Inglese

sketchbook

gb/skˈɛt͡ʃbˌʊk/ us/skˈɛt͡ʃbˌʊk/
B1 Inglese
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Sostantivo B1 entity
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book for drawing sketches

A book of blank pages for drawing.

Schema d'uso: a sketchbook; [someone]'s sketchbook; sketchbook for [purpose]
Errore comune:
Don’t confuse a sketchbook (for drawings and practice) with a scrapbook (for keeping photos and cutouts).
Sinonimi
drawing pad (Often emphasizes a pad format rather than a bound book.) | artist's notebook (Suggests notes and planning as well as sketches.)
Collocazioni
keep a sketchbook |carry a sketchbook |fill a sketchbook |open your sketchbook |a sketchbook page |a sketchbook drawing |a spiral-bound sketchbook |a hardcover sketchbook |a small pocket sketchbook |a sketchbook app
Temi
art |creativity |education |stationery
Esempi
  • She always carries a sketchbook so she can draw on the train.
  • I bought a new sketchbook with thicker paper for ink.
  • He flipped through his sketchbook to show the early ideas for the character.
Esempi per chi studia
  • I have a sketchbook for my drawings.
  • She draws in her sketchbook every day.
Sostantivo literary B2 entity
2

collection of brief impressions

A set of short creative pieces or ideas.

Schema d'uso: a sketchbook of [places/ideas/characters/impressions]
Errore comune:
In this meaning, sketchbook is figurative; it may contain written “sketches,” not only drawings.
Sinonimi
notebook (More general; not necessarily focused on creative sketches or impressions.) | vignette collection (More specifically literary and made of short descriptive pieces.)
Collocazioni
a sketchbook of impressions |a sketchbook of travel scenes |a sketchbook of characters |a sketchbook of ideas
Temi
writing |art |creativity
Esempi
  • The book is a sketchbook of city life, made up of brief scenes and observations.
  • Her blog became a sketchbook of ideas for later stories.
Esempi per chi studia
  • His journal is a sketchbook of small ideas.
Grammatica
Forma base
sketchbook
IPA
GB/skˈɛt͡ʃbˌʊk/
US/skˈɛt͡ʃbˌʊk/
Sillabe e accento
sketch - book (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (sketch)
Forme flesse
Noun
  • Base: sketchbook
  • Plural: sketchbooks
Espressioni

fill a sketchbook

1
/fˈɪl ə skˈɛt͡ʃbˌʊk/
fixed phrase

complete all pages

To use all the pages in a sketchbook.

Esempi
  • She filled a sketchbook with portraits during the summer.
  • It took me two months to fill my sketchbook with studies of hands.

keep a sketchbook

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/kˈip ə skˈɛt͡ʃbˌʊk/
fixed phrase

use a sketchbook regularly

To draw in a sketchbook often.

Esempi
  • My teacher told us to keep a sketchbook and draw something every day.
  • He keeps a sketchbook for quick thumbnail designs.

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