government's message was too muddled to reassure the population.
Entry ID: fr:en:brouillon · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary