Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

dessin au trait

English translation:

line drawing

Added to glossary by Paul Lambert
Feb 19, 2007 11:36
17 yrs ago
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French term

dessin au trait

French to English Tech/Engineering Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Hi there - no more context other than:

Je vais maintenant vous montrer une série de dessins au trait et j'aimerais juste que vous me disiez ce que chaque dessin représente.

It's part of a psychological test (though that context probably won't help).

Thanks!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +9 line drawing
5 facial designs

Proposed translations

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line drawing

Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Computer Graphics
  – Graphic Reproduction
  – Electronic Publishing
Domaine(s)
  – Infographie
  – Production graphique
  – Éditique
 
line drawing Source CORRECT

line art Source CORRECT

line illustration Source CORRECT

dessin au trait Source CORRECT,
MASC

illustration au trait Source
CORRECT, FÉM

DEF – Representation of an object's
image by entering a solid-line
outline of surfaces. The mass or
shape of the form between the lines
will be inferred by the viewer. Source

CONT – Pictures that are black and
white only (what graphic artists refer
to as "line art"). Source

DEF – Dessin sans ombres ni
modelé et constitué seulement de
lignes. Source

OBS – En CAO, représentation 2D
au moyen de droites et de courbes.
Tout ombrage est exclu. Source

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facial designs

I suspect this. These facial designs would show some psychological traits.
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