trazo

m.

1 line.

2 stroke.

3 sketch, drawing, plan.

4 tracing.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: trazar.

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trazo

► nombre masculino

1 (línea) line

2 (de una letra) stroke

3 figurado (rasgo facial) feature

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SM

1) (=línea) stroke, line

trazo de lápiz — pencil line, pencil stroke

trazo discontinuo — broken line

2) (=esbozo) sketch, outline

3) pl trazos [de cara] lines, features

de trazos enérgicos — vigorous-looking

de trazos indecisos — with an indecisive look about him

4) [de ropaje] fold

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masculino stroke

está descrito con trazo magistral — it's described with a masterful touch

escribe con trazo firme y seguro — she writes with a steady and sure hand

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= serif, stroke, sidenote [side-note], brush stroke [brushstroke].

Ex. It was a hybrid letter, with the bracketed, inclined serifs of the old face combined with the vertical stress and sharp regularity of modern.

Ex. They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.

Ex. The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis' -- one brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity.

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* de trazos anchos = broad-pen.

* de trazos delicados = spidery.

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masculino stroke

está descrito con trazo magistral — it's described with a masterful touch

escribe con trazo firme y seguro — she writes with a steady and sure hand

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= serif, stroke, sidenote [side-note], brush stroke [brushstroke].

Ex: It was a hybrid letter, with the bracketed, inclined serifs of the old face combined with the vertical stress and sharp regularity of modern.

Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.

Ex: The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis' -- one brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity.

* de trazos anchos = broad-pen.

* de trazos delicados = spidery.

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trazo

masculine

stroke

dibuja con trazos enérgicos she draws with vigorous strokes

describe con trazo magistral la historia de la ciudad he describes with a masterful touch the history of the city

escribe con trazo firme y seguro she writes with a steady and sure hand

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Del verbo trazar: (conjugate trazar)

trazo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

trazó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
trazar    
trazo
trazar (conjugate trazar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹línea› to trace, draw;

‹plano› to draw;

◊ trazoon la ruta a seguir they traced out the route to be followed;

trazo el contorno de algo to outline sth

b) (Arquit) ‹puente/edificio› to design

2 ‹plan/proyecto/estrategia› to draw up, devise
trazo sustantivo masculino
stroke
trazar verbo transitivo
1 (una línea, un dibujo) to draw
2 (un plan) to draw up
3 (describir a grandes rasgos) to sketch, outline
trazo sustantivo masculino
1 (línea, dibujo) line
2 (de letra manuscrita) stroke
'trazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
plumazo
- rasgo
English:
sketch
- stroke
- heavily
- shaky

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trazo nm

1. [al escribir, dibujar] line;

hizo un dibujo con cuatro trazos she drew a simple outline;

estaba escrito con trazos gruesos it was written in a crude hand

2. [de dibujo, rostro] line;

a grandes trazos in broad outline;

éste es, a grandes trazos, el argumento de la obra that is the broad outline of the plot

3. [de letra] stroke

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trazo

m line

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trazo nm

1) : stroke, line

2) : sketch, outline