adumbrate

A verb used to indicate the act of outlining, sketching, or giving a faint or partial representation of something; to foreshadow or prefigure.

ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по наброску, очерчиванию или созданию нечёткого или частичного представления о чём-либо; предвещать или предзнаменовывать.esVerbo que significa esbozar o delinear algo de forma vaga o parcial, o presagiar o anunciar algo que ha de venir.frVerbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'esquisser, de tracer ou de donner une représentation vague ou partielle de quelque chose ; également, annoncer ou présager quelque chose.deVerb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas grob zu skizzieren, zu umreißen oder einen vagen, unvollständigen Eindruck von etwas zu vermitteln; auch etwas vorausdeuten oder ankündigen.ptVerbo usado para indicar a ação de esboçar, delinear ou criar uma representação vaga ou parcial de algo; também significa prenunciar ou pressagiar.zh表示粗略描绘、勾画轮廓或给出模糊/不完整的说明；也指预示、成为前兆。arفعل يُستعمل للدلالة على رسم شيء رسمًا أوليًّا أو تحديده تحديدًا غير واضح أو جزئي، وعلى التنبؤ بشيء أو الإشارة إليه مسبقًا.

1. Outline or summarize C2 formal

   To describe or outline something in a brief or general way, giving the main points.

   • The professor adumbrated the key concepts of the theory in the first lecture.
   • In his opening remarks, he adumbrated the plan for the upcoming year.
   • She adumbrated the plot of the novel without revealing the ending.

   ruОбрисоватьesResumir o esbozarfrRésumer ou esquisserdeUmreißenptEsboçarzh概述arيُلخِّص

   Синонимы: block outdelineateindicateoutlinerough outsketch

   Антонимы: amplifydetailelaborateexpandspecify

2. Foreshadow or hint C2 formal

   To suggest or indicate something indirectly; to give a hint or forewarning.

   • The early chapters adumbrate the conflict that will arise later.
   • His nervous behavior adumbrated the bad news he was about to deliver.
   • The dark clouds adumbrated the coming storm.

   ruПредвещать или намекатьesPresagiar o insinuarfrPréfigurer ou laisser entrevoirdeVorausdeuten oder andeutenptPrever ou sugerirzh预示或暗示arيُنبئ أو يُلمّح

   Синонимы: augurforeshadowhintindicateintimateportendprefiguresignalsuggest

• adumbrated past participle
• adumbrated past simple
• adumbrating present participle
• adumbrates third person singular