brouillon

draft

noun adjective broo-YON Rare

Origin: from brouiller (to mix up, to muddle)

Also means

rough copy

Usage Note

Brouillon as a noun is the first rough version of a text, an email, or an essay — equivalent to a 'draft'. As an adjective it means disorganised or muddled ('une personne brouillonne'). French students learn early to write a brouillon before the final propre (clean copy), and the word appears in every school context.

Examples

"Elle relit son brouillon avant de le soumettre."

Natural Translation

She re-reads her draft before submitting it.

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