you are outlining

Present progressiveconjugation ofoutline.There are other translations for this conjugation.

outline

el contorno

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (shape)

a. el contorno

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He's going to make sure the door fits the outline of the frame.Va a comprobar que la puerta encaja con el contorno del marco.

b. la silueta

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The outline of a horse could be seen on the hill.En la colina se veía la silueta de un caballo.

c. el perfil

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The drawing is a simple outline of his mother's face.El dibujo es un sencillo perfil del rostro de su madre.

2. (drawing)

a. el esbozo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This is an outline of a building he never got to build.Este es un esbozo de un edificio que nunca llegó a construir.

b. el bosquejo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This is just an outline of what the sculpture might look like.Esto es solo un bosquejo de cómo podría verse la escultura.

c. el boceto

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I've drawn an outline of the first prototype.He dibujado un boceto del primer prototipo.

3. (summary)

a. el resumen

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

This outline encompasses the ideas I present in the article.Este resumen abarca las ideas que presento en el artículo.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to sketch)

a. esbozar

She'll outline a picture of an animal, and the kids will have to add the details.Ella esbozará el dibujo de un animal y los niños tendrán que añadir los detalles.

b. perfilar

The protesters outlined a triangle in the center of the park.Los manifestantes perfilaron un triángulo en el centro del parque.

5. (to summarize)

a. resumir

Now I'd like to outline our strategy for the election.Ahora me gustaría resumir nuestra estrategia para las elecciones.

b. explicar a grandes rasgos

I'll outline our expectations so that everyone knows what to do.Explicaré a grandes rasgos nuestras expectativas para que todos sepan lo que tienen que hacer.

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Participles

Present:	outlining
Past:	outlined

Indicative of "outline"

	Present	Past	Future
I	outline	outlined	will outline
you	outline	outlined	will outline
he/she	outlines	outlined	will outline
we	outline	outlined	will outline
you	outline	outlined	will outline
they	outline	outlined	will outline