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espionner
to spy on
esquiver
to dodge
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esquisser

to sketch / to outline
Used for making quick drawings or outlining ideas. Also used figuratively for beginning or hinting at something.
j'esquisse
I sketch
nous esquissons
we sketch
tu esquisses
you sketch - informal
vous esquissez
you sketch - formal
il/elle/on esquisse
he/she/one sketches
ils/elles esquissent
they sketch
J'esquisse un portrait.
(I am sketching a portrait.)
Tu esquisses quoi?
(What are you sketching?)
Elle esquisse un sourire.
(She hints at a smile.)
Nous esquissons le plan.
(We are outlining the plan.)
Vous esquissez des idées?
(Are you sketching ideas?)
Ils esquissent le projet.
(They are outlining the project.)
Je n'esquisse pas de détails.
(I am not sketching details.)
L'artiste esquisse rapidement.
(The artist sketches quickly.)
Il va esquisser le paysage.
(He is going to sketch the landscape.)
On esquisse avant de peindre.
(We sketch before painting.)
Comment esquissez-vous les formes?
(How do you sketch the shapes?)
Tu n'esquisses pas le visage?
(Aren't you sketching the face?)
Nous esquissons un geste.
(We make a slight gesture.)