Also means
draft
Usage Note
entwerfen is a strong verb (entwarf, entworfen) for designing or drafting, whether a building, a dress, or a plan. The result is an Entwurf (draft, design). The prefix ent- is inseparable, so it stays attached: Sie entwirft Kleider.
Examples
"Der Architekt entwirft ein Haus."
Natural Translation
The architect is designing a house.
Literal Translation
The architect designs a house.
Related Words
- Abguss cast, casting (plaster or metal replica of a sculpture)
- Abstraktion abstraction (non-representational art)
- Acrylfarbe acrylic paint
- Akanthus acanthus (decorative leaf motif)
- Akt nude
- Aktmalerei nude painting; figure painting
- Aktmodell life model; nude model (for drawing or painting)
- Aktzeichnung life drawing, figure drawing (of the nude)
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