first draft

UK: /ˌfɜːst ˈdrɑːft/
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Translation of first draft into German

Noun

writing

earliest complete version of a work made before changes or corrections
Erstentwurf erste Fassung erste Version
  • I finished the first draft of my novel last night.Ich habe gestern Abend den Erstentwurf meines Romans fertiggestellt.
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Synonyms and analogies of first draft in English

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Examples of first draft in a sentence

  • She deleted the entire first draft and started the report again from scratch.

Translations of "first draft" in Context ordered by category and frequency

ersten Entwurf

Let's rough out the first draft and improve it later on.

Lass uns den ersten Entwurf grob skizzieren und später verbessern.

erster Entwurf

Her first draft of the business plan brought something important seriously in gang.

Ihr erster Entwurf des Geschäftsplans hat etwas Wichtiges ernsthaft in Gang gebracht.

ersten Entwurfs

The script was unfaithful to the intended message of the first draft.

Das Drehbuch entfernte sich von der beabsichtigten Botschaft des ersten Entwurfs.

erste Fassung

I will sketch the first draft of my new story's characters today.

Heute werde ich die erste Fassung der Charaktere meiner neuen Geschichte entwerfen.

Erstentwurf

The editor helped lick my messy first draft into shape before publication.

Der Lektor hat meinen chaotischen Erstentwurf vor der Veröffentlichung auf Vordermann gebracht.

erste Version

Never write the first draft of your text in your language.

Schreiben Sie die erste Version Ihres Textes nicht in Ihrer Sprache.

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Other translations for first draft:

  • ersten Fassung
  • Rohfassung

first draft: Examples and translations in context

Students should pay heed to the feedback provided on their first draft.

Studierende sollten auf die Rückmeldungen zu ihrem ersten Entwurf besonders achten.

To be honest, I thought your first draft was stronger than this revised version.

Um ehrlich zu sein, fand ich deinen ersten Entwurf stärker als diese überarbeitete Version.

The team celebrated after completing the first draft of the master plan.

Das Team feierte, nachdem es den ersten Entwurf des Gesamtkonzepts fertiggestellt hatte.

Well, he really went with the first draft on that one.

Nun, er hat sich wirklich an den ersten Entwurf gehalten.

Send us your first draft or the link to the questionnaire.

Senden Sie uns Ihren ersten Entwurf oder den Link zum Fragebogen.

After the first draft, her eraser was worn down from constant use.

Nach dem ersten Entwurf war ihr Radiergummi durch den ständigen Gebrauch abgenutzt.

Even the best writers can make a mistake in their first draft.

Selbst die besten Schriftsteller können in ihrem ersten Entwurf einen Fehler machen.

He quickly added an overstrike to the first draft before sharing it.

Er fügte schnell einen Überdruck dem ersten Entwurf hinzu, bevor er ihn weitergab.

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